2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–11 (11–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 5   .688 17 10   .630
East Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Appalachian State 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Western Carolina 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
VMI 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
UNC Greensboro 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
South
College of Charleston 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Chattanooga 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Georgia Southern 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Wofford 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Furman 8 8   .500 14 17   .452
The Citadel 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. After finishing tied for first in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the SoCon tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 2 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 76–73.