2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
NEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record21–11 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMartin Ingelsby (1st season)
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
2002–03 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Monmouth 13 5   .722 15 13   .536
Central Connecticut 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Saint Francis (PA) 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
St. Francis (NY) 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Long Island 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Robert Morris 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
UMBC 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
2003 NEC tournament winner

The 2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by fourth-year head coach Dereck Whittenburg. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. Wagner finished on top of the NEC regular season standings, won the NEC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making the program's first appearance in the "Big Dance," and playing as the No. 15 seed in the East region, the Seahawks were beaten by No. 2 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.