2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2003–04 record	18–12 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (9th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Doug Wojcik (1st year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (1st year)
Home arena	Breslin Center

2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#13 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
#10 Wisconsin †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
Michigan State	12	–	4	.750	18	–	12	.600
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Indiana	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ohio State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2004 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his 9th year as head coach. MSU finished the season with a record of 18–12, 12–4 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 7th consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to Nevada.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2002–03 season with an overall record of 22–12 and in fifth place in the Big Ten with a 10–6 record. Michigan State received a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 6th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, their fourth trip to the Elite Eight under Tom Izzo.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by sophomore Paul Davis (15.9 PPG, 6.2 PRG, 2.0 APG) and juniors Chris Hill (13.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.9 APG) and Kelvin Tolbert (10.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 PAG). The Spartans began the season ranked #3 in the country and faced a difficult non-conference schedule. MSU fell on the road to #6 Kansas in the second game of the season.^[1] Two wins followed the loss before a murderous row of a schedule which included three straight losses to #6 Duke,^[2] in overtime to #14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills,^[3] and to #8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl.^[4]^[5] The Spartans followed this losing streak by losing 2 of their final four non-conference games including at #17 Syracuse and dropped out of the rankings.^[6] They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6.

After a loss to open Big Ten play to #21 Wisconsin,^[7] the Spartans recovered to win 7 of their next 8 and 6 of their last 7 Big Ten games. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12–4 and 17–10 overall. A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals^[8] was followed by a third loss of the season to #17 Wisconsin.^[9]

The Spartans earned a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the First Round, this time by Nevada.^[10]^[11]

Roster

2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Maurice Ager	SO	G	6'5"	8.5 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Alan Anderson	JR	F	6'6"	8.1 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.2 Ast
Jason Andreas	SR	C	6'10"	2.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Tim Bograkos	JR	G	6'2"	0.9 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Shannon Brown	FR	G	6'4"	7.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Brandon Cotton	FR	G	6'0"	1.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Paul Davis	SO	C	6'11"	15.8 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Anthony Hamo	SO	G	6'2"	0.4 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Andy Harvey	SO	G	6'5"	0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Chris Hill	JR	G	6'3"	13.8 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 3.9 Ast
Rashi Johnson	SR	G	6'2"	0.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Drew Naymick	FR	C	6'10"	0.6 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Justin Ockerman	FR	C	6'10"	0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Delco Rowley	SO	F	6'3"	1.2 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Kelvin Torbert	JR	G	6'4"	10.7 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Matt Trannon	FR	F	6'6"	1.2 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Source^[12]

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition games
Nov 2, 2003 2:30 pm, ESPN		Harlem Globetrotters	L 83–97		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2003		Nike Elite	W 85–81		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

Nov 21, 2003* 7:05 pm	#3	Bucknell	W 64–52	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2003*	#3	at #6 Kansas	L 74–81	1–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Nov 29, 2003* 2:00 pm	#3	Pennsylvania	W 77–52	2–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2003* 4:10 pm	#3	DePaul Spartan Classic	W 89-81	3–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2003*	#5	#6 Duke ACC-Big Ten Challenge	L 50–72	3–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2003*	#5	vs. #14 Oklahoma	L 77–80 ^OT	3–3	The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,123) Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 13, 2003* 4:00 pm	#21	vs. #8 Kentucky Basketbowl	L 74–79	3–4	Ford Field (78,129) Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2003*		South Florida	W 73–60	4–4	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 2003*		at UCLA	L 58–64	4–5	Pauley Pavilion (12,433) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 30, 2003* 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 78–72	5–5	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 3, 2004* 12:05 pm		at #17 Syracuse	L 73–60	5–6	Carrier Dome (25,869) Syracuse, NY
Big Ten regular season

Jan 10, 2004 11:01 am		at #21 Wisconsin	L 64–77	5–7 (0–1)	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI
Jan 14, 2004 8:00 pm		Penn State	W 76–58	6–7 (1–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 2004 3:45 pm		Michigan Rivalry	W 71–54	7–7 (2–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 2004 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	W 73–61	8–7 (3–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,743) Evanston, IL
Jan 25, 2004 2:00 pm		at #23 Purdue	L 70–76 ^OT	8–8 (3–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 28, 2004 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	W 79–78 ^OT	9–8 (4–2)	Williams Arena (12,601) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 31, 2004 8:00 pm		Indiana	W 84–72	10–8 (5–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 2004 8:00 pm		Iowa	W 89–72	11–8 (6–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2004 12:00 pm		at Ohio State	W 84–70	12–8 (7–2)	Value City Arena (17,337) Columbus, OH
Feb 10, 2004 8:00 pm		at Illinois	L 51–75	12–9 (7–3)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
Feb 14, 2004 12:17 pm		Minnesota	W 69–58	13–9 (8–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2004 7:00 pm		Purdue	W 62–55	14–9 (9–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 2004		Northwestern	W 66–56	15–9 (10–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2004 7:00 pm		at Michigan Rivalry	W 72–69	16–9 (11–3)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 28, 2004 12:15 pm		at Penn State	W 67–47	17–9 (12–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,777) State College, PA
Mar 2, 2004		#17 Wisconsin	L 64–68 ^OT	17–10 (12–4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 12, 2004 ESPN Plus		vs. Northwestern Big Ten Quarterfinals	W 68–55	18–10	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,178) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13, 2004 CBS		vs. #10 Wisconsin Big Ten Semifinals	L 68–66	18–11	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,903) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004 CBS	(7E)	vs. (10E) Nevada	L 72-66	18–12	KeyArena (15,827) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[13]^[14].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP^[15]	3	3	5	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A*
Coaches^[16]	4	3	6	20	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Paul Davis - All Big Ten First Team^[17]
Paul Davis - NABC All-District Team^[17]
Chris Hill - All Big Ten Second Team^[17]
Chris Hill - First-Team Academic All-American^[18]
Kelvin Torbert - All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches), Honorable Mention (Media)^[17]
Shannon Brown - All Big Ten All-Freshman Team^[17]

References

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↑ "Spartans Fall In Battle Of Sixes - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartan Comeback Falls Short Against Oklahoma In OT - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Men's Basketball Falls To No. 8 Kentucky, 79-74 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Wildcats make bid for No. 1 before record crowd". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartans Fall At No. 17 Syracuse, 96-83 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartans Fall To No. 21 Wisconsin, 77-64 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartans Advance Past Northwestern, 68-55 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartans Edged Out By Wisconsin, 68-66 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ "Spartans Fall To Nevada In NCAA First Round - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "2004 Nevada vs. Michigan State Round of 64". ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004.html
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004-schedule.html
↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/msu-m-baskbl-2003.html
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↑ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
1 2 3 4 5 "Paul Davis Named First-Team All-Big Ten - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Chris Hill Named First-Team Academic All-American - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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

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