The 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 47th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
Officially culminating the 2002–03 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured, for the first time, sixty-four teams from around the country.
The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played, for the first time, at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida.
Northeastern State (32–3) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 75–64, to win their first Division II national championship.
It was concurrently Kentucky Wesleyan's sixth straight appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although this appearance, along with that from 2002, would later be vacated by the NCAA.
The winning Redmen were coached by Larry Gipson. Northeastern State's Darnell Hinson was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regionals
East - Charlotte, North Carolina Location: Ovens Athletic Center Host: Queens University of Charlotte
South - Winter Park, Florida Location: Warden Arena Host: Rollins College
South Central - Stephenville, Texas Location: Wisdom Gymnasium Host: Tarleton State University
North Central - Kearney, Nebraska Location: Cushing Coliseum Host: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Northeast – Lowell, Massachusetts Location: Costello Gym Host: University of Massachusetts at Lowell
South Atlantic - Columbus, Georgia Location: Lumpkin Center Host: Columbus State University
Great Lakes - Houghton, Michigan Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University
Kentucky Wesleyan's participation in the 2002-2004 tournaments was vacated by the NCAA due to a widespread problem with athlete eligibility.
West - Laie, Hawaii Location: George Q. Cannon Activities Center Host: Brigham Young University-Hawai'i
Elite Eight-Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA.
All-tournament team Darnell Hinson. Northeastern State (MOP) Shon Robinson, Northeastern State Derek Cline, Northeastern State Marlon Parmer, Kentucky Wesleyan
See also 2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
References 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Results