2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 2
Record27–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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]

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]

Roster

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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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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  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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