2003–04 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 college basketball season. Under sixth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State won the SEC West Division regular season title finishing six games ahead of LSU and Alabama. The Bulldogs were upset in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, losing to Vanderbilt in overtime. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Atlanta region. After an opening round win over No. 15 seed Monmouth,[2] the Bulldogs were upset by No. 7 seed Xavier, a team they had beaten earlier in the season, 89–74. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 26–4 (14–2 SEC).

2003–04 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 8
Record26–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 13 3   .813 27 5   .844
Florida 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
No. 23 South Carolina 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 23 10   .697
Georgia 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Tennessee 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
LSU 8 8   .500 18 11   .621
Alabama 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Auburn 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
Ole Miss 5 11   .313 13 15   .464
Arkansas 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
2004 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2003–04 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gary Ervin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr   Brooklyn, NY
PF 4 Lawrence Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Baylor Houston, TX
G 15 Timmy Bowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 22 Dietric Slater 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wayne County HS Waynesboro, MS
F 41 Piotr Stelmach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr SMS Warka Kamien Pomorski, Poland
Head coach
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*
Tennessee-Martin W 90–74  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 26, 2003*
South Alabama W 71–62  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 29, 2003*
at Western Kentucky W 81–75  3–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 1, 2003*
McNeese State W 92–69  4–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 3, 2003*
Louisiana-Monroe W 76–52  5–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 6, 2003*
UAB W 86–84  6–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 13, 2003*
Xavier W 82–70  7–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 2003*
vs. New Orleans W 77–59  8–0
BankCorp South Arena 
 
Dec 20, 2003*
at Santa Clara W 66–61 OT 9–0
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 27, 2003*
at Tulane W 72–50  10–0
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 3, 2004*
No. 24 at Little Rock W 68–58  11–0
Alltel Arena 
Little Rock, Arkansas
SEC Regular season
Jan 7, 2004
No. 22 at Ole Miss W 61–54  12–0
(1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 10, 2004
No. 22 Arkansas W 80–62  13–0
(2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 13, 2004
 ESPN
No. 20 No. 5 Kentucky L 66–67  13–1
(2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,432)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 17, 2004
No. 20 at LSU W 64–54  14–1
(3–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 21, 2004
No. 19 at No. 17 Florida W 79–68  15–1
(4–1)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 24, 2004
No. 19 Georgia W 71–58  16–1
(5–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 28, 2004
No. 11 Tennessee W 82–60  17–1
(6–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 31, 2004
No. 11 at Auburn W 73–68  18–1
(7–1)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 7, 2004
No. 7 Ole Miss W 80–56  19–1
(8–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 11, 2004
No. 6 at No. 25 South Carolina W 79–75 OT 20–1
(9–1)
The Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 14, 2004
No. 6 at Arkansas W 77–70  21–1
(10–1)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 21, 2004
No. 4 Alabama L 73–77  21–2
(10–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 25, 2004
No. 7 LSU W 84–58  22–2
(11–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 28, 2004
No. 7 at Vanderbilt W 72–69  23–2
(12–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 2004
No. 5 Auburn W 105–91  24–2
(13–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 6, 2004
No. 5 at Alabama W 82–81 OT 25–2
(14–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
Mar 12, 2004*
(W1) No. 4 vs. (E4) Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals
L 70–74 OT 25–3
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
(2 ATL) No. 8 vs. (15 ATL) Monmouth
First Round
W 85–52  26–3
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Mar 21, 2004*
(2 ATL) No. 8 vs. (7 ATL) Xavier
Second Round
L 74–89  26–4
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ATL=Atlanta.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Monmouth No Match for Miss. St". Orlando Sentinel. March 20, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2022.