2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams11
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Sparks (Western Kentucky)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Middle Tennessee 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Arkansas State 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Florida International 1 13   .071 8 21   .276
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 3   .800 20 10   .667
New Mexico State 9 6   .600 20 9   .690
South Alabama 7 8   .467 14 14   .500
New Orleans 7 8   .467 15 14   .517
Denver 7 8   .467 17 15   .531
North Texas 2 13   .133 7 21   .250
2003 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2003 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–11 at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

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.

  1. ^ "2002–03 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.