The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2003, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 5, 2004 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Connecticut Huskies won their second NCAA national championship with a 82–73 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Season headlines [edit]
Major rule changes [edit]
Beginning in 2003–04, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]
- Officials could consult courtside monitor at the end of either half or any extra period to determine: (1) if a field-goal try beat the horn; (2) whether a shot-clock violation at the end of the first half beat the horn; or, (3) whether a shot-clock violation that would determine the outcome of a game beat the horn. The officials also could use a courtside monitor to correct a timer’s mistake or to determine if the game clock or shot clock expired at or near the end of a period.
- A team would have control when a player of that team had disposal of the ball for a throw-in.
Season outlook [edit]
Pre-season polls [edit]
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2003.[3]
Regular season [edit]
Conference winners and tournaments [edit]
| Conference |
Regular
Season Winner[4] |
Conference
Player of the Year |
Conference
Tournament |
Tournament
Venue (City) |
Tournament
Winner |
| America East Conference |
Boston University |
Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5] |
2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Walter Brown Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
(Except Finals) |
Vermont[6] |
| Atlantic 10 Conference |
St. Joseph's (East)
Dayton (West) |
Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's[7] |
2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament |
University of Dayton Arena
(Dayton, Ohio) |
Xavier[8] |
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
Duke |
Julius Hodge, North Carolina State[9] |
2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina) |
Maryland[10] |
| Atlantic Sun Conference |
Troy |
Greg Davis, Troy [11] |
2004 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament |
Curb Event Center
(Nashville, Tennessee) |
Central Florida [11] |
| Big 12 Conference |
Oklahoma State |
Tony Allen, Oklahoma State[12] |
2004 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament |
American Airlines Center
(Dallas, Texas) |
Oklahoma State[13] |
| Big East Conference |
Pittsburgh |
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut[14] |
2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York) |
Connecticut [14] |
| Big Sky Conference |
Eastern Washington |
Alvin Snow, Eastern Washington[15] |
2004 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament |
Reese Court
(Cheney, Washington)
(Semifinals and Finals) |
Eastern Washington[16] |
| Big South Conference |
Birmingham-Southern & Liberty |
Danny Gathings, High Point[17] |
2004 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Campus Sites |
Liberty[17] |
| Big Ten Conference |
Illinois |
Devin Harris, Wisconsin[18] |
2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Conseco Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, Indiana) |
Wisconsin[18] |
| Big West Conference |
Utah State & Pacific |
Miah Davis, Pacific [19] |
2004 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California) |
Pacific[19] |
| Colonial Athletic Association |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Domonic Jones, Virginia Commonwealth[20] |
2004 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
Virginia Commonwealth[20] |
| Conference USA |
Cincinnati, Memphis, Charlotte, DePaul & UAB |
Antonio Burks, Memphis[21] |
2004 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament |
U.S. Bank Arena
(Cincinnati, Ohio) |
Cincinnati [22] |
| Horizon League |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Dylan Page, Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23] |
2004 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament |
U.S. Cellular Arena
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
(Except First Round) |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23] |
| Ivy League |
Princeton |
Jason Forte, Brown[24] |
No Tournament |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Manhattan |
Luis Flores, Manhattan[25] |
2004 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Pepsi Arena
(Albany, New York) |
Manhattan[26] |
| Mid-American Conference |
Kent State (East)
Western Michigan (West) |
Mike Williams, Western Michigan [27] |
2004 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio) |
Western Michigan[27] |
| Mid-Continent Conference |
Valparaiso |
Odell Bradley, IUPUI[28] |
2004 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri) |
Valparaiso[29] |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
South Carolina State & Coppin State |
Thurman Zimmerman, South Carolina State |
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
Florida A&M[30] |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
Southern Illinois |
Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois [31] |
2004 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) |
Northern Iowa [32] |
| Mountain West Conference |
Air Force |
Rafael Araújo, Brigham Young & Nick Welch, Air Force[33] |
2004 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Pepsi Center
(Denver, Colorado) |
Utah[34] |
| Northeast Conference |
Monmouth & St. Francis (NY) |
Ron Robinson, Central Connecticut State[35] |
2004 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Campus Sites |
Monmouth[36] |
| Ohio Valley Conference |
Austin Peay |
Cuthbert Victor, Murray State[37] |
2004 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals) |
Murray State[37] |
| Pacific-10 Conference |
Stanford |
Josh Childress, Stanford[38] |
2004 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Staples Center
(Los Angeles, California) |
Stanford[39] |
| Patriot League |
Lehigh & American |
Austen Rowland, Lehigh [40] |
2004 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament |
Campus Sites |
Lehigh[41] |
| Southeastern Conference |
Kentucky (East)
Mississippi State (West) |
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State[42] |
