2003–04 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2003–04 college basketball season, the 83rd season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by fourth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games for the final season at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

2003–04 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
C-USA Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	22–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	John Calipari (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Barbee Derek Kellogg John Robic
Home arena	Pyramid Arena

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
UAB	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Charlotte	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Louisville	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
TCU	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
Tulane	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Houston	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
South Florida	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2003–04 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 32 Sean Banks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr New York, New York G 1 Antonio Burks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee F 10 Rodney Carney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana F 14 Simplice Njoya 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Yaounde, Cameroon G 30 Jared Sandridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 0 Clyde Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach John Calipari (Clarion) Assistant coach(es) Tony Barbee (UMass) Derek Kellogg (UMass) John Robic (Denison) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 13, 2003*		vs. No. 20 Wake Forest Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 76–85	0–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Nov 22, 2003*		Fordham	W 94–64	1–1	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 29, 2003*		Austin Peay	W 74–60	2–1	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 3, 2003*		Tennessee-Martin	W 84–64	3–1	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 6, 2003*		at Ole Miss	W 73–62	4–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 13, 2003*		at No. 14 Illinois	L 64–74	4–2	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Dec 17, 2003*		Belmont	W 89–83	5–2	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 22, 2003*		Samford	W 63–62	6–2	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 27, 2003*		No. 11 Missouri	W 61–59	7–2	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 29, 2003*		Oakland	W 69–63	8–2	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 2004*		at Villanova	W 73–57	9–2	Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 2004*		at Southern Miss	L 63–66	9–3	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2004*	(2) No. 23	vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	L 61–72	21–7	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(7 E) No. 24	vs. (10 E) No. 23 South Carolina First Round	W 59–43	22–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 21, 2004*	(7 E) No. 24	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Oklahoma State Second Round	L 53–70	22–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings