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.
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
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