2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
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America East tournament champions | |
Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 22–9 (15–3 America East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Patrick Gym |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 America East tournament winner |
The 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 18th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Phoenix region, the Catamounts lost to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the opening round.[1]
This season marked the second of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 17, 2003* | at Nevada | L 49–69 | 0–1 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||
Nov 24, 2003* | vs. Iona | L 53–56 | 0–2 | Westchester County Center White Plains, New York | |||||||
Nov 29, 2003* | at UCLA | L 67–68 | 0–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 2, 2003* | at UMass | L 64–76 | 0–4 | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
Dec 5, 2003* | Cornell | W 73–60 | 1–4 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Dec 14, 2003* | Harvard | W 48–42 | 2–4 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Dec 21, 2003* | at Marist | W 62–57 | 3–4 | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
Dec 30, 2003* | at Rhode Island | L 56–94 | 3–5 | Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
Jan 2, 2004 | at Binghamton | W 67–60 | 4–5 (1–0) | West Gym Binghamton, New York | |||||||
Jan 4, 2004 | at UMBC | W 67–66 | 5–5 (2–0) | RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 7, 2004 | Northeastern | W 88–78 | 6–5 (3–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Jan 11, 2004 | at Maine | W 71–62 | 7–5 (4–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine | |||||||
Jan 14, 2004 | Stony Brook | W 77–70 | 8–5 (5–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Jan 17, 2004 | at Boston University | W 59–57 | 9–5 (6–0) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 21, 2004* | at Dartmouth | W 76–66 | 10–5 | Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2004* | vs. New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 58–50 | 20–8 | Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Mar 7, 2004* | vs. Hartford Semifinals | W 61–48 | 21–8 | Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Mar 13, 2004* | Maine Championship game | W 72–53 | 22–8 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2004* CBS | (15 PHX) | vs. (2 PHX) No. 7 Connecticut First round | L 53–70 | 22–9 | HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Okafor has 15 and 14, stymies Coppenrath". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.