The 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was played at the
American Airlines Center
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in
Dallas, Texas
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, making it the first time the tournament was ever played outside
Kansas City
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.
Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team
single-elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
Schedule
Bracket
* Indicates overtime game
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player –
Hollis Price
Hollis Price (born October 29, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for the University of Houston men's basketball program.
College career
Price played college basketball at the Univers ...
, ''Oklahoma''
See also
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2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
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2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2003 NCAA Division I men's 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 championshi ...
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2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
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Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
Big 12 men's basketball tournament
The Big 12 men's basketball tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single- ...
Big 12 men's basketball tournament
The Big 12 men's basketball tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single- ...
Basketball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex