2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–11 at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams11
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Sparks (Western Kentucky)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky122 .857249  .727
Middle Tennessee95 .6431614  .533
Arkansas-Little Rock86 .5711812  .600
Arkansas State68 .4291315  .464
Florida International113 .071821  .276
West
Louisiana–Lafayette123 .8002010  .667
New Mexico State96 .600209  .690
South Alabama78 .4671414  .500
New Orleans78 .4671514  .517
Denver78 .4671715  .531
North Texas213 .133721  .250
2003 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The top-seed in the East division Western Kentucky defeated West division #2 seed Middle Tennessee in the championship game, 64–52, to win their fifth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the West region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

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