2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record27–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 14 2   .875 30 8   .789
No. 5 Texas 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 3 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 24 Missouri 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 22 13   .629
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Iowa State 5 11   .313 17 14   .548
Baylor 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
Kansas State 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Nebraska 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. With high expectations entering the season, Oklahoma finished third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Kansas and Texas. The Sooners won the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight by beating South Carolina State, California, and Butler, the Sooners fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the regional final to finish the season 27–7 (12–4 Big 12).