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2002-2003 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 11 - 15, 2003
Tournament Champions: Tulsa
Tournament Runner Up: Nevada
Tournament MOP/MVP: Kevin Johnson (Tulsa, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Kevin Johnson (Tulsa, Sr.), Dante Swanson (Tulsa, Sr.), Kirk Snyder (Nevada, So.), Carl English (Hawaii, Sr.), Quinton Ross (Southern Methodist, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Reynolds Center (Tulsa, OK)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: N/A
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Kirk Snyder (Nevada, So.) (58)
Total Rebounds:Charlie Davis (Tulsa, Sr.) (25)
Total Assists:Jason Parker (Tulsa, Jr.) (13)
Total Steals:Jason Parker (Tulsa, Jr.) (6), Dante Swanson (Tulsa, Sr.) (6)
Total Blocks:Kevin Johnson (Tulsa, Sr.) (11)
Total Minutes:Dante Swanson (Tulsa, Sr.) (105)
Total FIC:Kirk Snyder (Nevada, So.) (45.1)
Total Fouls:Sean Paul (Nevada, Jr.) (13)
Total Turnovers:Justino Victoriano (UTEP, Jr.) (12)
Total FGs:Kirk Snyder (Nevada, So.) (20)
Total 3PM:Carl English (Hawaii, Sr.) (8), Omar Duran (UTEP, Jr.) (8)
Total FTs:Jason Parker (Tulsa, Jr.) (16), Kevin Johnson (Tulsa, Sr.) (16)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 San Jose State 80
9 UTEP 86
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Tulsa 81
9 UTEP 47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Rice 61
5 Hawaii 62
3 Nevada 72
6 Louisiana Tech 66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Southern Methodist 65
7 Boise State 58
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Tulsa 66
5 Hawaii 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Southern Methodist 66
3 Nevada 81
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Tulsa 75
3 Nevada 64

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 Boise State 13  16  44.83% 7  11  38.89%
5 Hawaii 17  10  62.96% 9  9  50.00%
6 Louisiana Tech 12  14  46.15% 9  9  50.00%
3 Nevada 16  12  57.14% 11  7  61.11%
8 San Jose State 7  20  25.93% 4  14  22.22%
4 Rice 19  9  67.86% 11  7  61.11%
2 Southern Methodist 16  12  57.14% 11  7  61.11%
1 Tulsa 19  9  67.86% 12  6  66.67%
9 UTEP 5  23  17.86% 3  15  16.67%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 11, 2003
 UTEP San Jose State 86-80 Reynolds Center PTS: 19. Brandon Hawkins
REB: 6. Brandon Hawkins
AST: 6. Maurice Moore-Armon 		PTS: 24. Omar Duran
REB: 9. Justino Victoriano
AST: 3. Omar Duran
Mar 13, 2003
 Boise State Southern Methodist 58-65 Reynolds Center PTS: 29. Quinton Ross
REB: 9. Patrick Simpson
AST: 3. Patrick Simpson 		PTS: 15. Jason Ellis
REB: 14. Jason Ellis
AST: 4. Aaron Haynes
Mar 13, 2003
 Hawaii Rice 62-61 Reynolds Center PTS: 23. Omar-Seli Mance
REB: 10. Mike Harris
AST: 4. Rashid Smith 		PTS: 21. Phil Martin
REB: 14. Phil Martin
AST: 6. Mark Campbell
Mar 13, 2003
 Louisiana Tech Nevada 66-72 Reynolds Center PTS: 25. Kirk Snyder
REB: 11. Kirk Snyder
AST: 4. Kirk Snyder 		PTS: 19. Lavelle Felton
REB: 11. Antonio Meeking
AST: 3. Lavelle Felton
Mar 13, 2003
 UTEP Tulsa 47-81 Reynolds Center PTS: 12. Dante Swanson
REB: 7. Charlie Davis
AST: 6. Jason Parker 		PTS: 18. Justino Victoriano
REB: 11. Justino Victoriano
AST: 4. Giovanni St. Amant
Mar 14, 2003
 Hawaii Tulsa 56-66 Reynolds Center PTS: 20. Kevin Johnson
REB: 13. Charlie Davis
AST: 5. Charlie Davis 		PTS: 33. Carl English
REB: 7. Nkeruwem Akpan
AST: 5. Mark Campbell
Mar 14, 2003
 Nevada Southern Methodist 81-66 Reynolds Center PTS: 21. Quinton Ross
REB: 11. Patrick Simpson
AST: 3. Justin Isham 		PTS: 19. Kirk Snyder
REB: 9. Sean Paul
AST: 5. Jerry Petty
Mar 15, 2003
 Nevada Tulsa 64-75 Reynolds Center PTS: 23. Dante Swanson
REB: 13. Jarius Glenn
AST: 4. Charlie Davis 		PTS: 16. Terrance Green
REB: 7. Kirk Snyder
AST: 3. Kirk Snyder