2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2004 NIT, Final Four
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–13 (7–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Wayne Morgan (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold; Fred Quartelbaum; Damon Archibold;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	4	.886
No. 12 Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Colorado	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Oklahoma	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Iowa State	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Texas A&M	0	–	16	.000	7	–	21	.250

† 2004 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 17–14, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish 9th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Wichita State and lost to Iowa.^[3]

On April 28, 2003, The Des Moines Register published pictures of head coach Larry Eustachy kissing several young women and holding a beer at a party near the University of Missouri's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated the Cyclones on January 22.^[4] The Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] During the scandal, the Register reported that Iowa State documents showed that the NCAA cited Eustachy for rules violations related to paying players.^[9]

On April 30, 2003, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay and recommended that he be fired for violating a morals clause in his contract.^[10] Eustachy held a press conference in which he apologized for his behavior and admitted he had recently begun rehab treatment for alcoholism.^[11]^[12] Eustachy initially indicated he would contest the suspension. Instead, on May 5, he announced his resignation.^[13]^[14]

In the wake of the scandal assistant coach Wayne Morgan was promoted to replace Eustachy as head coach.^[15]

Incoming players

Incoming players
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous school	Hometown
Curtis Stinson	Guard	6'2"	205 lbs.	Winchendon Prep	The Bronx
Will Blalock	Guard	5'11"	185 lbs.	Notre Dame Prep	Boston
Damion Staple	Forward	6'8"	230 lbs.	Southeastern Illinois	Kingston, Jamaica
Jeff Bergstrom	Forward	6'4"	190 lbs.	Kingwood High	Kingwood, Houston, TX
Dave Braet	Guard	6'3"	185 lbs.	Calamus–Wheatland	Calamus, Iowa
Reggie George	Center	6'9"	230 lbs.	Notre Dame Prep	Chicago
Mark Boll	Forward	6'5"	210 lbs.	West Genesee	Syracuse, New York
Jonnell Marion	Guard	5'9"	150 lbs.	Valley	West Des Moines, Iowa
Reference:^[16]^[17]

Roster

2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jake Sullivan (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Tartan High	Oakdale, Minnesota
G	1	Curtis Stinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Winchendon Prep	The Bronx
G	3	John Neal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Winterset High	Winterset, Iowa
F	4	Jackson Vroman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Snow College	Bountiful, Utah
G	11	Will Blalock	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Boston
G	12	Tim Barnes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Southeastern Illinois	Henderson, Kentucky
F	15	Adam Schaper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Kankakee Valley	DeMotte, Indiana
F	22	Damion Staple	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Illinois	Kingston, Jamaica
F	33	Mark Boll	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	West Genesee	Syracuse, New York
F	34	Jeff Bergstrom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Kingwood High	Kingwood, Texas
G	40	Dave Braet	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Calamus–Wheatland	Calamus, Iowa
C	41	Reggie George	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Chicago
G	42	Justin Fries	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Washington High	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G/F	50	Marcus Jefferson (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Notre Dame Prep	East Chicago
C	51	Jared Homan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	St. Mary's	Remsen, Iowa
C	54	Andrew Skoglund	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Hopkins High	Minnetonka, Minnesota

