2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–14 (8–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Illinois-Chicago † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
Green Bay 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607
Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Wright State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500
Butler 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
Loyola Chicago 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310
Cleveland State 0 – 16   .000 4 – 25   .138
† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 3rd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Roster

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2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 43 Jamie Smalligan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr East Grand Rapids, MI
G 21 Avery Sheets (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lafayette, IN
G 3 Bruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New Castle, IN
G 10 James Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Chicago, IL
F 34 Jeff James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL
F 31 Andy Grunst 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
C 24 Brian Ligon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, FL
F 33 Brandon Crone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Frankfort, IN
F 44 Nick Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Robinson, IL
G 22 Mike Monserez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
F 1 Duane Lightfoot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Louisville, KY
G 30 Nick Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Ryan Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 21 August 2012

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2003*
 Quincy W 68–54  1–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,506)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25, 2003*
 at Northern Iowa W 56–54  2–0
 UNI-Dome (3,641)
Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 30, 2003*
 vs. Michigan L 60–61 OT 2–1
 Conseco Fieldhouse (6,148)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2003*
 at Ball State L 61–63  2–2
 Worthen Arena (7,254)
Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2003*
 Evansville W 65–64  3–2
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,924)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2003*
 at Bradley L 55–59  3–3
 Carver Arena (8,892)
Peoria, IL
Dec 13, 2003*
 at Indiana L 50–62  3–4
 Assembly Hall (17,282)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 20, 2003*
 Indiana State W 57–39  4–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,175)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2003
 Green Bay L 63–70  4–5
(0–1) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,524)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 27, 2003*
 at St. Louis L 54–72  4–6
 Scottrade Center (8,938)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 3, 2004
 at Wright State L 39–51  4–7
(0–2) 		Nutter Center (4,406)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2004
 at Milwaukee L 59–71  4–8
(0–3) 		US Cellular Arena (4,207)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 10, 2004
 at Green Bay L 50–60  4–9
(0–4) 		Resch Center (4,643)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 15, 2004
 Loyola (IL) W 72–54  5–9
(1–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,285)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2004
 Detroit W 70–69 OT 6–9
(2–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,345)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21, 2004
 at Youngstown State W 67–66 OT 7–9
(3–4) 		Beeghly Center (3,172)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 24, 2004
 Wright State L 53–54  7–10
(3–5) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,423)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 29, 2004
 Cleveland State W 61–43  8–10
(4–5) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,017)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2004
 UIC L 71–74 OT 8–11
(4–6) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,005)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2004*
 IPFW W 72–55  9–11
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,014)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2004
 at Loyola (IL) W 74–67 OT 10–11
(5–6) 		Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,507)
Chicago, IL
Feb 12, 2003
 at Cleveland State W 57–56  11–11
(6–6) 		Henry J. Goodman Arena (1,676)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 14, 2004
 at Detroit L 48–54  11–12
(6–7) 		Calihan Hall (5,145)
Detroit, MI
Feb 18, 2004
 Milwaukee W 75–58  12–12
(7–7) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,645)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 21, 2004*
 Ohio
BracketBuster 		W 64–63 OT 13–12
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,220)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2004
 Youngstown State W 81–76  14–12
(8–7) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,725)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2004
 at UIC L 54–64  14–13
(8–8) 		UIC Pavilion (6,752)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
Mar 2, 2004
 (6) (7) Youngstown State
First Round 		W 88–57  15–13
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,301)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 5, 2004
 (6) vs. (3) Green Bay
Quarterfinals 		W 72–50  16–13
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,579)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 6, 2004
 (6) vs. (2) UIC
Semifinals 		L 56–65  16–14
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,286)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2003-04 Statistics - BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2003-04 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "2003-04 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "2003-2004 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.