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2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record23–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team finished with a 23–10 record (SEC East: 8–8, 4th) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 25 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.

The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Roster

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2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 35 Matt Freije 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*
at Belmont W 74–59  1–0
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 24, 2003*
Indiana W 73–60  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 29, 2003*
Tennessee-Martin W 94–60  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 3, 2003*
IUPUI W 86–68  4–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 2003*
Michigan W 83–63  5–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 2003*
Tennessee State W 85–64  6–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 13, 2003*
Tennessee Tech W 98–79  7–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 2003*
Wofford W 90–59  8–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 2003*
No. 25 Appalachian State W 63–48  9–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2003*
No. 22 Lehigh W 85–59  10–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 3, 2004*
No. 22 at TCU W 95–60  11–0
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 7, 2004
No. 20 Auburn W 59–53  12–0
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 2004
No. 20 at No. 7 Kentucky L 63–75  12–1
(1–1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 14, 2004
No. 23 at Tennessee L 66–76  12–2
(1–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2004
No. 23 No. 15 Florida W 86–72  13–2
(2–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2004
No. 22 at Arkansas L 62–70  13–3
(2–3)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 28, 2004
No. 22 No. 24 South Carolina L 55–57  13–4
(2–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 2004
No. 5 Kentucky W 66–60  14–4
(3–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 2004
at No. 21 Florida L 71–81  14–5
(3–5)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 11, 2004
Georgia W 61–39  15–5
(4–5)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 2004
at No. 25 South Carolina L 75–82  15–6
(4–6)
Colonial Center 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 18, 2004
at Alabama W 70–67  16–6
(5–6)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 21, 2004
No. 24 LSU W 74–54  17–6
(6–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 25, 2004
at Ole Miss W 77–65  18–6
(7–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 28, 2004
No. 7 Mississippi State L 69–72  18–7
(7–7)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2004
Tennessee W 61–58  19–7
(8–7)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004
at Georgia L 61–71  19–8
(8–8)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*
vs. Ole Miss
First round
W 70–50  20–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 2004*
vs. No. 4 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
W 74–70 OT 21–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 13, 2004*
vs. Florida
Semifinals
L 69–91  21–9
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
 CBS
(6) vs. (11) Western Michigan
First round
W 71–58  22–9
Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 21, 2004*
 CBS
(6) vs. (3) No. 15 NC State
Second Round
W 75–73[3]  23–9
Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 25, 2004*
 CBS
(6) vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 53–73  23–10
US Airways Center (17,889)
Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.