2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Appearance
2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 33–6 (12–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Pittsburgh | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Connecticut † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 33 | – | 6 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Providence | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Syracuse | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Boston College | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL)* | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's* | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament |
The 2003–2004 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played their home games on-campus at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut and at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They won their record-tying sixth Big East tournament. On April 6, 2004, they claimed their second national championship by defeating Georgia Tech, 82–73.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition games | |||||||||||
November 3* |
Team Nike | W 96–78 | 0–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | |||||||
November 13* |
Beltway Ballers | W 102–44 | 0–0 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | Yale Preseason NIT First round |
W 70–60 | 1–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | Nevada Preseason NIT Second round |
W 93–79 | 2–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
November 22* 12:00 pm, Fox 61 |
No. 1 | Sacred Heart | W 111–64 | 3–0 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,085) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
November 26* 9:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Semifinals |
L 61–77 | 3–1 |
Madison Square Garden (7,607) New York City | ||||||
November 28* 4:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. Utah Preseason NIT Consolation Game |
W 76–44 | 4–1 |
Madison Square Garden (8,910) New York | ||||||
December 1* 7:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 4 | Lehigh | W 75–55 | 5–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,103) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
December 6* 7:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 4 | Army | W 74–46 | 6–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
December 13* 7:00 pm, WTIC-TV |
No. 3 | Quinnipiac | W 88–55 | 7–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
December 20* 12:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 2 | Iona | W 104–54 | 8–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
December 28* 2:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 2 | Ball State | W 101–62 | 9–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
December 30* 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | Massachusetts | W 91–67 | 10–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
January 2* 8:05 pm, NESN |
No. 1 | at Rice | W 92–83 | 11–1 |
Autry Court (4,653) Houston | ||||||
January 6 7:30 pm, Fox 61 |
No. 1 | at Rutgers | W 75–74 | 12–1 (1–0) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,044) Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
January 11* 4:30 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | No. 7 Oklahoma | W 86–59 | 13–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
January 14 7:30 pm, WTXX |
No. 1 | Georgetown Rivalry |
W 94–70 | 14–1 (2–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
January 17* 3:30 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | at No. 11 North Carolina | L 83–86 | 14–2 |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | No. 9 Pittsburgh | W 68–65 | 15–2 (3–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
January 24 12:00 pm, Fox 61 |
No. 4 | Providence | L 56–66 | 15–3 (3–1) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
January 28 7:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 8 | at Virginia Tech | W 96–60 | 16–3 (4–1) |
Cassell Coliseum (7,908) Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||
January 31 4:00 pm, Fox 61 |
No. 8 | at Boston College | W 63–58 | 17–3 (5–1) |
Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||||||
February 2 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 | No. 20 Syracuse Rivalry |
W 84–56 | 18–3 (6–1) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
February 7 2:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 5 | West Virginia | W 88–58 | 19–3 (7–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
