2002–03 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

2002–2003 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record20–14 (10–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoseph Price (1st season)
Home arenaIndiana Farmers Coliseum
IUPUI Gymnasium
2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 12 2   .857 20 11   .645
IUPUI 10 4   .714 20 14   .588
Oakland 10 4   .714 17 11   .607
Oral Roberts 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UMKC 7 7   .500 9 20   .310
Southern Utah 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Western Illinois 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
Chicago State 0 14   .000 3 27   .100
2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by 9th-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–4 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. The Jaguars then won the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round.