2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team finished with a 23–10 record (SEC East: 8–8, 4th) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 25 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.

2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record23–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky133 .813275  .844
Florida97 .5632011  .645
No. 23 South Carolina88 .5002311  .676
Vanderbilt88 .5002310  .697
Georgia79 .4381614  .533
Tennessee79 .4381514  .517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State142 .875264  .867
LSU88 .5001811  .621
Alabama88 .5002013  .606
Auburn511 .3131414  .500
Ole Miss511 .3131315  .464
Arkansas412 .2501216  .429
2004 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Roster

2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 35 Matt Freije 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 21, 2003*
    at Belmont W 74–59  1–0
    Curb Event Center 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nov 24, 2003*
    Indiana W 73–60  2–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nov 29, 2003*
    Tennessee-Martin W 94–60  3–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 3, 2003*
    IUPUI W 86–68  4–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 6, 2003*
    Michigan W 83–63  5–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 10, 2003*
    Tennessee State W 85–64  6–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 13, 2003*
    Tennessee Tech W 98–79  7–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 20, 2003*
    Wofford W 90–59  8–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 22, 2003*
    No. 25 Appalachian State W 63–48  9–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 30, 2003*
    No. 22 Lehigh W 85–59  10–0
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 3, 2004*
    No. 22 at TCU W 95–60  11–0
    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
    Fort Worth, Texas
    Jan 7, 2004
    No. 20 Auburn W 59–53  12–0
    (1–0)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 10, 2004
    No. 20 at No. 7 Kentucky L 63–75  12–1
    (1–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 14, 2004
    No. 23 at Tennessee L 66–76  12–2
    (1–2)
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jan 17, 2004
    No. 23 No. 15 Florida W 86–72  13–2
    (2–2)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 24, 2004
    No. 22 at Arkansas L 62–70  13–3
    (2–3)
    Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Jan 28, 2004
    No. 22 No. 24 South Carolina L 55–57  13–4
    (2–4)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 31, 2004
    No. 5 Kentucky W 66–60  14–4
    (3–4)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 7, 2004
    at No. 21 Florida L 71–81  14–5
    (3–5)
    Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 11, 2004
    Georgia W 61–39  15–5
    (4–5)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 14, 2004
    at No. 25 South Carolina L 75–82  15–6
    (4–6)
    Colonial Center 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Feb 18, 2004
    at Alabama W 70–67  16–6
    (5–6)
    Coleman Coliseum 
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Feb 21, 2004
    No. 24 LSU W 74–54  17–6
    (6–6)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 25, 2004
    at Ole Miss W 77–65  18–6
    (7–6)
    Tad Smith Coliseum 
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Feb 28, 2004
    No. 7 Mississippi State L 69–72  18–7
    (7–7)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Mar 3, 2004
    Tennessee W 61–58  19–7
    (8–7)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Mar 6, 2004
    at Georgia L 61–71  19–8
    (8–8)
    Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, Georgia
    SEC tournament
    Mar 11, 2004*
    vs. Ole Miss
    First round
    W 70–50  20–8
    Georgia Dome 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 12, 2004*
    vs. No. 4 Mississippi State
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–70 OT 21–8
    Georgia Dome 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 13, 2004*
    vs. Florida
    Semifinals
    L 69–91  21–9
    Georgia Dome 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 19, 2004*
     CBS
    (6) vs. (11) Western Michigan
    First round
    W 71–58  22–9
    Pepsi Center 
    Denver, Colorado
    Mar 21, 2004*
     CBS
    (6) vs. (3) No. 15 NC State
    Second Round
    W 75–73  23–9
    Pepsi Center 
    Denver, Colorado
    Mar 25, 2004*
     CBS
    (6) vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut
    Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 53–73  23–10
    US Airways Center (17,889)
    Phoenix, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    References

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