2003–04 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003–2004 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Comcast Center. They won the 2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament—the first Maryland team to do so since 1984—and advanced to the round of 32 in the 2004 NCAA basketball tournament.

2003–04 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 19
Record20–12 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Matt Kovarik
Home arenaComcast Center
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 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 1 Jamar Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Sicklerville, New Jersey
F 4 Travis Garrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Suitland, Maryland
G 5 D. J. Strawberry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Corona, California
G 11 John Gilchrist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 13 Chris McCray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Capitol Heights, Maryland
F 20 Darien Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Roxbury, New Jersey
F 21 Mike Grinnon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Huntington, New York
F 22 Nik Caner-Medley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Portland, Maine
G 23 Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 25 Ekene Ibekwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Carson, California
C 31 Will Bowers 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Hanover, Maryland
F/C 44 Hassan Fofana 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Weston, Massachusetts
Head coach
  • Gary Williams
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 22
No. 25 American W 79–48  1–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
November 25
No. 24 George Mason W 79–64  2–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
November 29
No. 24 Hofstra W 87–72  3–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 2
No. 25 No. 15 Wisconsin
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
W 73–67 OT 4–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 6
No. 25 vs. No. 17 Gonzaga
BB&T Classic
L 68–82  4–1
MCI Center 
Washington, DC
December 7
No. 25 vs. West Virginia
BB&T Classic
L 77–78 OT 4–2
MCI Center 
Washington, DC
December 10
at No. 1 Florida W 69–68 OT 5–2
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 14
Pepperdine W 96–72  6–2
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 23
No. 24 UNC Greensboro W 85–58  7–2
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 28
No. 24 at Florida State L 75–79  7–3
(0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 3
Mount St. Mary's W 89–56  8–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 6
Maryland Eastern Shore W 87–38  9–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 14
No. 9 North Carolina W 90–84  10–3
(1–1)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 17
at No. 12 Georgia Tech L 71–81  10–4
(1–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
January 21
No. 1 Duke L 60–68  10–5
(1–3)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 25
at Clemson W 65–52  11–5
(2–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 29
at No. 19 Wake Forest L 85–93  11–6
(2–4)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 1
NC State L 69–81  11–7
(2–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 4
at Virginia W 71–67  12–7
(3–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 8
Florida State W 73–62  13–7
(4–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 15
at No. 14 North Carolina L 86–97  13–8
(4–6)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 19
No. 18 Georgia Tech L 64–75  13–9
(4–7)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 22
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at No. 3 Duke L 63–86  13–10
(4–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 24
Clemson W 70–49  14–10
(5–8)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 28
No. 11 Wake Forest L 83–91  14–11
(5–9)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
March 3
at No. 16 NC State W 70–69  15–11
(6–9)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 7
Virginia W 70–61  16–11
(7–9)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
March 12
vs. No. 15 Wake Forest W 87–86  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 13
vs. No. 17 NC State W 85–82  18–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 14
vs. No. 5 Duke W 95–87 OT 19–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 18
No. 19 vs. UTEP
First Round
W 86–83  20–11
Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
March 20
No. 19 vs. Syracuse
Second Round
L 70–72  20–12
Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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