2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
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 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2003–04 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play, lost in the second round of the 2004 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and advance to the elite eight before losing to the eventual national champs, UCONN. Until the 2023-24 season, this was Alabama's only Elite Eight appearance.

Roster

#[2] Name Class Position Height Weight Home Town
1 Chuck Davis Sophomore Guard 6–3 230 Selma, AL
2 Emmett Thomas Senior Forward 6–4 205 Birmingham, AL
3 Kennedy Winston Sophomore Forward 6–7 230 Prichard, AL
4 Reggie Rambo Senior Forward 6–7 225 Lena, LA
5 Earnest Shelton Junior Guard 6–3 215 Memphis, TN
13 Lucky Williams Sophomore Forward 6–6 210 Nigeria, AL
21 Evan Brock Sophomore Forward 6–9 210 Roswell, GA
23 Demetrius Smith Senior Guard 6–3 210 Hogansville, GA
24 Jason Reese Junior Guard 6–2 215 Birmingham, AL
33 Akini Akini Freshman Forward 6–10 231 Tallahassee, FL
33 Jermareo Davidson Freshman Forward 6–10 230 Atlanta, GA
50 Antoine Pettway Senior Guard 6–0 170 Camden, AL

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2003*
6:00 p.m. 		Global Sports W 75–69   
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2003*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 22 Pittsburgh
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		L 62–71  0–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 21, 2003*
7:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 69–63  1–1
 Coleman Coliseum (7,499)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 2003*
7:00 p.m. 		Southeastern Louisiana W 83–76  2–1
 Coleman Coliseum (6,974)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2003*
6:30 p.m. 		at Providence L 71–76  2–2
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,256)
Providence RI
December 3, 2003*
8:00 p.m. 		Charlotte W 79–72  3–2
 Coleman Coliseum (7,645)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 6, 2003*
4:00 p.m. 		Austin Peay W 65–47  4–2
 Coleman Coliseum (7,635)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16, 2003*
7:00 p.m. 		Chattanooga W 76–72  5–2
 Coleman Coliseum (7,787)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2003*
9:00 p.m. 		vs. Oregon
Las Vegas Showdown 		W 87–86  6–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
December 27, 2003*
6:00 p.m. 		Mercer W 101–44  7–2
 Coleman Coliseum (7,685)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2003*
8:00 p.m. 		No. 18 Wisconsin W 71–56  8–2
 Coleman Coliseum (10,714)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 3, 2004*
2:30 p.m. 		at Xavier L 47–68  8–3
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
SEC regular season
January 10, 2004
2:00 p.m. 		at LSU L 66–70  8–4
(0–1) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,943)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2004
7:00 p.m. 		Arkansas W 81–65  9–4
(1–1) 		Coleman Coliseum (8,956)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 17, 2004
6:00 p.m. 		Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball 		W 69–46  10–4
(2–1) 		Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2004
6:00 p.m. 		at Georgia W 45–42  11–4
(3–1) 		Stegeman Coliseum (8,088)
Athens, GA
January 24, 2004
5:00 p.m. 		at Ole Miss L 60–71  11–5
(3–2) 		Tad Smith Coliseum (6,025)
Oxford, MS
January 27, 2004
7:30 p.m. 		No. 22 Florida L 78–88  11–6
(3–3) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,125)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 31, 2004
6:00 p.m. 		LSU L 54–60  11–7
(3–4) 		Coleman Coliseum (11,360)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4, 2004
6:30 p.m. 		at No. 25 South Carolina L 82–90 OT 11–8
(3–5) 		Colonial Center (16,227)
Columbia, SC
February 10, 2004
6:00 p.m. 		at No. 8 Kentucky L 55–66  11–9
(3–6) 		Rupp Arena (22,042)
Lexington, KY
February 14, 2004
2:00 p.m. 		Tennessee W 83–70  12–9
(4–6) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,190)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 18, 2004
7:00 p.m. 		Vanderbilt L 67–70  12–10
(4–7) 		Coleman Coliseum (7,875)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2004
3:00 p.m. 		at No. 4 Mississippi State W 77–73  13–10
(5–7) 		Humphrey Coliseum (10,437)
Starkville, MS
February 24, 2004
8:00 p.m. 		at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball 		W 72–71  14–10
(6–7) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
February 28, 2004
3:00 p.m. 		Ole Miss W 84–69  15–10
(7–7) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,175)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2004
7:00 p.m. 		at Arkansas W 72–68 OT 16–10
(8–7) 		Bud Walton Arena (15,626)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
March 6, 2004
2:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Mississippi State L 81–82 OT 16–11
(8–8) 		Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 11, 2004
8:45 p.m. 		(W3) vs. (E6) Tennessee
First Round 		W 84–49  17–11
 Georgia Dome (13,393)
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2004
8:45 p.m. 		(W3) vs. (E2) Florida
Second Round 		L 73–75 OT 17–12
 Georgia Dome (18,916)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2004*
2:40 pm 		(8) vs. (9) Southern Illinois
First round 		W 65–64  18–12
 KeyArena (15,512)
Seattle, WA
March 20, 2004*
5:40 pm 		(8) vs. (1) No. 1 Stanford
Second round 		W 70–67  19–12
 KeyArena (15,827)
Seattle, WA
March 25, 2004*
9:40 pm 		(8) vs. (5) No. 20 Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen 		W 80–71  20–12
 America West Arena (17,684)
Phoenix, Arizona
March 27, 2004*
4:40 pm 		(8) vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut
Elite Eight 		L 71–87  20–13
 America West Arena (17,889)
Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[3].

See also

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2003-04 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2021.