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2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 65 Finals Site Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Champions Syracuse (1st title) Runner-Up Kansas (7th title game) Semifinalists Marquette (3rd Final Four) Texas (3rd Final Four) Winning Coach Jim Boeheim (1st title) MOP Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Attendance 715,080 Top scorer Carmelo Anthony Syracuse (121 points) |
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship
game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 64 games were played. Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim, won the national title with a 81-78 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Roy Williams. Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Because of the start of the Iraq war, CBS moved its telecasts of the games played on the first Thursday afternoon of the tournament to ESPN, allowing for expanded news coverage. To make up for lost advertising revenue, an additional time slot was opened the following Sunday evening for more CBS telecasts. |
The school made National Invitation Tournament ("NIT") appearances in 1946 and 1950
and made its first NCAA Basketball Tournament appearance in 1957. The modern era of Syracuse basketball began with the arrival of future Hall of Famer Dave Bing. As a sophomore in 1964, Bing led the team to an NIT appearance and as a senior in 1966 he led the team to its second NCAA Tournament appearance, where it reached the regional final. Bing's backcourt partner on these teams was Jim Boeheim. |
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball
program of Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division
I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference. Syracuse first fielded a basketball team in 1899 and enjoyed early success, being recognized as national champions in 1918 and 1926. The 1926 squad was coached by legendary coach Lew Andreas and featured Basketball Hall of Famer Vic Hanson. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Syracuse was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979 along with Georgetown
University, St. John's University and Providence College. Syracuse and Georgetown
were each ranked in the top ten in 1980, and a new and major rivalry
blossomed when Georgetown snapped the Orangemen's 57 game home winning streak in
the final men's basketball game played at Manley Field House. Over the next ten
seasons, these two schools met eight times in the Big East Tournament, four
times in the finals, and met numerous times on national television during the regular
season. |
