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

2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up; Preseason NIT Champions
National Championship Game, ; L 73-82 vs. Connecticut
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 14
Record	28–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt (4th season);
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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).

Roster

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

Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

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

[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.

[ESPN-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.

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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–08 1908–09 1909–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics