2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Record17–12 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
No. 14 Louisville 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Cincinnati 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
DePaul 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Charlotte 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
East Carolina 3 13   .188 12 15   .444
National
No. 19 Memphis 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
UAB 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Tulane 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
South Florida 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Houston 6 10   .375 8 20   .286
Southern Miss 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
TCU 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 14th year at the school. The team finished third in the American division of the conference regular season standings and won the Conference USA tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. Cincinnati was beaten in the opening round by No. 9 seed Gonzaga, 74–69. The Bearcats finished with a 17–12 record (9–7 C-USA).