2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 season. Led by fourth year head coach Paul Hewitt, the Yellow Jackets made their best finish to date in the NCAA Tournament, battling all the way to the national championship game, where they eventually fell to UConn – the consensus favorite entering the season, but a team the Jackets handled in the Preseason NIT.[1] Georgia Tech finished the season with an overall record of 28–10 (9–7 ACC).

2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Preseason NIT Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 14
Record28–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
No. 15 NC State 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
No. 17 Wake Forest 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 14 Georgia Tech 9 7   .563 28 10   .737
No. 18 North Carolina 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
No. 19 Maryland 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Florida State 6 10   .375 19 14   .576
Virginia 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
Clemson 3 13   .188 10 18   .357
2004 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 B. J. Elder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Madison, GA
F 2 Isma'il Muhammad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 3 Jarrett Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Fort Washington, MD
G 5 Mario West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Douglasville, GA
F 10 Jim Nyström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Will Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
C 12 Luke Schenscher 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Canberra, Australia
G 14 Keith Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Austell, GA
G 24 Marvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Germantown, MD
F 34 Robert Brooks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Saginaw, MI
F 42 Clarence Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Norco, LA
F 44 Theodis Tarver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Monroe, LA
G 51 David Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Syracuse, NY
G 55 Anthony McHenry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 2003*
Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–45  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 20, 2003*
Hofstra W 75–56  2–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 23, 2003*
at Cornell W 90–69  3–0
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, New York
Nov 26, 2003*
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Preseason NIT
W 77–61  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 28, 2003*
vs. Texas Tech
Preseason NIT
W 85–65  5–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 3, 2003*
No. 13 at Ohio State W 73–53  6–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 6, 2003*
No. 13 Tennessee State W 94–43  7–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 13, 2003*
No. 10 Saint Louis W 75–62  8–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 17, 2003*
No. 5 Alabama A&M W 74–41  9–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 21, 2003*
No. 5 St. John's W 79–66  10–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 23, 2003*
No. 4 Marist W 90–40  11–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 2003*
No. 4 VCU W 86–65  12–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 3, 2004*
No. 3 at Georgia L 80–83 2OT 12–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 11, 2004
No. 8 at No. 12 North Carolina L 88–103  12–2
(0–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2004
No. 8 Virginia W 75–57  13–2
(1–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 17, 2004
No. 12 Maryland W 81–71  14–2
(2–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 20, 2004
No. 11 at No. 10 Wake Forest W 73–66  15–2
(3–1)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 24, 2004
No. 11 at NC State L 72–76  15–3
(3–2)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 27, 2004
No. 14 Clemson W 76–69  16–3
(4–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 31, 2004
No. 14 No. 1 Duke L 74–82  16–4
(4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 3, 2004*
No. 15 at Florida State L 65–81  16–5
(4–4)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 7, 2004*
No. 15 at Tennessee W 77–62  17–5
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 2004
No. 15 No. 14 North Carolina W 88–77  18–5
(5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 14, 2004
No. 15 at Virginia L 80–82  18–6
(5–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 2004
No. 18 at Maryland W 75–64  19–6
(6–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 22, 2004
No. 18 No. 15 Wake Forest L 76–80  19–7
(6–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 25, 2004
No. 18 No. 14 NC State L 69–79  19–8
(6–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 28, 2004
No. 18 at Clemson W 79–60  20–8
(7–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Mar 3, 2004
No. 19 at No. 3 Duke W 76–68  21–8
(8–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Mar 6, 2004
No. 19 Florida State W 63–60  22–8
(9–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 2004*
No. 14 at No. 16 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 83–82  23–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 13, 2004*
No. 14 vs. No. 5 Duke
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 71–85  23–9
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (14 MW) Northern Iowa
First Round
W 65–60  24–9
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 21, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Boston College
Second Round
W 57–54[3]  25–9
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 26, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (10 MW) Nevada
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–67[4]  26–9
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, MO
Mar 28, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Kansas
Elite Eight
W 79–71 OT[5] 27–9
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, MO
Apr 3, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Oklahoma State
Final Four
W 67–65[6]  28–9
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
Apr 5, 2004*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (2 W) No. 7 Connecticut
National Championship
L 73–82  28–10
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[7]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Huskies dominant inside and out". ESPN. April 8, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "2003-04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Yellow Jackets fend off Boston College". ESPN. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech Ends Nevada's Dream Run". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jack's 29 pace Jackets past Jayhawks". ESPN. March 28, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bynum's drive sends Jackets to finals". ESPN. April 3, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.