2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference . The team finished with an 11–5 conference record and a 20–9 record overall.
Coming off an 18–14 record and a second-round NIT loss in 2002–03, the team returned all five starters for coach Tim Welsh 's sixth season with the Friars. However, forward Romuald Augustin transferred to Bryant College for his fifth year of eligibility,[2] while walk-on guard Chris Burns also transferred to Bryant for his sophomore season.[3] The team also lost two departing seniors, guard Kareem Hayletts and forward Stephen Traugott. On February 24, after playing in 12 games for the Friars, senior forward Māris Ļaksa left the team to play professional basketball in Slovenia .[4]
The Friars began the season receiving votes in both polls, but not ranked in either. Following an 8–1 start that included a win over #14 Illinois , the Friars earned a #25 ranking in the AP Poll in time for their January 5 matchup with #18 Texas . The Friars took the Longhorns to overtime, but as time expired in the overtime period, Texas forward P. J. Tucker released a layup to give the Longhorns a two-point win. The controversial shot was reviewed for more than five minutes by the officials, who determined that the clock read "00.0" but the red backboard light had not yet gone on when the ball was released, which at the time overruled the clock.[5] [6]
Despite the close loss, the Friars re-emerged in the top 25 three weeks later, following a road win over #4 Connecticut . A six-game winning streak that began with a win over #18 Syracuse propelled the Friars to a #12 ranking in the AP Poll on March 1. This was followed by two home losses to close out the regular season, and a #3 seed in the 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament . Following a first-round bye, the Friars dropped a three-point game to Villanova in the quarterfinals, leading to a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament . In the first round, the Friars were defeated 66–58 by the #12 seed, Pacific . The Friars ended the season with a #21 ranking in the AP Poll.
The Friars were led in scoring (18.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) by junior forward Ryan Gomes . He became the fourth Friar to be named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press .
Roster
2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Donnie McGrath
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School
Katonah, New York
F/C
3
Ryan Gomes (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Wilby High School
Waterbury, Connecticut
C
4
Marcus Douthit
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Notre Dame Prep
Syracuse, New York
G
5
Gerald Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Hargrave Military Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
F
10
Sean Van De Walle (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Fenwick High School
Elmhurst, Illinois
G
11
Abdul Mills
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Milford Academy
Brooklyn, New York
G
13
Sheiku Kabba
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Bronx Regional High School
Bronx, New York
F
15
Herbert Hill
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Kinston High School
Kinston, North Carolina
F
20
Chris Anrin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
08 Stockholm Human Rights
Värmdö Municipality , Sweden
F
21
Jeff Parmer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Niagara Falls High School
Niagara Falls, New York
F
22
Māris Ļaksa
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Latvian Junior National Team
Ventspils , Latvia
G
24
Dwight Brewington
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Worcester Academy
Lynn, Massachusetts
F
25
Tuukka Kotti
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Salon Vilpas Salo
Forssa , Finland
G
31
Timothy Englert (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Bergen Catholic High School
Ramsey, New Jersey
F
35
Rob Sanders
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
St. Thomas More School
New London, Connecticut
Head coach
Tim Welsh
Assistant coach(es)
Steve DeMeo Phil Seymore Bob Walsh
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2010-02-07
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Marcus Douthit
(Māris Ļaksa)
Herbert Hill
PF
Ryan Gomes
Tuukka Kotti
Jeff Parmer
SF
Rob Sanders
Chris Anrin
Sean Van De Walle (W)
SG
Sheiku Kabba
Gerald Brown
Abdul Mills
PG
Donnie McGrath
Dwight Brewington
Timothy Englert (W)
Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Dwight Brewington PG
Lynn, Massachusetts
Worcester Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Jul 8, 2003
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Gerald Brown SG
Baltimore
Hargrave Military Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jul 8, 2003
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Jeff Parmer PF
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls HS
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jul 8, 2003
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition games
November 2 *3:00 pm
Global Sports All-Stars
W 77–63
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,260)Providence, Rhode Island
November 15 *7:30 pm
USDBL/320 All-Stars
L 109–112 OT
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,173)Providence, Rhode Island
Non-conference games
November 22 *7:30 pm
Hofstra
W 69–56
1–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,163)Providence, Rhode Island
November 29 *7:30 pm, Cox Sports
Alabama
W 76–71
2–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,256)Providence, Rhode Island
December 2 *7:30 pm, Cox Sports
South Florida
W 84–60
3–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,554)Providence, Rhode Island
December 6 *4:00 pm, Cox Sports
