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2003 America East men's basketball tournament

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2003 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
ChampionsVermont (1st title)
Winning coachTom Brennan (1st title)
MVPMatt Sheftic (Vermont)
← 2002
2004 ⊟
2002–03 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Vermont 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Hartford 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Binghamton 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
Maine 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Northeastern 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Albany 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
New Hampshire 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2003 America East tournament winner

The 2003 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena. The final was held at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University. Vermont gained its first ever America East Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Boston University.[1] Vermont was given the 16th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Arizona 80–51.[2] Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to St. John's 73–57.[3]

Bracket and Results

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Boston University 75
8 New Hampshire 61
1 Boston University 71
5 Northeastern 61
4 Maine 68
5 Northeastern 71
1 Boston University 55
2 Vermont 56
3 Hartford 59
6 Stony Brook 47
3 Hartford 51
2 Vermont 67
2 Vermont 81
7 Albany 62

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Catamounts shock Terriers for first trip to dance". Boston, Massachusetts: ESPN. Associated Press. March 15, 2003. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 48
  3. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 49

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