2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas, 100–74.

2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	22–10 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Anderson (2nd season)
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
UAB	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Charlotte	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Louisville	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
TCU	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
Tulane	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Houston	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
South Florida	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Carldell Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana G/F 1 Donell Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama G/F 2 Ronell Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama F 3 Marques Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 4 Gabe Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Camden, Alabama G 5 DeAndre' Carroll 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama G 10 Morris Finley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lafayette, Alabama G 12 Reed Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama F 15 Lee Cobb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Somerville, Alabama G 21 Tony Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Morganfield, Kentucky F 23 Demario Eddins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F 25 Ernest Little 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Monroeville, Alabama G 31 Richard Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 32 Sidney Ball 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Duncanville, Alabama G 42 Derrick Broom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cartersville, Georgia F 44 Brandon Tobias 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Head coach Mike Anderson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 2003*		Georgia Southern	W 94–73	1–0	Bartow Arena (3,270) Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 2003*		Richmond	W 83–75	2–0	Bartow Arena (3,898) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 3, 2003*		Birmingham Southern	W 90–67	3–0	Bartow Arena (5,056) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 6, 2003*		at Mississippi State	L 84–86	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,120) Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 15, 2003*		vs. Western Michigan	L 62–69	3–2	Mitchell Center (N/A) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 18, 2003*		at VCU	W 68–58	4–2	Siegel Center (2,412) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 2003*		Alabama A&M	W 81–68	5–2	Bartow Arena (3,904) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 23, 2003*		Louisiana Tech	W 79–67	6–2	Bartow Arena (3,183) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 27, 2003*		vs. LSU	L 62–78	6–3	New Orleans Arena (5,328) New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 2003*		Marshall	L 66–68	6–4	Bartow Arena (3,811) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 2004*		South Alabama	W 90–75	7–4	Bartow Arena (4,118) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 7, 2004		at East Carolina	W 71–68	8–4 (1–0)	Minges Coliseum (4,911) Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 10, 2004		Houston	W 64–42	9–4 (2–0)	Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 17, 2004		at DePaul	L 64–75	9–5 (2–1)	Allstate Arena (8,098) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 2004		South Florida	W 86–47	10–5 (3–1)	Bartow Arena (3,930) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 24, 2004		at Charlotte	W 69–62	11–5 (4–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (8,418) Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 28, 2004		Tulane	W 80–59	12–5 (5–1)	Bartow Arena (4,360) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 31, 2004		Saint Louis	W 72–52	13–5 (6–1)	Bartow Arena (7,192) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 7, 2004		at No. 6 Louisville	L 55–73	13–6 (6–2)	Freedom Hall (19,723) Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 11, 2004		at Southern Miss	W 69–65	14–6 (7–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,906) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 14, 2004		East Carolina	W 72–69	15–6 (8–2)	Bartow Arena (4,154) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 2004		No. 17 Cincinnati	W 80–69	16–6 (9–2)	Bartow Arena (9,312) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 21, 2004		at No. 23 Memphis	L 66–73	16–7 (9–3)	The Pyramid (18,156) Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 25, 2004		at Tulane	L 69–74	16–8 (9–4)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,588) New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 28, 2004		Marquette	W 87–69	17–8 (10–4)	Bartow Arena (7,132) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 3, 2004		at South Florida	W 61–59	18–8 (11–4)	Sun Dome (2,912) Tampa, Florida
Mar 6, 2004		TCU	W 87–62	19–8 (12–4)	Bartow Arena (5,146) Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 11, 2004*	(4)	vs. (5) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 77–66	20–8	U.S. Bank Arena (11,777) Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*	(4)	vs. (1) DePaul Semifinals	L 74–75 OT	20–9	U.S. Bank Arena (14,677) Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) Washington First Round	W 102–100	21–9	Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio
Mar 21, 2004*	(9 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kentucky Second Round	W 76–75	22–9	Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio
Mar 26, 2004*	(9 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 16 Kansas Sweet Sixteen	L 74–100	22–10	Edward Jones Dome (30,000) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=St. Louis.

Rankings

Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings