2002–03 NBDL 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

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)

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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.

	Semifinals (Best-of-3)					NBDL Championship (Best-of-3)
	1	Fayetteville	2
	4	Roanoke	0
						1	Fayetteville	1
						3	Mobile	2
	3	Mobile	2
	2	North Charleston	0

References

1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/years/2003.html