2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 1
Record32–4 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
No. 10 Florida 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 25 Georgia 11 5   .688 19 8   .704
Tennessee 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
South Carolina 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Auburn 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
LSU 8 8   .500 21 11   .656
Alabama 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Arkansas 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith, who was in his sixth season as the Wildcats head coach. For the program, it was the 100th season of Kentucky Wildcats basketball. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

The Kentucky Wildcats finished with an overall record of 32–4 and were undefeated in conference play, 16–0. In the 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament the Wildcats beat Vanderbilt, Auburn and Mississippi State. to secure their 24th Tournament Championship. As a #1 seed in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, Kentucky's run continued with wins over IUPUI, Utah and Wisconsin. But in the Elite 8 their season came to an abrupt end with a surprising loss to Marquette 83–69.