2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, 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.

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East tournament champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 7
Record33–6 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center
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 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
SG 31 Rashad Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lakeland, Florida
PF 11 Hilton Armstrong 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Peekskill, New York
SG 24 Jason Baisch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Southbury, Connecticut
C 21 Josh Boone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mt. Airy, Maryland
SG 33 Denham Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PG 12 Taliek Brown (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Queens, New York
PG 40 Justin Evanovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ann Arbor, Michigan
SG 4 Ben Gordon (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mt. Vernon, New York
PF 32 Ed Nelson (I)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
C 50 Emeka Okafor (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
SG 2 Ryan Swaller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Milford, Connecticut
SF 13 Ryan Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gold Coast, Australia
SG 30 Shamon Tooles (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Coatesville, Pennsylvania
PF 3 Charlie Villanueva 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
SF 23 Marcus White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
PG 5 Marcus Williams (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Tom Moore
Clyde Vaughan


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

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2011[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition games
November 3*
Team Nike W 96–78  0–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, 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, 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, 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, Connecticut
December 13*
7:00 pm, Fox 61
No. 3 Quinnipiac W 88–55  7–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1 691 693 12 91 211 211 371 501 52465588797Not released
Coaches1 251 274 13 42 42 41 181 241 244855888971 31

*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Game officials

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Pre season NIT

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Game Round Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
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

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
3 November 22 #1/#1 Sacred Heart NR/NR

Pre season NIT

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Game Round Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
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

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
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

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
13 January 6 #1/#1 @ Rutgers NR/NR Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, William Bush

Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
14 January 11 #1/#1 Oklahoma #6/#7 Jim Burr, Charlie Shaw, John Clougherty

Big East Conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
15 January 14 #1/#1 Georgetown NR/NR Jim Haney, Ed Corbett, Donnee Gray

Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
16 January 17 #1/#1 @ North Carolina #9/#11 Karl Hess, Les Jones, Bob Donato

Big East Conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
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

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Game Round Date Seed Rank Opponent Opp Seed Opp Rank Officials
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

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Game Round Date Seed Rank Opponent Opp Seed Opp Rank Officials
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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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

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References

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  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  4. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.