2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions; SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 2
Record	27–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (7th season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2003–04 college basketball season led by head coach Tubby Smith. Although the team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they were upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the second round.^[2]

2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Florida	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State	14	–	2	.875	26	–	4	.867
LSU	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Ole Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cliff Hawkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Dumfries, Virginia
G	2	Ravi Moss	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	University Heights	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	3	Brandon Stockton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Glasgow	Glasgow, Kentucky
G	4	Gerald Fitch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Westside	Macon, Georgia
G	5	Josh Carrier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Bowling Green	Bowling Green, Kentucky
C	10	Łukasz Obrzut	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy (ME)	Gliwice, Poland
G	12	Preston LeMaster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Bourbon County	Paris, Kentucky
F	12	Bernard Cote	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Champlain-St. Lambert	St. Lambert, Quebec
F	13	Bobby Perry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Hillside	Durham, North Carolina
F	14	Erik Daniels	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Princeton	Cincinnati
G	15	Matt Heissenbuttel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, Kentucky
C	21	Shagari Alleyne	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Rice	Bronx, New York
G	22	Patrick Sparks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Muhlenberg North	Central City, Kentucky
F	23	Sheray Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Riverdale Baptist (MD)	Montreal, Quebec
F	24	Kelenna Azubuike	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Victory Christian	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	33	Antwain Barbour	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
F	44	Chuck Hayes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Modesto Christian	Modesto, California

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 21, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV	No. 10	Winthrop	W 65–44	1–0	Rupp Arena (21,271) Lexington, Kentucky
November 28, 2003* 7:30 pm, UKTV	No. 10	Tennessee Tech	W 108–81	2–0	Rupp Arena (21,918) Lexington, Kentucky
December 1, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV	No. 10	vs. Marshall	W 89–76	3–0	US Bank Arena (13,913) Cincinnati
December 6, 2003* 1:30 pm, CBS	No. 9	vs. UCLA	W 52–50	4–0	Anaheim Pond (17,816) Anaheim, California
December 13, 2003* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 21 Michigan State Basketbowl	W 79–74	5–0	Ford Field (78,129) Detroit
December 20, 2003* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	vs. Indiana	W 80–41	6–0	RCA Dome (25,686) Indianapolis
December 23, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV	No. 2	Eastern Kentucky	W 101–72	7–0	Rupp Arena (22,023) Lexington, Kentucky
December 27, 2003* 5:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	No. 20 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 56–65	7–1	Rupp Arena (24,328) Lexington, Kentucky
December 31, 2003* 4:00 pm, UKTV	No. 8	Austin Peay	W 61–53	8–1	Freedom Hall (11,526) Louisville, Kentucky
January 3, 2004* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	No. 9 North Carolina	W 61–56	9–1	Rupp Arena (23,014) Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2004 7:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 7	No. 20 Vanderbilt	W 75–63	10–1 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (22,927) Lexington, Kentucky
January 13, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	at No. 20 Mississippi State	W 67–66	11–1 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,432) Starkville, Mississippi
January 17, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 5	Georgia	L 57–65	11–2 (2–1)	Rupp Arena (23,102) Lexington, Kentucky
January 20, 2004 9:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 9	at Tennessee	W 69–68 ^OT	12–2 (3–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (17,990) Knoxville, Tennessee
January 25, 2004* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	at Notre Dame	W 71–63	13–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana
January 28, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 71–61	14–2 (4–1)	Rupp Arena (22,151) Lexington, Kentucky
January 31, 2004 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at Vanderbilt	L 60–66	14–3 (4–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, Tennessee
February 3, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at No. 21 Florida	W 68–65	15–3 (5–2)	O'Connell Center (12,330) Gainesville, Florida
February 7, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 9	No. 25 South Carolina	W 65–64	16–3 (6–2)	Rupp Arena (23,244) Lexington, Kentucky
February 10, 2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	Alabama	W 66–55	17–3 (7–2)	Rupp Arena (22,042) Lexington, Kentucky
February 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	at Georgia	L 68–74	17–4 (7–3)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Georgia
February 18, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 7	Arkansas	W 73–56	18–4 (8–3)	Rupp Arena (21,941) Lexington, Kentucky
February 21, 2004 2:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 9	at Auburn	W 68–59	19–4 (9–3)	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL
February 25, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 3	Tennessee	W 92–60	20–4 (10–3)	Rupp Arena (23,201) Lexington, Kentucky
February 29, 2004 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	at LSU	W 70–64	21–4 (11–3)	Maravich Center (12,791) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 3, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 9	at South Carolina	W 84–65	22–4 (12–3)	Colonial Center (18,000) Columbia, South Carolina
March 7, 2004 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	Florida	W 82–62	23–4 (13–3)	Rupp Arena (24,191) Lexington, Kentucky
2004 SEC Tournament
March 12, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports	(1 E) No. 8	vs. (5 E) Georgia 2004 SEC tournament quarterfinals	W 69–60	24–4	Georgia Dome (20,203) Atlanta
March 13, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports	(1 E) No. 8	vs. (3 E) South Carolina SEC tournament semifinals	W 78–63	25–4	Georgia Dome (21,446) Atlanta
March 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS	(1 E) No. 8	vs. (2 E) Florida SEC tournament championship	W 89–73	26–4	Georgia Dome (22,024) Atlanta
2004 NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2004 6:45 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (16 MW) Florida A&M First Round	W 96–76	27–4	Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio
March 21, 2004 4:30 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (9 MW) UAB Second Round	L 75–76	27–5	Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Blazing Upset: UAB topples top-seeded Kentucky to reach Sweet 16". SI.com. March 21, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

External links

Kentucky Basketball Official Site Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Blazing Upset: UAB topples top-seeded Kentucky to reach Sweet 16". SI.com. March 21, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

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2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

SEC tournament champions SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 2
Record	27–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (7th season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →