2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was Rick Samuels ' 24th season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. They finished the season with a record of 6–21, 4–12.
True sophomore Josh Gomes was the team's leading scorer with 13.6 points along with senior center Jesse Mackinson with 5.3 rebounds. Other statistical leaders include true freshman guard Derik Hollyfield with 2.7 assists.[ 1]
Roster
2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Josh Gomes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Sr
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2003 *
at Northern Illinois
L 78–83 0–1
Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois
Nov 25, 2003 *7:05 pm
at No. 15 Wisconsin
L 47–81 0–2
Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 2003 *
Illinois-Chicago L 60–77 0–3
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 6, 2003 *
Indiana State L 56–71 0–4
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 10, 2003 *
St. Francis (IL) W 80–57 1–4
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 13, 2003 *
at Evansville
L 76–86 1–5
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 20, 2003 *
at Western Illinois
L 79–84 1–6
Western Hall Macomb, Illinois
Dec 23, 2003 *
at Ohio State
L 50–69 1–7
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 2003 *
at Iowa
L 62–71 1–8
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 3, 2004 *
Illinois College W 93–75 2–8
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
OVC regular season
Jan 8, 2004
Tennessee Tech W 83–70 3–8
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 10, 2004
Austin Peay L 53–60 3–9
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 13, 2004
Southeast Missouri State L 64–84 3–10
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 17, 2004
Tennessee State L 59–60 3–11
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 22, 2004
at Austin Peay
L 57–64 3–12
Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2004
at Tennessee Tech
L 67–84 3–13
Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2004
at Samford
L 69–73 3–14
Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama
Jan 31, 2004
at Jacksonville State
L 73–78 3–15
Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama
Feb 5, 2004
Murray State L 67–85 3–16
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 7, 2004
Tennessee-Martin W 83–79 OT
4–16
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 10, 2004
at Southeast Missouri State
W 89–85 5–16
Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 12, 2004
at Tennessee State
L 68–75 5–17
Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 16, 2004 *
Florida Gulf Coast L 72–81 5–18
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 19, 2004
Morehead State W 78–59 6–18
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 21, 2004
Eastern Kentucky L 67–71 6–19
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 26, 2004
at Tennessee-Martin
L 73–77 6–20
Skyhawk Arena Union City, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2004
at Murray State
L 51–81 6–21
CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source:[ 2] [ 3]
References
