2002–03 National Basketball Development League season
sports season
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
Season award winners
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.
Mobile beats Fayetteville in three games to win the championship.
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