2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams13
Regular season
League championsCentral Michigan
  Runners-upKent State
Season MVPChris Kaman
Tournament
ChampionsCentral Michigan
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPChris Kaman
2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Miami (OH) 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Akron 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Marshall 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Ohio 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Buffalo 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
West
Central Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Bowling Green 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Ball State 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Toledo 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
2003 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2002, followed by the start of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2003 and concluded in March 2003. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4 by two games over second-place Kent State. Central Michigan defeated Kent State in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Creighton in the first round before losing to Duke.