2003–04 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2003–04 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
2003–04 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	27–6 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Murry Bartow (1st season);
Home arena	Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. After finishing first in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the SoCon tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Atlanta region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 4 seed Cincinnati in the opening round, 80–77.^[1]

2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
East Tennessee State †	15	–	1	.938	27	–	6	.818
Chattanooga	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Elon	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UNC Greensboro	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
Western Carolina	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Appalachian State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
South
Georgia Southern	11	–	5	.688	21	–	8	.724
College of Charleston	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Davidson	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Furman	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Wofford	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
The Citadel	2	–	14	.125	6	–	22	.214

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2004 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2003–04 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Jerald Fields	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Gainesville, Florida
G	5	Tim Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Newport News, Virginia
F	44	Zakee Wadood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Lonoke, Arkansas

Head coach

Murry Bartow (UAB)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		at Houston Preseason NIT	W 65–51	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 23, 2003*		at Texas Tech Preseason NIT	L 53–64	1–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 25, 2003*		Mars Hill	W 100–57	2–1	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Nov 29, 2003*		UNC Wilmington	W 67–62	3–1	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 3, 2003*		at UNC Asheville	W 78–56	4–1	Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina
Dec 6, 2003		Georgia Southern	W 91–85	5–1 (1–0)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 15, 2003*		at Clemson	L 86–100 ^OT	5–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 17, 2003*		at Tennessee Tech	W 77–70	6–2	Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 2003*		Virginia–Wise	W 81–55	7–2	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 27, 2003*		vs. IUPUI	L 81–85	7–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 2003*		vs. Lamar	W 75–62	8–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 2003*		vs. American	L 66–71	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 2004		at Furman	W 69–68	9–4 (2–0)	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2004		at UNC Greensboro	W 72–68	10–4 (3–0)	Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 12, 2004*		Union (KY)	W 100–62	11–4	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2004		at College of Charleston	L 89–91	24–5 (15–1)	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 2004*		vs. Furman Quarterfinals	W 94–84	25–5	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2004*		vs. Davidson Semifinals	W 96–84	26–5	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Chattanooga Championship game	W 78–62	27–5	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(13 ATL)	vs. (4 ATL) No. 11 Cincinnati First round	L 77–80	27–6	Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

Zakee Wadood – SoCon Player of the Year
Murry Bartow – SoCon Coach of the Year

References

^ "Cincinnati Escapes an Upset". The New York Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[1] "Cincinnati Escapes an Upset". The New York Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[2] "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[3] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

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