February 9 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | at Notre Dame | L 74–80 | 19–4 (7–2) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
February 15 1:30 pm, ABC |
No. 5 | at No. 4 Pittsburgh | L 68–75 | 19–5 (7–3) |
Petersen Events Center (12,817) Pittsburgh | ||||||
February 18 7:00 pm, WTXX |
No. 8 | Miami | W 76–63 | 20–5 (8–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
February 21 2:00 pm, CBS |
No. 8 | Notre Dame | W 61–50 | 21–5 (9–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at St. John's | W 71–53 | 22–5 (10–3) |
Madison Square Garden (11,736) New York | ||||||
February 28 2:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | at Villanova | W 75–74 | 23–5 (11–3) |
Wachovia Center (16,392) Philadelphia | ||||||
March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | Seton Hall | W 89–67 | 24–5 (12–3) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut | ||||||
March 7 2:00 pm, CBS |
No. 7 | at No. 24 Syracuse Rivalry |
L 56–67 | 24–6 (12–4) |
Carrier Dome (32,944) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | vs. Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
W 66–58 | 25–6 |
Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York | ||||||
March 12 9:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | vs. Villanova Semifinals |
W 84–67 | 26–6 |
Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York | ||||||
March 13 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh Championship game |
W 61–58 | 27–6 |
Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (15 P) Vermont First Round |
W 70–53 | 28–6 |
HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
March 20* 7:58 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (7 P) DePaul Second Round |
W 72–55 | 29–6 |
HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
March 25* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (6 P) Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen |
W 73–53 | 30–6 |
America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
March 27* 4:40 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (8 P) Alabama Elite Eight |
W 87–71 | 31–6 |
America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
April 3* 8:58 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (1 A) No. 6 Duke Final Four |
W 79–78 | 32–6 |
Alamodome (44,417) San Antonio | ||||||
April 5* 9:21 pm, CBS |
(2 P) No. 7 | vs. (3 S) No. 14 Georgia Tech Championship game |
W 82–73 | 33–6 |
Alamodome (44,468) San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. P denotes Phoenix Region, A denotes Atlanta Region,
S denotes St. Louis Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time[3]. |
Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | 1 69 | 1 69 | 3 1 | 2 9 | 1 21 | 1 21 | 1 37 | 1 50 | 1 52 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | Not released |
Coaches | 1 25 | 1 27 | 4 1 | 3 4 | 2 4 | 2 4 | 1 18 | 1 24 | 1 24 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 31 |
*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings
Game officials
[edit]Pre season NIT
[edit]Game | Round | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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1 | First Round | November 17 | #1/#1 | Yale | NR/NR | Jim Haney, Raymond Perone, Mike Stephens |
2 | Quarterfinals | November 19 | #1/#1 | Nevada | NR/NR | Larry Rose, Keith Maxwell, Jamie Luckie |
Non-conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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3 | November 22 | #1/#1 | Sacred Heart | NR/NR |
Pre season NIT
[edit]Game | Round | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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4 | Semifinals | November 26 | #1/#1 | Georgia Tech | NR/NR | Mike Wood, Bryan Kersey, Joe Lindsay |
5 | Third place game | November 28 | #1/#1 | Utah | NR/NR | Mike Wood, Bernard Clinton, Ray Natilli |
Non-conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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6 | December 1 | #3/#4 | Lehigh | NR/NR | John Cahill, Mike Stephens, Raymond Perone |
7 | December 6 | #3/#4 | Army | NR/NR | Bernard Clinton, Frank Scagliotta, John Gaffney |
8 | December 13 | #2/#3 | Quinnipiac | NR/NR | John Cahill, Earl Walton, Bill Laubenstein |
9 | December 20 | #1/#2 | Iona | NR/NR | Pat Driscoll, Fran Connolly, Paul Faia |
10 | December 28 | #1/#2 | Ball State | NR/NR | Tom Lopes, Doug Shows, Brian O'Connell |
11 | December 30 | #1/#1 | Massachusetts | NR/NR | Bob Donato, Reggie Greenwood, Pat Driscoll |
12 | January 2 | #1/#1 | @ Rice | NR/NR | Ted Hillary, Mike Kitts, Donnee Gray |
