2003 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 13–15 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

2003 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUtah State (5th title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (3rd title)
MVPDesmond Penigar (Utah State)
2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Santa Barbara14–4 .778  18–14  .563
UC Irvine13–5 .722  20–9  .690
Utah State†12–6 .667  24–9  .727
Cal Poly10–8 .556  16–14  .533
Idaho9–9 .500  13–15  .464
Cal State Fullerton8–10 .444  10–19  .345
Cal State Northridge8–10 .444  14–15  .483
Pacific7–11 .389  12–16  .429
UC Riverside5–13 .278  6–18  .250
Long Beach State4–14 .222  5–22  .185
† 2003 Big West Tournament winner
As of April 10, 2003[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah State defeated Cal Poly in the championship game, 57–54, to obtain the fifth Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with UC Riverside and Long Beach State not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
Championship
Sunday, March 15
         
1 UC Santa Barbara 53
8 Pacific 44
1 UC Santa Barbara 52
4 Cal Poly 67
4 Cal Poly 54
5 Idaho 50
4 Cal Poly 54
3 Utah State 57
6 Cal State Fullerton 83
3 Utah State 89
6 Utah State 62
2 UC Irvine 55
7 Cal State Northridge 64
2 UC Irvine 70

References

  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. "2002-03 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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