2004 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2004 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena. The final was held at Patrick Gym on the campus of the University of Vermont,[1] and was the first basketball game held in the state of Vermont to be nationally televised, airing on ESPN.[2] Vermont gained its second consecutive conference tournament win and NCAA tournament berth with its win over Maine.[3][4] Vermont was given the 15th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut 70–53.[5] Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the opening round to Rhode Island 80–52.[6]

2004 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
ChampionsVermont (2nd title)
Winning coachTom Brennan (2nd title)
MVPTaylor Coppenrath (Vermont)
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2003–04 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Bracket and Results

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 Boston University 58
8 Stony Brook 62
8 Stony Brook 65
9 UMBC 59
4 Maine 74
8 Stony Brook 54
4 Maine 79*
5 Binghamton 77
4 Maine 53
2 Vermont 72
2 Vermont 58
7 New Hampshire 50
7 New Hampshire 43
10 Albany 38
2 Vermont 61
6 Hartford 48
3 Northeastern 74
6 Hartford 79

* Game Ended in Overtime

See also

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References

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  1. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 5
  2. ^ "Patrick Gymnasium". UVMAthletics.com. University of Vermont. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Coppenrath pours in 43 in first game back". Burlington, Vermont: ESPN. Associated Press. March 14, 2004. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 1
  5. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 48
  6. ^ America East Conference 2021, p. 49

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