2003–04 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Jamie Dixon,[2] the Panthers finished with a record of 31–5[3] and made it to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost to Oklahoma State.

2003–04 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record31–5 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
No. 7 Connecticut 12 4   .750 33 6   .846
No. 21 Providence 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 20 Syracuse 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
No. 25 Boston College 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Villanova 6 10   .375 18 17   .514
Georgetown 4 12   .250 13 15   .464
Miami (FL)* 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
St. John's* 1 15   .063 6 21   .222
2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

Roster

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2003–04 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Julius Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Buffalo, New York
F 2 Chevon Troutman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 3 Yuri Demetris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
G 4 Jaron Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
G 11 Carl Krauser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bronx, New York
G 12 Ed Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Buffalo, New York
F 14 Levon Kendall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Vancouver, Canada
G 15 Charles Small 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 21 Mark McCarroll 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Queens, New York
G 22 Antonio Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mansfield, Ohio
F 23 Chris Taft 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
G 24 Marcus Bowman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Columbia, South Carolina
C 33 Aaron Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
C 55 Toree Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Sr Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Head coach

Jamie Dixon

Assistant coach(es)

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

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "Panthers Announce the Hiring of Jamie Dixon as its New Head Men's Basketball Coach".
  3. ^ "2003-04 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".