2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference USA Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–10 (12–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Dave Leitao (2nd season);
Home arena	Allstate Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
UAB	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
Charlotte	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
Louisville	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
TCU	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Tulane	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Houston	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
South Florida	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University as a member of Conference USA during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The Blue Demons finished in a 5-way tie atop the conference regular season standings, reached the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 7 seed in the Phoenix regional, DePaul defeated Dayton in overtime in the opening round^[2] before losing to eventual National champion Connecticut in the second round 72–55.^[3] The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (12–4 C-USA).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Andre Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Leo Catholic HS	Chicago, IL
G	33	Drake Diener	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Goodrich HS	Fond du Lac, WI

Head coach

Dave Leitao

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Loyola–Chicago	W 73–61	1–0	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Nov 25, 2003*		Northwestern	W 65–53	2–0	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Nov 29, 2003*		vs. Indiana State Spartan Classic	W 78–66	3–0	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Nov 30, 2003*		at No. 3 Michigan State Spartan Classic	L 81–89	3–1	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 7, 2003*		Bradley	W 77–74	4–1	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 9, 2003*		at Ohio	W 63–60	5–1	Convocation Center (2,043) Athens, Ohio
Dec 14, 2003*		Notre Dame	L 69–82	5–2	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 20, 2003*		Toledo	L 81–93	5–3	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 27, 2003*		at Seton Hall	L 62–76	5–4	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 31, 2003*		Southeast Missouri State	W 57–50	6–4	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 3, 2004*		Chicago State	W 81–74	7–4	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 6, 2004		Charlotte	L 70–75	7–5 (0–1)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 10, 2004		at No. 11 Cincinnati	L 65–90	7–6 (0–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 13, 2004		Memphis	W 82–73	8–6 (1–2)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 17, 2004		UAB	W 75–64	9–6 (2–2)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 2004		at TCU	W 61–54	10–6 (3–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 24, 2004		at Marquette	L 62–70	10–7 (3–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 31, 2004		at East Carolina	W 70–65	11–7 (4–3)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 3, 2004		Tulane	W 72–58	12–7 (5–3)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 7, 2004		Marquette	W 84–78	13–7 (6–3)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 11, 2004		at Saint Louis	W 70–68	14–7 (7–3)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 14, 2004		at Houston	W 66–54	15–7 (8–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 2004		Saint Louis	L 62–69	15–8 (8–4)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 25, 2004		at No. 21 Louisville	W 60–58 ^OT	16–8 (9–4)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 28, 2004		Southern Miss	W 80–51	17–8 (10–4)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 4, 2004		No. 13 Cincinnati	W 68–65	18–8 (11–4)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 6, 2004		at South Florida	W 78–66	19–8 (12–4)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. TCU Quarterfinals	W 89–65	20–8	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. UAB Semifinals	W 75–74 ^OT	21–8	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 13, 2004*		at No. 13 Cincinnati Championship game	L 50–55	21–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(7 PHX)	vs. (10 PHX) Dayton First Round	W 76–69 ^2OT	22–9	HSBC Arena (18,698) Buffalo, New York
Mar 20, 2004*	(7 PHX)	vs. (2 PHX) No. 7 Connecticut Second Round	L 55–72	22–10	HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "Blue Demons handle Dayton in physical affair". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "Calhoun, DePaul can't stomach UConn's rout". ESPN. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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

[2] "Blue Demons handle Dayton in physical affair". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[3] "Calhoun, DePaul can't stomach UConn's rout". ESPN. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[4] "2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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