at Rhode Island
L 79–89
3–1
Ryan Center (7,657)Kingston, Rhode Island
December 9 *7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 14 Illinois Jimmy V Classic
W 70–51
4–1
Madison Square Garden (7,665)New York City
December 21 *3:00 pm, Cox Sports
Central Connecticut
W 72–67
5–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,543)Providence, Rhode Island
December 23 *7:30 pm
at Richmond
W 57–56
6–1
Robins Center (6,043)Richmond, Virginia
December 28 *12:00 pm, Cox Sports
Siena
W 73–66
7–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,434)Providence, Rhode Island
January 3 *3:00 pm, CSN
at Virginia
W 84–69
8–1
University Hall (7,470)Charlottesville, Virginia
January 5 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25
No. 18 Texas
L 77–79 OT
8–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
Big East regular season
January 10 7:00 pm, NESN
No. 25
at Rutgers
L 64–65
8–3 (0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,942)Piscataway, New Jersey
January 12 8:00 pm, Cox Sports
at Seton Hall
W 63–60
9–3 (1–1)
Continental Airlines Arena (7,737)East Rutherford, New Jersey
January 17 7:30 pm, Cox Sports
West Virginia
W 87–66
10–3 (2–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,033)Providence, Rhode Island
January 19 *8:00 pm
Loyola Chicago
W 89–59
11–3 (2–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,943)Providence, Rhode Island
January 21 7:30 pm
Villanova
W 62–56
12–3 (3–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,972)Providence, Rhode Island
January 24 12:00 pm, Cox Sports
at No. 4 Connecticut
W 66–56
13–3 (4–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
January 26 7:30 pm, Cox Sports
No. 23
Georgetown
W 66–50
14–3 (5–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,397)Providence, Rhode Island
February 1 12:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 23
Seton Hall
L 46–55
14–4 (5–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,191)Providence, Rhode Island
February 4 7:00 pm
No. 23
at Virginia Tech
L 57–69
14–5 (5–3)
Cassell Coliseum (6,323)Blacksburg, Virginia
February 7 12:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 23
No. 18 Syracuse
W 74–61
15–5 (6–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
February 11 7:00 pm
No. 24
at Villanova
W 100–74
16–5 (7–3)
The Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 14 2:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 24
at Boston College
W 61–52
17–5 (8–3)
Conte Forum (7,682)Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 21 2:00 pm, NESN
No. 19
Miami
W 70–57
18–5 (9–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
February 24 7:30 pm, Cox Sports
No. 13
at Notre Dame
W 73–59
19–5 (10–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418)Notre Dame, Indiana
February 29 12:00 pm, NESN
No. 13
at St. John's
W 103–78
20–5 (11–3)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)New York
March 2 7:30 pm, Cox Sports
No. 12
No. 6 Pittsburgh
L 61–88
20–6 (11–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
March 6 12:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 12
Boston College
L 54–63
20–7 (11–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
Big East tournament
March 11 9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 20
vs. Villanova Quarterfinals
L 66–69
20–8 (11–5)
Madison Square Garden (19,528)New York
NCAA tournament
March 19 *6:25 pm, CBS
No. 5-M
vs. No. 12-M Pacific First Round
L 58–66
20–9 (11–5)
Kemper Arena (17,500)Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . †NCAA Tournament ranks are seeds in the region (
E =East,
M =Midwest,
S =South,
W =West). (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time [7] .
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
WK 17
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
23
23
24
19
13
12
20
21
n/a
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
23
21
17
13
13
17
19
RV
Awards and honors
References
^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
^ O'Brien, Kevin (September 23, 2004). "Mills transfers to University of Omaha-Nebraska" . The Cowl . Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "Burns Makes Good On Comeback (Post Tourney Notes)" . Bryant College . December 30, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "Maris Laksa Leaves Providence Men's Basketball Team To Pursue Professional Career" . Friars.com . February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "Officials have to check replay on shot" . ESPN.com . Associated Press . January 5, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "(25) Providence vs. (18) Texas 01.05.2004 [Classic Ending]" . YouTube . Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021 .
^ Schedule Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Friars.com. Retrieved on October 29, 2009.
^ a b c d e f g h "2004 Providence Men's Basketball Team Awards Announced" . Friars.com . April 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named Associated Press First Team All-America" . Friars.com . March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Player Bio: Ryan Gomes" . Friars.com . Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2011 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named First Team All-BIG EAST" . Friars.com . March 8, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Co-Player Of The Week On March 1" . Friars.com . March 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Player Of The Week" . Friars.com . January 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Co-Player Of The Week On January 5" . Friars.com . January 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Co-Player Of The Week" . Friars.com . December 15, 2003. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
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