2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record19–13 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 – 3   .813 31 – 5   .861
No. 7 Connecticut † 12 – 4   .750 33 – 6   .846
No. 21 Providence 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690
No. 20 Syracuse 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
No. 25 Boston College 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Notre Dame 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
Virginia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Villanova 6 – 10   .375 18 – 17   .514
Georgetown 4 – 12   .250 13 – 15   .464
Miami (FL)* 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
St. John's* 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222
† 2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

The 2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24*
 Northern Illinois W 74–65  1–0
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 29*
 Mount St. Mary's W 78–64  2–0
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 1*
 at No. 24 Marquette L 58–71  2–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 6*
 Central Michigan L 68–69  2–2
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 10*
 Indiana L 63–66  2–3
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 14*
 at DePaul W 82–69  3–3
 Allstate Arena (14,198)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 21*
 American W 78–74  4–3
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 23*
 Quinnipiac W 79–62  5–3
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 28*
 Morehead State W 82–69  6–3
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 7
 West Virginia W 63–52  7–3
(1–0) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 10
 at Villanova W 82–78  8–3
(2–0) 		Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 12
 at No. 13 Pittsburgh L 71–74  8–4
(2–1) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 17
 No. 17 Syracuse L 70–81  9–4
(3–1) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 20
 at Virginia Tech W 74–63  10–4
(4–1) 		Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 25*
 Kentucky L 63–71  10–5
(4–1) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 28
 Miami (FL) W 72–62  11–5
(5–1) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 31
 at Rutgers L 70–81  11–6
(5–2) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 4
 at Boston College L 69–76  11–7
(5–3) 		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 7
 No. 4 Pittsburgh L 58–66  11–8
(5–4) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 9
 No. 5 Connecticut W 80–74  12–8
(6–4) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 14
 Seton Hall W 71–68  13–8
(7–4) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 16
 at Syracuse W 84–72  14–8
(8–4) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 21
 at No. 8 Connecticut L 50–61  14–9
(8–5) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
February 24
 No. 24 Providence L 59–73  14–10
(8–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 28*
 at UCLA W 75–60  15–10
(8–6) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 4
 Georgetown W 61–48  16–10
(9–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 6
 at St. John’s W 89–62  17–10
(10–6) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East Tournament
March 10
 (7) vs. (10) West Virginia
First round 		W 65–64  18–10
(10–6) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 11
 (7) vs. (2) No. 9 Connecticut
Quarterfinals 		L 58–66  18–11
(10–6) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT
March 17*
 Purdue
First Round 		W 71–59  19–11
(10–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 22*
 St. Louis
Second Round 		W 77–66  20–11
(10–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 25*
 Oregon
Quarterfinals 		L 61–65  20–12
(10–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.