2002–03 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2002–03 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
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 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2002–03 college basketball season. Under fifth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State won the SEC West Division regular season title. The Bulldogs reached the championship game of the SEC tournament, losing to Kentucky. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region. The Bulldogs were upset by No. 12 seed Butler in the opening round, 47–46. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 21–10 (9–7 SEC).