2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 5th in the Big East regular season standings, reached the semifinals of the Big East tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 6 seed in the St. Louis region, the Eagles defeated Utah in the opening round[2] before losing 57–54 to eventual National runner-up Georgia Tech in the second round.[3] Boston College finished the season with a 24–10 (10–6 Big East) record and a No. 25 ranking in the AP poll.

2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25 т
Record24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaSilvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Uka Agbai 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Sr Queens Village, New York
F 1 Craig Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Fairfax HS Inglewood, California
F 2 Johnnie Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Jared Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Horizon HS San Diego, California
G 4 Jermaine Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tabor Academy Dorchester, Massachusetts
G 11 Louis Hinnant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gwynn Park HS Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 12 Steve Hailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Boston, Massachusetts
C 13 Nate Doornekamp 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Ernestown Secondary School Odessa, Ontario, Canada
G 21 Tyler Neville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ridgewood HS Ridgewood, New Jersey
G 23 Sean Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Eisenhower HS Rialto, California
G 25 Ted Dunlap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Dallas, Texas
G 51 Tavio Hobson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Seattle, Washington
G Devon Evertsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Moon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2003*
7:00 p.m.
Inland's Finest W 101–64 
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 16, 2003*
2:00 p.m.
HP-Minnesota Panthers W 82–64 
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Regular season
Nov 22, 2003*
5:30 p.m.
vs. Appalachian State
Paradise Jam
W 92–67  1–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 23, 2003*
5:30 p.m.
vs. Monmouth
Paradise Jam
W 60–50  2–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2003*
8:00 p.m.
vs. Wichita State
Paradise Jam
W 84–81[4]  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 29, 2003*
1:30 p.m.
Boston University W 67–44  4–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 2003*
7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross W 64–51  5–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 6, 2003*
2:00 p.m.
UMass W 76–75 OT 6–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 2003*
4:00 p.m.
at No. 12 Saint Joseph's L 57–67  6–1
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 2003*
2:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart W 72–70  7–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 20, 2003*
2:00 p.m.
Kent State W 58–54 OT 8–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 23, 2003*
3:00 p.m.
Stony Brook W 82–64  9–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 30, 2003*
7:00 p.m.
at Clemson L 62–72  9–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 3, 2004*
2:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure W 77–70  10–2
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 6, 2004
7:30 p.m.
at Georgetown W 72–64  11–2
(1–0)
Verizon Center (7,735)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 10, 2004
2:00 p.m.
at Syracuse L 73–96  11–3
(1–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 14, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Villanova L 89–92  11–4
(1–2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 17, 2004
2:00 p.m.
Seton Hall W 72–63  12–4
(2–2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 2004*
6:00 p.m.
NC State W 66–65 OT 13–4
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 2004
4:00 p.m.
at West Virginia L 62–65  13–5
(2–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 28, 2004
7:00 p.m.
at Pittsburgh L 56–68  13–6
(2–4)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2004
4:00 p.m., Fox 61
No. 8 Connecticut L 58–63  13–7
(2–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame W 76–69  14–7
(3–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 8, 2004
12:00 p.m., WWOR
at St. John's W 89–61  15–7
(4–5)
Madison Square Garden (7,453)
New York, New York
Feb 11, 2004
7:30 p.m.
at Miami (FL) W 74–72 OT 16–7
(5–5)
Convocation Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
Feb 14, 2004
2:00 p.m., Cox Sports
No. 24 Providence L 52–61  16–8
(5–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,682)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 2004
8:00 p.m.
at Seton Hall W 67–63  17–8
(6–6)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 22, 2004
12:00 p.m.
Rutgers W 76–44  18–8
(7–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech W 56–48  19–8
(8–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 2004
7:30 p.m., Metro
St. John's W 68–54  20–8
(9–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum (5,406)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 2004
12:00 p.m., Cox Sports
at No. 12 Providence W 63–54  21–8
(10–6)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
Providence, Rhode Island
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 2004*
2:00 p.m.
(5) vs. (12) Georgetown
First Round
W 68–57  22–8
Madison Square Garden (19,173)
New York, New York
Mar 11, 2004*
2:00 p.m.
(5) vs. (4) No. 19 Syracuse
Quarterfinals
W 57–54  23–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 12, 2004*
7:00 p.m.
(5) vs. (1) No. 6 Pittsburgh
Semifinals
L 53–62  23–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
12:30 p.m.
(6 STL) No. 25 vs. (11 STL) Utah
First Round
W 58–51  24–9
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 2004*
2:15 p.m.
(6 STL) No. 25 vs. (3 STL) No. 14 Georgia Tech
First Round
L 54–57  24–10
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
STL=St. Louis.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "Utah stymied by Eagles' defense". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Yellow Jackets fend off Boston College". ESPN. March 21, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Boston College 84, Wichita State 81". ESPN. November 24, 2003. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.