Big East Conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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13 | January 6 | #1/#1 | @ Rutgers | NR/NR | Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, William Bush |
Non-conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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14 | January 11 | #1/#1 | Oklahoma | #6/#7 | Jim Burr, Charlie Shaw, John Clougherty |
Big East Conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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15 | January 14 | #1/#1 | Georgetown | NR/NR | Jim Haney, Ed Corbett, Donnee Gray |
Non-conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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16 | January 17 | #1/#1 | @ North Carolina | #9/#11 | Karl Hess, Les Jones, Bob Donato |
Big East Conference Regular season
[edit]Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Officials |
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17 | January 19 | #4/#4 | Pittsburgh | #8/#9 | John Cahill, Steve Welmer, Joe Lindsay |
18 | January 24 | #4/#4 | Providence | NR/NR | Reggie Greenwood, William Bush, Frank Scagliotta |
19 | January 28 | #6/#8 | @ Virginia Tech | NR/NR | Tony Greene, Andre Pittillo, Jim Haney |
20 | January 31 | #6/#8 | @ Boston College | NR/NR | John Cahill, Pat Driscoll, Raymond Perone |
21 | February 2 | #5/#5 | Syracuse | #18/#20 | Jim Burr, Tim Higgins, Curtis Shaw |
22 | February 7 | #5/#5 | West Virginia | NR/NR | Steve Welmer, John Hughes, Reggie Greenwood |
23 | February 9 | #5/#5 | @ Notre Dame | NR/NR | Mike Kitts, John Clougherty, Ted Hillary |
24 | February 15 | #5/#5 | @ Pittsburgh | #4/#4 | Tim Higgins, Curtis Shaw, Jim Haney |
25 | February 18 | #8/#8 | Miami (FL) | NR/NR | Mike Kitts, Joe Lindsay, William Bush |
26 | February 21 | #8/#8 | Notre Dame | NR/NR | John Cahill, Ed Corbett, Pat Driscoll |
27 | February 24 | #8/#8 | @ St. John's | NR/NR | Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Les Jones |
28 | February 28 | #8/#8 | @ Villanova | NR/NR | Mike Kitts, Pat Driscoll, Donnee Gray |
29 | March 1 | #7/#8 | Seton Hall | NR/NR | Tom Lopes, John Clougherty, Steve Welmer |
30 | March 7 | #7/#8 | @ Syracuse | #24/NR | Joe Lindsay, John Cahill, Tim Higgins |
Big East men's basketball tournament presented by ConAgra Foods
[edit]Game | Round | Date | Seed | Rank | Opponent | Opp Seed | Opp Rank | Officials |
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31 | Quarterfinals | March 11 | (BE #2) | #9/#9 | Notre Dame | (BE #7) | NR/NR | Mike Kitts, Pat Driscoll, Reggie Greenwood |
32 | Semifinals | March 12 | (BE #2) | #9/#9 | Villanova | (BE #11) | NR/NR | Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, Jim Haney |
33 | Championship Game | March 13 | (BE #2) | #9/#9 | vs. Pittsburgh | (BE #1) | #6/#6 | Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Michael Kitts |
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
[edit]Game | Round | Date | Seed | Rank | Opponent | Opp Seed | Opp Rank | Officials |
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34 | First Round | March 18 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | Vermont | (PH #15) | NR/NR | Larry Rose, Bert Smith, Carlos Villaneuva-Reyes |
35 | Second Round | March 20 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | DePaul | (PH #7) | NR/NR | Steve Welmer, Larry Rose, Mike Scyphers |
36 | Sweet Sixteen | March 25 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | Vanderbilt | (PH #6) | NR/NR | Ted Hillary, Mike Sanzere, Reggie Cofer |
37 | Elite Eight | March 27 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | Alabama | (PH #8) | NR/NR | David Hall, Randy McCall, Mike Wood |
38 | Final Four | April 3 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | vs. Duke | (AT #1) | #6/#6 | David Hall, Olandis Poole, Ted Hillary |
39 | National Championship | April 5 | (PH #2) | #7/#7 | Georgia Tech | (SL #3) | #14/#15 | Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Verne Harris |
Awards and honors
[edit]Team players drafted into the NBA
[edit]Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2004 | 1 | 2 | Emeka Okafor | Charlotte Bobcats |
2004 | 1 | 3 | Ben Gordon | Chicago Bulls |
2005 | 1 | 7 | Charlie Villanueva | Toronto Raptors |
2006 | 1 | 12 | Hilton Armstrong | New Orleans Hornets |
2006 | 1 | 22 | Marcus Williams | New Jersey Nets |
2006 | 1 | 23 | Josh Boone | New Jersey Nets |
2006 | 2 | 40 | Denham Brown | Seattle SuperSonics |
References
[edit]- ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
- ^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
- ^ "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
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