2003–04 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2003–04 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
2003–04 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
Northeast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	21–12 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Calloway (7th season);
Home arena	William T. Boylan Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 7th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in NEC play to finish tied for first place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the South region, the Hawks were beaten by No. 2 seed Mississippi State in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	31	Blake Hamilton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2003*		vs. Boston College Paradise Jam	L 50–60	1–1	Sports and Fitness Center Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2003*		vs. Hampton Paradise Jam	W 64–52	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
NEC tournament
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Mount St. Mary's Quarterfinals	W 64–52	19–11	Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York
Mar 7, 2004*		vs. Robert Morris Semifinals	W 62–45	20–11	Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York
Mar 10, 2004* ESPN2		Central Connecticut State Championship game	W 67–55	21–11	Boylan Gymnasium (2,500) West Long Branch, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 8 Mississippi State First round	L 52–85	21–12	TD Waterhouse Centre Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Venues	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1965–2009) OceanFirst Bank Center (2009–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24