2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 24th season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. They finished the season with a record of 6–21, 4–12.

2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–21 (4–12 OVC)
Head coach
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 16 0   1.000 22 10   .688
Murray State 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
Morehead State 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Eastern Kentucky 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Samford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Tennessee Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Tennessee State 6 10   .375 7 21   .250
UT Martin 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Eastern Illinois 4 12   .250 6 21   .222
Southeast Missouri State 4 12   .250 11 16   .407
2004 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

True sophomore Josh Gomes was the team's leading scorer with 13.6 points along with senior center Jesse Mackinson with 5.3 rebounds. Other statistical leaders include true freshman guard Derik Hollyfield with 2.7 assists.[1]

Roster

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2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Josh Gomes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Head coach
  • Rick Samuels
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2003*
at Northern Illinois L 78–83  0–1
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, Illinois
Nov 25, 2003*
7:05 pm
at No. 15 Wisconsin L 47–81  0–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 2003*
Illinois-Chicago L 60–77  0–3
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Dec 6, 2003*
Indiana State L 56–71  0–4
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Dec 10, 2003*
St. Francis (IL) W 80–57  1–4
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Dec 13, 2003*
at Evansville L 76–86  1–5
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 20, 2003*
at Western Illinois L 79–84  1–6
Western Hall 
Macomb, Illinois
Dec 23, 2003*
at Ohio State L 50–69  1–7
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 2003*
at Iowa L 62–71  1–8
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 3, 2004*
Illinois College W 93–75  2–8
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
OVC regular season
Jan 8, 2004
Tennessee Tech W 83–70  3–8
(1–0)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 10, 2004
Austin Peay L 53–60  3–9
(1–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 13, 2004
Southeast Missouri State L 64–84  3–10
(1–2)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 17, 2004
Tennessee State L 59–60  3–11
(1–3)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 22, 2004
at Austin Peay L 57–64  3–12
(1–4)
Winfield Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2004
at Tennessee Tech L 67–84  3–13
(1–5)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2004
at Samford L 69–73  3–14
(1–6)
Seibert Hall 
Homewood, Alabama
Jan 31, 2004
at Jacksonville State L 73–78  3–15
(1–7)
Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Alabama
Feb 5, 2004
Murray State L 67–85  3–16
(1–8)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 7, 2004
Tennessee-Martin W 83–79 OT 4–16
(2–8)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 10, 2004
at Southeast Missouri State W 89–85  5–16
(3–8)
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 12, 2004
at Tennessee State L 68–75  5–17
(3–9)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 16, 2004*
Florida Gulf Coast L 72–81  5–18
(3–9)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 19, 2004
Morehead State W 78–59  6–18
(4–10)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 21, 2004
Eastern Kentucky L 67–71  6–19
(4–11)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 26, 2004
at Tennessee-Martin L 73–77  6–20
(4–12)
Skyhawk Arena 
Union City, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2004
at Murray State L 51–81  6–21
(4–13)
CFSB Center 
Murray, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Eastern Illinois Panthers Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ "2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.