2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NIT Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
2003–04 record 23-11 (8-8, T-5th Big Ten)
Head coach Tommy Amaker
Assistant coach Charles Ramsey
Assistant coach Chuck Swenson
Assistant coach Andrew Moore
MVP Lester Abram
MVP Bernard Robinson, Jr.
Captain Colin Dill
Captain J. C. Mathis
Home arena Crisler Arena
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 Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament.[3] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] The team had a 12 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #12 Wisconsin 7159 on February 22 at Crisler Arena.[6]

Colin Dill and J. C. Mathis served as team co-captains, and Lester Abram and Bernard Robinson, Jr. shared team MVP honors.[7] The team's leading scorers were Daniel Horton (415 points), Bernard Robinson, Jr. (411 points) and Lester Abram (405 points). The leading rebounders were Robinson (194), Courtney Sims (161) and Graham Brown (139).[8]

Courtney Sims won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship for blocked shots with a 2.00 average in all games.[9] The team led the conference in rebounding margin with a 3.4 average margin in conference games as well as blocked shots with a 4.31 team average in conference games.[10]

In the 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the Conseco Fieldhouse from March 1114, Michigan was seeded fifth and earned a first round bye. Then, in the second round they defeated number 4 Iowa7970 before being defeated by number 1 Illinois 7460.[11]

On March 16, 2004, Michigan defeated Missouri 6564 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. Then, Michigan defeated Oklahoma 6352 and Hawaii 8873 on March 22 and March 24 at Crisler Arena, respectively. At the final four in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the team defeated Oregon 7853 in the semifinals on March 30 and Rutgers 6255 to win the championship on April 1.[3][6]

National Invitation Tournament

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Roster

2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F Abram, LesterLester Abram
So
G Andrews, JohnJohn Andrews
Fr
C Ba, AmadouAmadou Ba
So
Bell, AshtynAshtyn Bell
Fr
F Brown, GrahamGraham Brown
So
F Dill, ColinColin Dill
Sr
G Harrell, SherrodSherrod Harrell
So
G Harris, DionDion Harris
Fr
G Horton, DanielDaniel Horton
So
F Hunter, ChrisChris Hunter
So
F Mathis, J.C.J.C. Mathis
Sr
F Petway, BrentBrent Petway
Fr
F Robinson, BernardBernard Robinson
Sr
C Sims, CourtneyCourtney Sims
Fr
G Wohl, DaniDani Wohl
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-19

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[13]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg
Daniel Horton3432107431.61343660.366681990.342791120.7051285972.91223.681210360841512.2
Bernard Robinson Jr.3433109532.21503470.43217680.250941220.770361581945.71303.884293641041112.1
Lester Abram312491329.41262570.49040970.4121131340.84335961314.2411.37925531940513.1
Dion Harris341195628.11122850.393581700.34161790.7722054742.2762.27106634334310.1
Courtney Sims343475022.11051920.547180.12552900.57863981614.7180.57205112682637.7
Graham Brown342867319.8621200.51700 32560.57158811394.1150.4701482691564.6
Brent Petway33044613.555830.66300 18320.56337751123.470.2350177281283.9
Chris Hunter22533215.134680.5004110.36437460.8042846743.4110.54502311151095.0
J.C. Mathis26140715.742880.477270.28614420.33346541003.9200.839132481003.9
Sherrod Harrell2511124.51110.091190.111360.500014140.620.17067060.2
John Andrews70111.6130.333120.50000 0220.300.02000030.4
Dani Wohl80131.6130.33300 010.0000110.110.11011020.3
Colin Dill101222.2040.000040.000020.0000000.020.20020000.0
Amadou Ba70152.1010.00000 00 0330.400.00020000.0
Ashtyn Bell4061.5030.00000 010.0001120.500.00002000.0
TEAM34 62531153.4 8
Season Total34 82318310.4491925750.3345037230.696398821121935.944513.15868507259158234168.9
Opponents34 77118560.4152086420.3244005670.705347726107331.645613.466122506207108215063.2

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
2004 2 15 45 Bernard Robinson Charlotte Bobcats

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See also

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 6883. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  6. 1 2 "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 49. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  7. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 910. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 35. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  10. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 38. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  11. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  12. http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html
  13. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  14. "2004 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

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