2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#7
2003–04 record	33–6 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (18th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Moore
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	31	–	5	.861
#7 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	33	–	6	.846
#21 Providence	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
#20 Syracuse	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
#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*	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 2003–2004 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They won their record-tying sixth Big East tournament. On April 6, 2004, they claimed their second national championship by defeating Georgia Tech, 82–73.

Roster

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	31	Anderson, RashadRashad Anderson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Lakeland, FL
4.5 !F/C	11	Armstrong, HiltonHilton Armstrong	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Peekskill, NY
1.5 !G	24	Baisch, JasonJason Baisch	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southbury, CT
4.5 !F/C	21	Boone, JoshJosh Boone	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mt. Airy, MD
3.5 !F	33	Brown, DenhamDenham Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Toronto, Canada
1.5 !G	12	Brown, TaliekTaliek Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	40	Evanovich, JustinJustin Evanovich	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ann Arbor, MI
1.5 !G	4	Gordon, BenBen Gordon	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mt. Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	32	Nelson, EdEd Nelson (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
4.5 !F/C	50	Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bellaire, TX
3.5 !F	2	Swaller, RyanRyan Swaller	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milford, CT
3.5 !F	13	Thompson, RyanRyan Thompson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gold Coast, Australia
2.5 !G/F	30	Tooles, ShamonShamon Tooles	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Coatesville, PA
3.5 !F	3	Villanueva, CharlieCharlie Villanueva	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	23	White, MarcusMarcus White	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	5	Williams, MarcusMarcus Williams (S)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Tom Moore
Andre LaFleur

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2011^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition games
November 3*		Team Nike	W 96–78	0–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
November 13*		Beltway Ballers	W 102–44	0–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	Yale Preseason NIT First round	W 70–60	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#1	Nevada Preseason NIT Second round	W 93–79	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 22* 12:00 pm, Fox 61	#1	Sacred Heart	W 111–64	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,085) Hartford, CT
November 26* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Semifinals	L 61–77	3–1	Madison Square Garden (7,607) New York, NY
November 28* 4:30 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. Utah Preseason NIT Consolation Game	W 76–44	4–1	Madison Square Garden (8,910) New York, NY
December 1* 7:00 pm, WTXX	#4	Lehigh	W 75–55	5–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,103) Hartford, CT
December 6* 7:00 pm, WTXX	#4	Army	W 74–46	6–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 13* 7:00 pm, Fox 61	#3	Quinnipiac	W 88–55	7–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 20* 12:00 pm, WTXX	#2	Iona	W 104–54	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
December 28* 2:00 pm, WTXX	#2	Ball State	W 101–62	9–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
December 30* 7:00 pm	#1	Massachusetts	W 91–67	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 2* 8:05 pm, NESN	#1	at Rice	W 92–83	11–1	Autry Court (4,653) Houston, TX
January 6 7:30 pm, Fox 61	#1	at Rutgers	W 75–74	12–1 (1–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,044) Piscataway, NJ
January 11* 4:30 pm, CBS	#1	#7 Oklahoma	W 86–59	13–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 14 7:30 pm, WTXX	#1	Georgetown Rivalry	W 94–70	14–1 (2–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 17* 3:30 pm, CBS	#1	at #11 North Carolina	L 83–86	14–2	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN	#4	#9 Pittsburgh	W 68–65	15–2 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 24 12:00 pm, Fox 61	#4	Providence	L 56–66	15–3 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 28 7:00 pm, WTXX	#8	at Virginia Tech	W 96–60	16–3 (4–1)	Cassell Coliseum (7,908) Blacksburg, VA
January 31 4:00 pm, Fox 61	#8	at Boston College	W 63–58	17–3 (5–1)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	#20 Syracuse Rivalry	W 84–56	18–3 (6–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 7 2:00 pm, WTXX	#5	West Virginia	W 88–58	19–3 (7–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
February 9 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Notre Dame	L 74–80	19–4 (7–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, IN
February 15 1:30 pm, ABC	#5	at #4 Pittsburgh	L 68–75	19–5 (7–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,817) Pittsburgh, PA
February 18 7:00 pm, WTXX	#8	Miami	W 76–63	20–5 (8–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 21 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	Notre Dame	W 61–50	21–5 (9–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#8	at St. John's	W 71–53	22–5 (10–3)	Madison Square Garden (11,736) New York, NY
February 28 2:30 pm, ESPN	#8	at Villanova	W 75–74	23–5 (11–3)	Wachovia Center (16,392) Philadelphia, PA
March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN	#8	Seton Hall	W 89–67	24–5 (12–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
March 7 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 56–67	24–6 (12–4)	Carrier Dome (32,944) Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
March 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. Notre Dame Quarterfinals	W 66–58	25–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
March 12 9:30 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. Villanova Semifinals	W 84–67	26–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
March 13 8:00 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. #6 Pittsburgh Championship game	W 61–58	27–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 18* 7:10 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (15 P) Vermont First Round	W 70–53	28–6	HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, NY
March 20* 7:58 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (7 P) DePaul Second Round	W 72–55	29–6	HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, NY
March 25* 7:10 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (6 P) Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen	W 73–53	30–6	America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, AZ
March 27* 4:40 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (8 P) Alabama Elite Eight	W 87–71	31–6	America West Arena (17,889) Phoenix, AZ
April 3* 8:58 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (1 A) #6 Duke Final Four	W 79–78	32–6	Alamodome (44,417) San Antonio, TX
April 6* 9:21 pm, CBS	(2 P) #7	vs. (3 S) #14 Georgia Tech Championship game	W 82–73	33–6	Alamodome (44,468) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. P denotes Phoenix Region, A denotes Atlanta Region, S denotes St. Louis Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[3].

Awards and honors

Emeka Okafor, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2004	1	2	Emeka Okafor	Charlotte Bobcats
2004	1	3	Ben Gordon	Chicago Bulls
2005	1	7	Charlie Villanueva	Toronto Raptors
2006	1	12	Hilton Armstrong	New Orleans Hornets
2006	1	22	Marcus Williams	New Jersey Nets
2006	1	23	Josh Boone	New Jersey Nets
2006	2	40	Denham Brown	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

↑ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
↑ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
↑ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2004

Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 2003–04 NCAA Champions

3 Charlie Villanueva 4 Ben Gordon 5 Marcus Williams 11 Hilton Armstrong 12 Taliek Brown 21 Josh Boone 31 Rashad Anderson 33 Denham Brown 50 Emeka Okafor (MOP) Head Coach Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches Tom Moore George Blaney

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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