2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2004 NIT, Final Four
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (7–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Sundvold
  • Fred Quartelbaum
  • Damon Archibold
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Texas 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 16 Kansas 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Colorado 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Missouri 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Oklahoma 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa State 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Kansas State 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Nebraska 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
Baylor 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Texas A&M 0 16   .000 7 21   .250
2004 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Previous season

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The Cyclones finished 17–14, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish 9th the regular season conference standings.[2] They lost to Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Wichita State and lost to Iowa.[3]

On April 28, 2003, The Des Moines Register published pictures of head coach Larry Eustachy kissing several young women and holding a beer at a party near the University of Missouri's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated the Cyclones on January 22.[4] The Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats.[5][6][7][8] During the scandal, the Register reported that Iowa State documents showed that the NCAA cited Eustachy for rules violations related to paying players.[9]

On April 30, 2003, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay and recommended that he be fired for violating a morals clause in his contract.[10] Eustachy held a press conference in which he apologized for his behavior and admitted he had recently begun rehab treatment for alcoholism.[11][12] Eustachy initially indicated he would contest the suspension. Instead, on May 5, he announced his resignation.[13][14]

In the wake of the scandal assistant coach Wayne Morgan was promoted to replace Eustachy as head coach.[15]

Incoming players

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Incoming players
Name Position Height Weight Previous school Hometown
Curtis Stinson Guard 6'2" 205 lbs. Winchendon Prep The Bronx
Will Blalock Guard 5'11" 185 lbs. Notre Dame Prep Boston
Damion Staple Forward 6'8" 230 lbs. Southeastern Illinois Kingston, Jamaica
Jeff Bergstrom Forward 6'4" 190 lbs. Kingwood High Kingwood, Houston, TX
Dave Braet Guard 6'3" 185 lbs. Calamus–Wheatland Calamus, Iowa
Reggie George Center 6'9" 230 lbs. Notre Dame Prep Chicago
Mark Boll Forward 6'5" 210 lbs. West Genesee Syracuse, New York
Jonnell Marion Guard 5'9" 150 lbs. Valley West Des Moines, Iowa
Reference:[16][17]

Roster

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2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jake Sullivan (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tartan High Oakdale, Minnesota
G 1 Curtis Stinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Winchendon Prep The Bronx
G 3 John Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Winterset High Winterset, Iowa
F 4 Jackson Vroman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Snow College Bountiful, Utah
G 11 Will Blalock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Boston
G 12 Tim Barnes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Southeastern Illinois Henderson, Kentucky
F 15 Adam Schaper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kankakee Valley DeMotte, Indiana
F 22 Damion Staple 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southeastern Illinois Kingston, Jamaica
F 33 Mark Boll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Genesee Syracuse, New York
F 34 Jeff Bergstrom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kingwood High Kingwood, Texas
G 40 Dave Braet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Calamus–Wheatland Calamus, Iowa
C 41 Reggie George 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Chicago
G 42 Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Washington High Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G/F 50 Marcus Jefferson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep East Chicago
C 51 Jared Homan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Mary's Remsen, Iowa
C 54 Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Hopkins High Minnetonka, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2003*
7:00 pm
L.A. Stars
Exhibition
W 81-61 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 17, 2003*
7:00 pm
Global Sports
Exhibition
W 91-83 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 28, 2003*
7:00 pm
Mercer W 87-64  1-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2003*
12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
UNI
Iowa Big Four
W 79-76  2-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 5, 2003*
7:30 pm
IPFW
Cyclone Challenge
W 78-51  3-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 6, 2003*
7:30 pm
Idaho State
Cyclone Challenge
W 73-47  4-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 13, 2003*
12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Liberty W 76-58  5-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 20, 2003*
7:05 pm, WOI/KFXA/KFXB/KWQC/KCAU/KIMT/Cox
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 83-77  6-0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
December 23, 2003*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Xavier W 68-61  7-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2003*
5:00 pm
at Virginia L 74-85  7-1
University Hall 
 
January 3, 2004*
9:00 pm, 4SD
at San Diego State L 76-86  7-2
Viejas Arena 
San Diego
January 7, 2004
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Missouri W 70-65  8-2
(1-0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2004
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Nebraska W 89-74  9-2
(2-0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2004*
6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Northern Colorado W 89-63  10-2
(2-0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2004
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Colorado L 70-88  10-3
(2-1)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
January 21, 2004*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
W 84-76  11-3
(2-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 24, 2004
7:05 pm, ESPN Plus
at Baylor L 59-63  11-4
(2-2)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 28, 2004
6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas A&M W 91-82  12-4
(3-2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 31, 2004
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 15 Kansas W 68-61  13-4
(4-2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 4, 2004
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Oklahoma L 48-75  13-5
(4-3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 2004
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 13 Oklahoma State L 67-88  13-6
(4-4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2004
7:00 pm
at Kansas State L 59-90  13-7
(4-5)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 2004
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 11 Texas W 78-77  14-7
(5-5)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 2004
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Missouri L 70-82  14-8
(5-6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 2004
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at No. 21 Kansas L 89-90 OT 14-9
(5-7)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 2004
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Kansas State W 75-69  15-9
(6-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2004
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Nebraska L 65-68  15-10
(6-8)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3, 2004
7:00P PM
Colorado W 83-77  16-10
(7-8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 6, 2004
12:30 pm, ABC
at Texas Tech L 58-72  16-11
(7-9)
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2004
2:00 pm, ESPN Plus
vs. Kansas State W 78-64  17-11
(7-9)
American Airlines Center 
Dallas
March 12, 2004
12:00 pm, ESPN Plus
vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State L 75-83  17-12
(7-9)
American Airlines Center 
Dallas
NIT Tournament
March 17, 2004*
8:30 pm, Mediacom
Georgia
NIT first round
W 82-74  18-12
(7-9)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 23, 2004*
6:00 pm, Mediacom
at Florida State
NIT second round
W 62-59  19-12
(7-9)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
March 25, 2004*
8:30 pm, Mediacom
Marquette
NIT Quarterfinals
W 77-69  20-12
(7-9)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 30, 2004
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Rutgers
NIT Semifinals
L 81-84 OT 20-13
(7-9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF).
  3. ^ "NIT Championship Home".
  4. ^ "Kiszla: Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story – The Denver Post". April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Kluck, Ted (April 29, 2003). "Larry's big night out". Page 2. ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  6. ^ Witosky, Tom (April 28, 2003). "Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Witosky, Tom (April 29, 2003). "Party Photos: A Timeline". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Higgins, Tim (May 1, 2003). "Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004.
  9. ^ Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.
  10. ^ "Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports". ABC News. May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Witosky, Tom (May 1, 2003). "Eustachy to be fired?". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  12. ^ Pennington, Bill; Glier, Ray (May 1, 2003). "Iowa St. Coach Faces Firing For Behavior". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012.
  13. ^ Witosky, Tom (May 9, 2003). "Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
  14. ^ Hack, Damon (May 6, 2003). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Iowa State's Eustachy Steps Down as Coach". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  15. ^ "Iowa State Names Wayne Morgan New Coach". May 14, 2003.
  16. ^ "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
  17. ^ "Iowa State Adds Two Walk-Ons – Iowa State Athletics". cyclones.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  19. ^ "Big 12 Men's Basketball 2003-04 Wrap Up". big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  20. ^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.