2004 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia) |
Kentucky[43] |
| Southern Conference |
East Tennessee State (North)
Georgia Southern, Charleston & Davidson (South) |
Zakee Wadood, East Tennessee State[44] |
2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
North Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina) |
East Tennessee State[45] |
| Southland Conference |
Southeastern Louisiana, Texas-San Antonio & Texas-Arlington |
LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio[46] |
2004 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Convocation Center
(San Antonio, Texas)
(Finals) |
Texas-San Antonio[46] |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Mississippi Valley State |
Attarius Norwood, Mississippi Valley State [47] |
2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama) |
Alabama State[48] |
| Sun Belt Conference |
Arkansas-Little Rock (East)
Louisiana-Lafayette (West) |
Mike Wells, Western Kentucky[49] |
2004 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament |
E. A. Diddle Arena
(Bowling Green, Kentucky) |
Louisiana-Lafayette[50] |
| West Coast Conference |
Gonzaga |
Blake Stepp, Gonzaga [51] |
2004 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Leavey Center
(Santa Clara, California) |
Gonzaga [52] |
| Western Athletic Conference |
UTEP & Nevada |
Kirk Snyder, Nevada[53] |
2004 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Save Mart Center
(Fresno, California) |
Nevada[53] |
Statistical leaders [edit]
Postseason tournaments [edit]
NCAA Tournament [edit]
National Invitation Tournament [edit]
Semifinals & Finals [edit]
Award winners [edit]
Consensus All-American teams [edit]
Major player of the year awards [edit]
Major freshman of the year awards [edit]
Major coach of the year awards [edit]
Other major awards [edit]
Coaching changes [edit]
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[54]
References [edit]
- ^ Okafor Near Unanimous Selection to Preseason AP All-America Squad, Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "2008–09 NCAA Record Book – Playing Rules History section". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 13)". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Basketball Standings – 2003–2004". ESPN. March 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ America East Players of the Year, America East Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ America East Championship Results, America East Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Championship section, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ ACC Player of the Year: Julius Hodge, Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Terps Capture ACC Title Over Duke, 95–87, In OvertimeThriller". Atlantic Coast Conference. March 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b Atlantic Sun men's basketball record book, Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Oklahoma State's Tony Allen And Eddie Sutton Highlight 2004 Coaches All-Big 12 Team, Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Cowboys Lasso Longhorns In Big 12 Title Game". Big 12 Conference. March 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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- ^ Men's Basketball Award Winners, Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "2008–09 Big Sky Conference men's basketball media guide". Big Sky Conference. March 7, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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- ^ a b 2008–09 Big West Conference men's basketball media guide, Big West Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b CAA men's basketball record book, Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Burks and Anderson Take Home C-USA's Top Individual Basketball Honors, Conference USA. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Cincinnati Wins 2004 Kelly Tires C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament". Conference USA. March 13, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball media guide, Horizon League. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers, Ivy League. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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- ^ All-Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Teams Announced , Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Jacobson Sends Utes To Big Dance!". Mountain West Conference. March 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Central Connecticut State’s Ron Robinson Named NEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, Northeast Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Monmouth Defeats CCSU, 67–55, To Capture 2004 NEC Men's Basketball Title". Northeast Conference. March 10, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Mike Montgomery, Josh Childress Honored by Pacific-10 Conference, Pacific-10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Cardinal Crowned Champs!". Pac-10 Conference. March 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ All-Time Patriot League Men's Basketball Awards, Patriot League. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Lehigh Tops American, 59–57, To Win PL Men's Basketball Title And NCAA Tournament Bid". Patriot League. March 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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- ^ "Alabama A&M 58, Alabama State 63". ESPN. March 13, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ 2003–04 All-Sun Belt Basketball Teams Announced: WKU's Wells, UL Lafayette's Petrakova named Players of the Year, Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "TOP-SEEDED UL LAFAYETTE PUNCHES NCAA TICKET: Cajuns top UNO in tournament final". Sun Belt Conference. March 9, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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- ^ "Gonzaga defeated Saint Mary's 84–71 to win the WCC conference tournament and claim the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament". West Coast Conference. March 8, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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