2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 10
Record	25–7 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coaches	Greg Gard Gary Close
Home arena	Kohl Center

2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Illinois	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
No. 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

Roster

2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Sharif Chambliss (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin G 3 Ike Ukawuba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago F 4 Ray Nixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin F/C 5 Jason Chappell  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So New Berlin, Wisconsin G 12 Boo Wade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Milwaukee G 13 Clayton Hanson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Reedsburg, Wisconsin F/C 21 Andreas Helmigk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Klagenfurt G 23 Kammron Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Minneapolis G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Milwaukee C 30 Dave Mader 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr Appleton, Wisconsin F/C 32 Brian Butch  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Appleton, Wisconsin G 34 Devin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Milwaukee F 42 Alando Tucker   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lockport, Illinois F 44 Zach Morley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Maryville, Missouri F 54 Mike Wilkinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Blue Mounds, Wisconsin	Head coach Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Assistant coach(es) Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-1-10

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/21/2003* 5:00 pm, CSTV	No. 15	at Penn	W 64–53	1–0	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/25/2003* 7:05 pm	No. 15	Eastern Illinois	W 81–47	2–0	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
11/29/2003* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Rutgers	W 55–43	3–0	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/02/2003* 8:30 pm	No. 15	at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 67–73	3–1	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
12/06/2003* 7:00 pm	No. 15	Detroit	W 68–42	4–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/10/2003* 7:00 pm, ESPN/WPT	No. 23	Green Bay	W 73–57	5–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/13/2003* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Milwaukee	W 89–71	6–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/20/2003* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 23 Marquette	W 63–59	7–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/2003* 7:30 pm	No. 19	vs. Ohio Rock-N-Roll Shootout	W 71–48	8–1	Gund Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
12/30/2003* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at Alabama	L 56–71	8–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
1/03/2004* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	College of Charleston	W 75–49	9–2	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/06/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	Indiana	W 79–45	10–2 (1–0)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan State	W 77–64	11–2 (2–0)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/14/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at Purdue	L 51–53	11–3 (2–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/2004 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	Michigan	W 74–63	12–3 (3–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/2004 1:32 pm, ESPN+	No. 21	Illinois	W 76–56	13–3 (4–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/28/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	Ohio State	W 69–57	14–3 (5–1)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
2/04/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Minnesota	W 80–66	15–3 (6–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/07/2004 1:32 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at Northwestern	L 51–69	15–4 (6–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
2/11/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at Iowa	W 54–52	16–4 (7–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/14/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	Ohio State	W 78–48	17–4 (8–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/18/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at Illinois	L 57–65	17–5 (8–3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
2/22/2004 1:00 pm	No. 12	at Michigan	L 59–71	17–6 (8–4)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/25/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Penn State	W 68–45	18–6 (9–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/29/2004 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Purdue	W 82–46	19–6 (10–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
3/02/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	at Michigan State	W 68–64	20–6 (11–4)	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
3/06/2004 11:17 am	No. 17	at Indiana	W 70–52	21–6 (12–4)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
3/12/2004 5:40 pm, UPN	No. 10	vs. Minnesota Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals	W 66–52	22–6	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
3/13/2004 3:05 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. Michigan State Big Ten tournament – Semifinals	W 68–66	23–6	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
3/14/2004 2:30 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 12 Illinois Big Ten tournament – Finals	W 70–53	24–6	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/19/2004* 6:20 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (11) Richmond First Round	W 76–64	25–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee
3/21/2004* 3:52 pm, CBS	(6) No. 10	vs. (3) No. 9 Pittsburgh Second Round	L 55–59	25–7	Bradley Center  Milwaukee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.