2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League Champion
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Fourteen Seed, Round of 64
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–8 (13–1, 1st Ivy)
Head coach	John Thompson III;
Assistant coach	Mike Brennan
Captains	Ed Persia; Judson Wallace;
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	13	–	1	.929	20	–	8	.714
Penn	10	–	4	.714	17	–	10	.630
Brown	10	–	4	.714	14	–	13	.519
Yale	7	–	7	.500	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Columbia	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Harvard	3	–	11	.214	4	–	23	.148
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	3	–	25	.107

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captains were Ed Persia and Judson Wallace.^[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 65-team 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fourteenth in the Atlanta Region.^[3] Following the season Thompson departed to coach Georgetown where his father John Thompson Jr. had coached for decades.^[4] He was replaced by Joe Scott.^[5] Both Scott and the younger Thompson are former Princeton Tigers basketball captains.^[2]

Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 20–8 overall record and a 13–1 conference record.^[2] Princeton clinched the Ivy League title on March 6, 2004, at Dartmouth,^[6]^[7] making the March 9 annual Ivy League season finale contest against Penn meaningless. Nonetheless, the Tigers defeated Penn 76–70 in overtime giving them a nine-game winning streak as they entered the NCAA Division I basketball tournament.^[8] In its March 18, 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Atlanta Regional first-round game against the Brandon Mouton-led Texas Longhorns at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado the team lost by a 66–49 margin.^[2]^[3]^[9]^[10]^[11]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Will Venable and Judson Wallace.^[3]

Schedule and results

The team posted a 20–8 (13–1 Ivy League) record.^[12]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Colgate	W 73–64	1–0	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Nov 28, 2003*		Holy Cross	W 61–55	2–0	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 2, 2003*		at Maryland-Baltimore County	W 68–56	3–0	RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland
Dec 5, 2003*		vs. UC Irvine McCaffrey Classic	L 55–57	3–1	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Dec 6, 2003*		at Fresno State McCaffrey Classic	W 72–67	4–1	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Dec 13, 2003*		at Rutgers	L 49–51	4–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 17, 2003*		at No. 3 Duke	L 51–69	4–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 22, 2003*		Lafayette	L 44–47	4–4	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 29, 2003*		at Loyola (MD)	W 74–54	5–4	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 3, 2004*		vs. No. 7 Oklahoma Touchstone Energy All-College Classic	L 55–58	5–5	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 2004*		Monmouth	W 67–52	6–5	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 10, 2004*		at Minnesota	L 53–57	6–6	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 26, 2004*		Southern Vermont	W 86–48	7–6	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 30, 2004		at Brown	W 64–49	8–6 (1–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 31, 2004		at Yale	W 49–47	9–6 (2–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 6, 2004		Dartmouth	W 61–45	10–6 (3–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 7, 2004		Harvard	W 58–50 ^2OT	11–6 (4–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 10, 2004		Penn	L 52–67	11–7 (4–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 13, 2004		at Cornell	W 69–64	12–7 (5–1)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Feb 14, 2004		at Columbia	W 78–71 ^OT	13–7 (6–1)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
Feb 20, 2004		Yale	W 70–58	14–7 (7–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 21, 2004		Brown	W 68–61	15–7 (8–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 27, 2004		Columbia	W 75–52	16–7 (9–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 28, 2004		Cornell	W 59–46	17–7 (10–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Mar 5, 2004		at Harvard	W 60–51	18–7 (11–1)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 2004		at Dartmouth	W 64–59	19–7 (12–1)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Mar 9, 2004		at Penn	W 76–70 ^OT	20–7 (13–1)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(14 ATL)	vs. (3 ATL) No. 12 Texas First round	L 49–66	20–8	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta. All times are in EST.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 41. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Williams, Lena (April 21, 2004). "College Basketball; Familiar Name Back With Hoyas". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "Scott Leaves Air Force For Alma Mater, Princeton". The New York Times. April 22, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "College Basketball; Worth Noting". The New York Times. March 7, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "Princeton 64 (19–7, 12–1 Ivy); Dartmouth 59 (3–25, 1–13 Ivy)". ESPN. March 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "Princeton 76 (20–7, 13–1 Ivy); Pennsylvania 70 (17–10, 10–4 Ivy)". ESPN. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ George, Thomas (March 19, 2004). "College Basketball: East Rutherford; Texas 66, Princeton 49". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ "(14) Princeton 49 (20–8, 13–1 Ivy); (3) Texas 66 (24–7, 12–4 Big 12)". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Ivy Group Season Summary

[MBRBATR-2] "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

[2010ILBMG-3] 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 41. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[4] Williams, Lena (April 21, 2004). "College Basketball; Familiar Name Back With Hoyas". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[5] "Scott Leaves Air Force For Alma Mater, Princeton". The New York Times. April 22, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[6] "College Basketball; Worth Noting". The New York Times. March 7, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[7] "Princeton 64 (19–7, 12–1 Ivy); Dartmouth 59 (3–25, 1–13 Ivy)". ESPN. March 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[8] "Princeton 76 (20–7, 13–1 Ivy); Pennsylvania 70 (17–10, 10–4 Ivy)". ESPN. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[9] George, Thomas (March 19, 2004). "College Basketball: East Rutherford; Texas 66, Princeton 49". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[10] "(14) Princeton 49 (20–8, 13–1 Ivy); (3) Texas 66 (24–7, 12–4 Big 12)". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[MBitP-11] Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.

[12] Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

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