2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–12 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2002–03 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Vermont 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Hartford 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Binghamton 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
Maine 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Northeastern 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Albany 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
New Hampshire 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2003 America East tournament winner

The 2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 17th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in America East play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Catamounts were defeated by No. 1 seed Arizona in the opening round.

This marked the first of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament.