2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
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]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 2003–04 season.
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular Season Winner[ 4]
Conference Player of the Year
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue (City)
Tournament winner
America East Conference
Boston University
Taylor Coppenrath , Vermont [ 5]
2004 America East men's basketball tournament
Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Massachusetts ) (Except Finals)
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 ) (Semifinals and Finals)
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 ) (Except First Round)
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 ) (Semifinals and Finals)
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 ) (Finals)
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]
Conference standings
2003–04 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Princeton
13
–
1
.929
20
–
8
.714
Penn
10
–
4
.714
17
–
10
.630
Brown
10
–
4
.714
14
–
13
.519
Yale
7
–
7
.500
12
–
15
.444
Cornell
6
–
8
.429
11
–
16
.407
Columbia
6
–
8
.429
10
–
17
.370
Harvard
3
–
11
.214
4
–
23
.148
Dartmouth
1
–
13
.071
3
–
25
.107
Rankings from AP Poll [ 59]
Division I independents
Four schools played as Division I independents .[ 69]
Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament
The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas , hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
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
Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Jameer Nelson , St. Joseph's
Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Emeka Okafor , Connecticut
NABC Defensive Player of the Year : Emeka Okafor , Connecticut
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jameer Nelson , St. Joseph's
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jameer Nelson , St. Joseph's
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 ): Jameer Nelson , St. Joseph's
NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Andre Barrett , Seton Hall , and Luis Flores , Manhattan
Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Emeka Okafor , UConn
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[ 70]
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