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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 an 82–73 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets .
Season headlines
Major rule changes
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
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2003.[ 3]
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular [ 4]
Conference
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
America East Conference Boston University Taylor Coppenrath , Vermont [ 5] 2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts )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 )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 )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 )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 )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
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[ 54]
References
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