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2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 15th year at the school. The team finished in a 5-way tie atop the conference regular season standings and won the Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Atlanta region. After an opening round victory over East Tennessee State, Cincinnati was beaten in the second round by No. 5 seed Illinois, 92–68. The Bearcats finished with a 25–7 record (12–4 C-USA).

2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA Regular season co-champions
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 11
Record25–7 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul 12 – 4   .750 22 – 10   .688
No. 24 Memphis 12 – 4   .750 22 – 8   .733
No. 11 Cincinnati † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781
UAB 12 – 4   .750 22 – 10   .688
Charlotte 12 – 4   .750 21 – 9   .700
Louisville 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
Marquette 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
TCU 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
Southern Miss 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 13 – 14   .481
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Houston 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
South Florida 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Field Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 3 John Meeker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Troy, Ohio
G 10 Jamaal Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Corpus Christi, Texas
F 21 James White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Mar 6, 2004
 No. 13 No. 20 Memphis W 83–79  21–6
(12–4) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 11, 2004*
 No. 13 Louisville
Quarterfinals 		W 64–62  22–6
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*
 No. 13 Saint Louis
Semifinals 		W 66–46  23–6
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 13, 2004*
 No. 13 DePaul
Championship game 		W 55–50  24–6
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
 (4 ATL) No. 11 vs. (13 ATL) East Tennessee State
First Round 		W 80–77  25–6
 Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 21, 2004*
 (4 ATL) No. 11 vs. (5 ATL) No. 13 Illinois
Second Round 		L 68–92  25–7
 Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ATL=Atlanta.

Rankings

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Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1819191816141211106810131715131311Not released
Coaches19 т191917161211107571012141212121218

*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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