2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
SBC Tournament Champion
SBC East Division Champion
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Middle Tennessee 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Arkansas State 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Florida International 1 13   .071 8 21   .276
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 3   .800 20 10   .667
New Mexico State 9 6   .600 20 9   .690
South Alabama 7 8   .467 14 14   .500
New Orleans 7 8   .467 15 14   .517
Denver 7 8   .467 17 15   .531
North Texas 2 13   .133 7 21   .250
2003 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Dennis Felton and All Sun Belt Conference forward, David Boyden. They finished 1st in the SBC East Division and won the conference tournament and automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Joining Boyden on the All SBC team was Mike Wells and Patrick Sparks, as well as SBC Freshman of the Year, Anthony Winchester. Boyden and Wells also made the SBC All-Tournament team and Sparks was tournament MVP.