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 | |
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Conference USA regular season co-champions | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
Record | 22–10 (12–4 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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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[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Rankings
References
- sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary
- "2003–04 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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