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2002–03 National Basketball Development League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2002–03 National Basketball Development League season |
| league | National Basketball Development League |
| sport | Basketball |
| draft | Draft |
| draft_link | 2002 NBDL Draft |
| top_pick | Mikki Moore |
| top_pick_link | List of first overall NBA Development League draft picks |
| picked_by | Roanoke Dazzle |
| season | Regular season |
| top_seed | Fayetteville Patriots |
| MVP | Devin Brown (Greenville Groove) |
| MVP_link | NBA Development League Most Valuable Player Award |
| top_scorer | Nate Johnson (Columbus Riverdragons) |
| (19.5 ppg) | |
| finals | Finals |
| finals_link | #Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Mobile Revelers |
| finals_runner-up | Fayetteville Patriots |
| seasonslist | List of NBA Development League yearly standings |
| seasonslistnames | NBA Development League |
| prevseason_link | 2001–02 National Basketball Development League season |
| prevseason_year | 2001–02 |
| nextseason_link | 2003–04 NBDL season |
| nextseason_year | 2003–04 |
(19.5 ppg) | finals_runner-up = Fayetteville Patriots
The 2002–03 NBDL season was the second for the National Basketball Development League. The season ended with the Mobile Revelers defeating the Fayetteville Patriots 2 games to 1 to win their first and only NBDL Championship.
Regular season standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Patriots | 32 | 18 | .640 | — |
| North Charleston Lowgators | 26 | 24 | .520 | 6 |
| Mobile Revelers | 26 | 24 | .520 | 6 |
| Roanoke Dazzle | 26 | 24 | .520 | 6 |
| Asheville Altitude | 23 | 27 | .460 | 9 |
| Columbus Riverdragons | 23 | 27 | .460 | 9 |
| Greenville Groove | 22 | 28 | .440 | 10 |
| Huntsville Flight | 22 | 28 | .440 | 10 |
Season award winners
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| NBDL Most Valuable Player | Devin Brown | Fayetteville Patriots |
| NBDL Rookie of the Year | Devin Brown | Fayetteville Patriots |
| NBDL Defensive Player of the Year | Mikki Moore | Roanoke Dazzle |
League leaders
- Cory Alexander: Roanoke Dazzle, Minutes Played (1794)
- Nate Johnson: Columbus Riverdragons, Field Goals (354)
- Nate Johnson: Columbus Riverdragons, Field Goal Attempts (759)
- Peter Cornell: North Charleston Lowgators, Field Goal Pct. (.594)
- Billy Thomas: Greenville Groove, 3-Pt Field Goals (84)
- Billy Thomas: Greenville Groove, 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts (241)
- Isaac Fontaine: Mobile Revelers, 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. (.442)
- Nate Johnson: Columbus Riverdragons, Free Throws (225)
- Terrence Shannon: Roanoke Dazzle, Free Throw Attempts (321)
- Jason Capel: Fayetteville Patriots, Free Throw Pct. (.885)
- Rodney Bias: Huntsville Flight, Offensive Rebounds (153)
- Tang Hamilton: Columbus Riverdragons, Defensive Rebounds (310)
- Tang Hamilton: Columbus Riverdragons, Total Rebounds (452)
- Cory Alexander: Roanoke Dazzle, Assists (306)
- Jeff Trepagnier: Asheville Altitude, Steals (111)
- Jeff Aubry: Fayetteville Patriots, Blocks (70)
- Cory Alexander: Roanoke Dazzle, Turnovers (198)
- Jameel Watkins: Fayetteville Patriots, Personal Fouls (196)
- Nate Johnson: Columbus Riverdragons, Points (955)
- Cory Alexander: Roanoke Dazzle, Minutes per game (35.9)
- Nate Johnson: Columbus Riverdragons, Points per game (19.5)
- Tang Hamilton: Columbus Riverdragons, Rebounds per game (9.0)
- Cory Alexander: Roanoke Dazzle, Assists per game (6.1)
- Jeff Trepagnier: Asheville Altitude, Steals per game (2.3)
- Karim Shabazz: North Charleston Lowgators, Blocks per game (1.8)
Playoffs
There were only 8 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in the league were seeded one to four. Each round of the playoffs were played a best-of-three series.
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Fayetteville | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Roanoke | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Mobile | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=North Charleston | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Fayetteville | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Mobile | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-score2=2
Mobile beats Fayetteville in three games to win the championship.
- Semifinals (Best of 3)
- March 25: Fayetteville 101, Roanoke 88
- March 30: Fayetteville 78, Roanoke 77
- March 28: Mobile 88, North Charleston 79
- March 30: North Charleston 69, Mobile 81
- Finals (Best of 3)
- April 4: Mobile 92, Fayetteville 82
- April 9: Fayetteville 77, Mobile 71
- April 11: Mobile 75, Fayetteville 72
References
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