Head coach

Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Quartlebaum (Fordham)
Damon Archibald (Boise State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2003* 7:00 pm	L.A. Stars Exhibition	W 81-61		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 17, 2003* 7:00 pm	Global Sports Exhibition	W 91-83		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 28, 2003* 7:00 pm	Mercer	W 87-64	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2003* 12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	UNI Iowa Big Four	W 79-76	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 5, 2003* 7:30 pm	IPFW Cyclone Challenge	W 78-51	3-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 6, 2003* 7:30 pm	Idaho State Cyclone Challenge	W 73-47	4-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 13, 2003* 12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Liberty	W 76-58	5-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 20, 2003* 7:05 pm, WOI/KFXA/KFXB/KWQC/KCAU/KIMT/Cox	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 83-77	6-0	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
December 23, 2003* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Xavier	W 68-61	7-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2003* 5:00 pm	at Virginia	L 74-85	7-1	University Hall
January 3, 2004* 9:00 pm, 4SD	at San Diego State	L 76-86	7-2	Viejas Arena San Diego
January 7, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Missouri	W 70-65	8-2 (1-0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Nebraska	W 89-74	9-2 (2-0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2004* 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Northern Colorado	W 89-63	10-2 (2-0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Colorado	L 70-88	10-3 (2-1)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
January 21, 2004* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	W 84-76	11-3 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 24, 2004 7:05 pm, ESPN Plus	at Baylor	L 59-63	11-4 (2-2)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
January 28, 2004 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Texas A&M	W 91-82	12-4 (3-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 31, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 15 Kansas	W 68-61	13-4 (4-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 4, 2004 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Oklahoma	L 48-75	13-5 (4-3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 2004 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 13 Oklahoma State	L 67-88	13-6 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2004 7:00 pm	at Kansas State	L 59-90	13-7 (4-5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 11 Texas	W 78-77	14-7 (5-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 18, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Missouri	L 70-82	14-8 (5-6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at No. 21 Kansas	L 89-90 ^OT	14-9 (5-7)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Kansas State	W 75-69	15-9 (6-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Nebraska	L 65-68	15-10 (6-8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3, 2004 7:00P PM	Colorado	W 83-77	16-10 (7-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 6, 2004 12:30 pm, ABC	at Texas Tech	L 58-72	16-11 (7-9)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2004 2:00 pm, ESPN Plus	vs. Kansas State	W 78-64	17-11 (7-9)	American Airlines Center Dallas
March 12, 2004 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus	vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State	L 75-83	17-12 (7-9)	American Airlines Center Dallas
NIT Tournament
March 17, 2004* 8:30 pm, Mediacom	Georgia NIT first round	W 82-74	18-12 (7-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 23, 2004* 6:00 pm, Mediacom	at Florida State NIT second round	W 62-59	19-12 (7-9)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
March 25, 2004* 8:30 pm, Mediacom	Marquette NIT Quarterfinals	W 77-69	20-12 (7-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 30, 2004 6:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Rutgers NIT Semifinals	L 81-84 ^OT	20-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden New York City
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Conference Selections^[18]

Jackson Vroman (3rd Team)

Jake Sullivan (Honorable Mention)

Curtis Stinson (Honorable Mention)

Conference Freshman of the Year^[19]

Curtis Stinson (2004)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[20]

Jake Sullivan (2004)

Justin Fries (2004)

Freshman All-American^[18]

Curtis Stinson (2004)

Ralph A. Olsen Award^[18]

Curtis Stinson (2004)

Jackson Vroman (2004)

Jake Sullivan (2004)

References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF).
^ "NIT Championship Home".
^ "Kiszla: Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story – The Denver Post". April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
^ Kluck, Ted (April 29, 2003). "Larry's big night out". Page 2. ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Witosky, Tom (April 28, 2003). "Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Witosky, Tom (April 29, 2003). "Party Photos: A Timeline". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Higgins, Tim (May 1, 2003). "Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004.
^ Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.
^ "Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports". ABC News. May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ Witosky, Tom (May 1, 2003). "Eustachy to be fired?". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Pennington, Bill; Glier, Ray (May 1, 2003). "Iowa St. Coach Faces Firing For Behavior". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012.
^ Witosky, Tom (May 9, 2003). "Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
^ Hack, Damon (May 6, 2003). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Iowa State's Eustachy Steps Down as Coach". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
^ "Iowa State Names Wayne Morgan New Coach". May 14, 2003.
^ "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
^ "Iowa State Adds Two Walk-Ons – Iowa State Athletics". cyclones.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ "Big 12 Men's Basketball 2003-04 Wrap Up". big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Big 12 Conference" (PDF).

[3] "NIT Championship Home".

[4] "Kiszla: Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story – The Denver Post". April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

[5] Kluck, Ted (April 29, 2003). "Larry's big night out". Page 2. ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[Eustachy's_party_behavior_called_poor_judgment-6] Witosky, Tom (April 28, 2003). "Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[7] Witosky, Tom (April 29, 2003). "Party Photos: A Timeline". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[8] Higgins, Tim (May 1, 2003). "Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004.

[9] Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.

[10] "Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports". ABC News. May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[11] Witosky, Tom (May 1, 2003). "Eustachy to be fired?". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[12] Pennington, Bill; Glier, Ray (May 1, 2003). "Iowa St. Coach Faces Firing For Behavior". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012.

[13] Witosky, Tom (May 9, 2003). "Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.

[14] Hack, Damon (May 6, 2003). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Iowa State's Eustachy Steps Down as Coach". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

[15] "Iowa State Names Wayne Morgan New Coach". May 14, 2003.

[16] "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".

[17] "Iowa State Adds Two Walk-Ons – Iowa State Athletics". cyclones.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

[auto-18] "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[19] "Big 12 Men's Basketball 2003-04 Wrap Up". big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[20] "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

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