2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2004 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 5, 2004; Rankings from AP Poll; *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East Tournament

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#7
2003–04 record	33–6 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (18th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Moore
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Hartford Civic Center
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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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G/F	31	Rashad Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lakeland, FL
F/C	11	Hilton Armstrong	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Peekskill, NY
G	24	Jason Baisch	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Southbury, CT
F/C	21	Josh Boone	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Mt. Airy, MD
F	33	Denham Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Toronto, Canada
G	12	Taliek Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Queens, NY
G	40	Justin Evanovich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Ann Arbor, MI
G	4	Ben Gordon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mt. Vernon, NY
F	32	Ed Nelson (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
F/C	50	Emeka Okafor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Jr	Bellaire, TX
F	2	Ryan Swaller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Milford, CT
F	13	Ryan Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Gold Coast, Australia
G/F	30	Shamon Tooles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Coatesville, PA
F	3	Charlie Villanueva	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, NY
F	23	Marcus White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
G	5	Marcus Williams (S)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Tom Moore
Andre LaFleur

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2011^[2]

Schedule

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, CT
November 13*		Beltway Ballers	W 102–44	0–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	Yale Preseason NIT First round	W 70–60	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#1	Nevada Preseason NIT Second round	W 93–79	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 22* 12:00 pm, Fox 61	#1	Sacred Heart	W 111–64	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,085) Hartford, CT
November 26* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Semifinals	L 61–77	3–1	Madison Square Garden (7,607) New York, NY
November 28* 4:30 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. Utah Preseason NIT Consolation Game	W 76–44	4–1	Madison Square Garden (8,910) New York, NY
December 1* 7:00 pm, WTXX	#4	Lehigh	W 75–55	5–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,103) Hartford, CT
December 6* 7:00 pm, WTXX	#4	Army	W 74–46	6–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 13* 7:00 pm, Fox 61	#3	Quinnipiac	W 88–55	7–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 20* 12:00 pm, WTXX	#2	Iona	W 104–54	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
December 28* 2:00 pm, WTXX	#2	Ball State	W 101–62	9–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
December 30* 7:00 pm	#1	Massachusetts	W 91–67	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 2* 8:05 pm, NESN	#1	at Rice	W 92–83	11–1	Autry Court (4,653) Houston, TX
January 6 7:30 pm, Fox 61	#1	at Rutgers	W 75–74	12–1 (1–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,044) Piscataway, NJ
January 11* 4:30 pm, CBS	#1	#7 Oklahoma	W 86–59	13–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 14 7:30 pm, WTXX	#1	Georgetown Rivalry	W 94–70	14–1 (2–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 17* 3:30 pm, CBS	#1	at #11 North Carolina	L 83–86	14–2	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN	#4	#9 Pittsburgh	W 68–65	15–2 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 24 12:00 pm, Fox 61	#4	Providence	L 56–66	15–3 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 28 7:00 pm, WTXX	#8	at Virginia Tech	W 96–60	16–3 (4–1)	Cassell Coliseum (7,908) Blacksburg, VA
January 31 4:00 pm, Fox 61	#8	at Boston College	W 63–58	17–3 (5–1)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	#20 Syracuse Rivalry	W 84–56	18–3 (6–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 7 2:00 pm, WTXX	#5	West Virginia	W 88–58	19–3 (7–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
February 9 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Notre Dame	L 74–80	19–4 (7–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, IN
February 15 1:30 pm, ABC	#5	at #4 Pittsburgh	L 68–75	19–5 (7–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,817) Pittsburgh, PA
February 18 7:00 pm, WTXX	#8	Miami	W 76–63	20–5 (8–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 21 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	Notre Dame	W 61–50	21–5 (9–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#8	at St. John's	W 71–53	22–5 (10–3)	Madison Square Garden (11,736) New York, NY
February 28 2:30 pm, ESPN	#8	at Villanova	W 75–74	23–5 (11–3)	Wachovia Center (16,392) Philadelphia, PA
March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN	#8	Seton Hall	W 89–67	24–5 (12–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
March 7 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 56–67	24–6 (12–4)	Carrier Dome (32,944) Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
March 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. Notre Dame Quarterfinals	W 66–58	25–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
March 12 9:30 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. Villanova Semifinals	W 84–67	26–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
March 13 8:00 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. #6 Pittsburgh Championship game	W 61–58	27–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 18* 7:10 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (15 P) Vermont First Round	W 70–53	28–6	HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, NY
March 20* 7:58 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (7 P) DePaul Second Round	W 72–55	29–6	HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, NY
March 25* 7:10 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (6 P) Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen	W 73–53	30–6	America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, AZ
March 27* 4:40 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (8 P) Alabama Elite Eight	W 87–71	31–6	America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, AZ
April 3* 8:58 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (1 A) #6 Duke Final Four	W 79–78	32–6	Alamodome (44,417) San Antonio, TX
April 6* 9:21 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (3 S) #14 Georgia Tech Championship game	W 82–73	33–6	Alamodome (44,468) San Antonio, TX
*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].

Awards and honors

Emeka Okafor, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
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2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	31	–	5	.861
#7 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	33	–	6	.846
#21 Providence	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
#20 Syracuse	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
#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*	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