2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson; Orlando Early; Tom Asbury;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum; (Capacity: 15,316)
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Florida	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State	14	–	2	.875	26	–	4	.867
LSU	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Ole Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2003–04 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play, lost in the second round of the 2004 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and advance to the elite eight before losing to the eventual national champs, UCONN. Until the 2023-24 season, this was Alabama's only Elite Eight appearance.

Roster

#^[2]	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Home Town
1	Chuck Davis	Sophomore	Guard	6–3	230	Selma, AL
2	Emmett Thomas	Senior	Forward	6–4	205	Birmingham, AL
3	Kennedy Winston	Sophomore	Forward	6–7	230	Prichard, AL
4	Reggie Rambo	Senior	Forward	6–7	225	Lena, LA
5	Earnest Shelton	Junior	Guard	6–3	215	Memphis, TN
13	Lucky Williams	Sophomore	Forward	6–6	210	Nigeria, AL
21	Evan Brock	Sophomore	Forward	6–9	210	Roswell, GA
23	Demetrius Smith	Senior	Guard	6–3	210	Hogansville, GA
24	Jason Reese	Junior	Guard	6–2	215	Birmingham, AL
33	Akini Akini	Freshman	Forward	6–10	231	Tallahassee, FL
33	Jermareo Davidson	Freshman	Forward	6–10	230	Atlanta, GA
50	Antoine Pettway	Senior	Guard	6–0	170	Camden, AL

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2003* 6:00 p.m.		Global Sports	W 75–69		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2003* 6:00 p.m.		vs. No. 22 Pittsburgh Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 62–71	0–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 21, 2003* 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 69–63	1–1	Coleman Coliseum (7,499) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 2003* 7:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	W 83–76	2–1	Coleman Coliseum (6,974) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2003* 6:30 p.m.		at Providence	L 71–76	2–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,256) Providence RI
December 3, 2003* 8:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 79–72	3–2	Coleman Coliseum (7,645) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 6, 2003* 4:00 p.m.		Austin Peay	W 65–47	4–2	Coleman Coliseum (7,635) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16, 2003* 7:00 p.m.		Chattanooga	W 76–72	5–2	Coleman Coliseum (7,787) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2003* 9:00 p.m.		vs. Oregon Las Vegas Showdown	W 87–86	6–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 27, 2003* 6:00 p.m.		Mercer	W 101–44	7–2	Coleman Coliseum (7,685) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2003* 8:00 p.m.		No. 18 Wisconsin	W 71–56	8–2	Coleman Coliseum (10,714) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 3, 2004* 2:30 p.m.		at Xavier	L 47–68	8–3	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
SEC regular season
January 10, 2004 2:00 p.m.		at LSU	L 66–70	8–4 (0–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,943) Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2004 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas	W 81–65	9–4 (1–1)	Coleman Coliseum (8,956) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 17, 2004 6:00 p.m.		Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball	W 69–46	10–4 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2004 6:00 p.m.		at Georgia	W 45–42	11–4 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (8,088) Athens, GA
January 24, 2004 5:00 p.m.		at Ole Miss	L 60–71	11–5 (3–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,025) Oxford, MS
January 27, 2004 7:30 p.m.		No. 22 Florida	L 78–88	11–6 (3–3)	Coleman Coliseum (10,125) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 31, 2004 6:00 p.m.		LSU	L 54–60	11–7 (3–4)	Coleman Coliseum (11,360) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4, 2004 6:30 p.m.		at No. 25 South Carolina	L 82–90 ^OT	11–8 (3–5)	Colonial Center (16,227) Columbia, SC
February 10, 2004 6:00 p.m.		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 55–66	11–9 (3–6)	Rupp Arena (22,042) Lexington, KY
February 14, 2004 2:00 p.m.		Tennessee	W 83–70	12–9 (4–6)	Coleman Coliseum (10,190) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 18, 2004 7:00 p.m.		Vanderbilt	L 67–70	12–10 (4–7)	Coleman Coliseum (7,875) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2004 3:00 p.m.		at No. 4 Mississippi State	W 77–73	13–10 (5–7)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,437) Starkville, MS
February 24, 2004 8:00 p.m.		at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball	W 72–71	14–10 (6–7)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL
February 28, 2004 3:00 p.m.		Ole Miss	W 84–69	15–10 (7–7)	Coleman Coliseum (10,175) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2004 7:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	W 72–68 ^OT	16–10 (8–7)	Bud Walton Arena (15,626) Fayetteville, Arkansas
March 6, 2004 2:00 p.m.		No. 5 Mississippi State	L 81–82 ^OT	16–11 (8–8)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 11, 2004 8:45 p.m.	(W3)	vs. (E6) Tennessee First Round	W 84–49	17–11	Georgia Dome (13,393) Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2004 8:45 p.m.	(W3)	vs. (E2) Florida Second Round	L 73–75 ^OT	17–12	Georgia Dome (18,916) Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2004* 2:40 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Southern Illinois First round	W 65–64	18–12	KeyArena (15,512) Seattle, WA
March 20, 2004* 5:40 pm	(8)	vs. (1) No. 1 Stanford Second round	W 70–67	19–12	KeyArena (15,827) Seattle, WA
March 25, 2004* 9:40 pm	(8)	vs. (5) No. 20 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen	W 80–71	20–12	America West Arena (17,684) Phoenix, Arizona
March 27, 2004* 4:40 pm	(8)	vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut Elite Eight	L 71–87	20–13	America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[3].

References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "2003-04 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com.
^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "2003-04 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com.

[3] "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2021.

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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References