2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh133 .813315  .861
No. 7 Connecticut124 .750336  .846
No. 21 Providence115 .688209  .690
No. 20 Syracuse115 .688238  .742
No. 25 Boston College106 .6252410  .706
Seton Hall106 .6252112  .636
Notre Dame97 .5631913  .594
Virginia Tech79 .4381514  .517
Rutgers79 .4382013  .606
West Virginia79 .4381714  .548
Villanova610 .3751817  .514
Georgetown412 .2501315  .464
Miami (FL)*412 .2501416  .467
St. John's*115 .063621  .222
2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

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.

Roster

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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) Current redshirt 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
Andre LaFleur


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

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2011[2]

Schedule and results

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

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

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
200412Emeka OkaforCharlotte Bobcats
200413Ben GordonChicago Bulls
200517Charlie VillanuevaToronto Raptors
2006112Hilton ArmstrongNew Orleans Hornets
2006122Marcus WilliamsNew Jersey Nets
2006123Josh BooneNew Jersey Nets
2006240Denham BrownSeattle SuperSonics

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References

  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.
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