2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[2] The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament.[3] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] The team had a 12 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #12 Wisconsin 7159 on February 22 at Crisler Arena.[6]

2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPLester Abram
MVPBernard Robinson, Jr.
Captains
  • Colin Dill
  • J. C. Mathis
Home arenaCrisler Arena
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois133 .813267  .788
No. 10 Wisconsin124 .750257  .781
Michigan State124 .7501812  .600
Iowa97 .5631613  .552
Michigan88 .5002311  .676
Northwestern88 .5001415  .483
Purdue79 .4381714  .548
Indiana79 .4381415  .483
Ohio State610 .3751416  .467
Minnesota313 .1881218  .400
Penn State313 .188919  .321
2004 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Colin Dill and J. C. Mathis served as team co-captains, and Lester Abram and Bernard Robinson, Jr. shared team MVP honors.[7] The team's leading scorers were Daniel Horton (415 points), Bernard Robinson, Jr. (411 points) and Lester Abram (405 points). The leading rebounders were Robinson (194), Courtney Sims (161) and Graham Brown (139).[8]

Courtney Sims won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship for blocked shots with a 2.00 average in all games.[9] The team led the conference in rebounding margin with a 3.4 average margin in conference games as well as blocked shots with a 4.31 team average in conference games.[10]

In the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the Conseco Fieldhouse from March 1114, Michigan was seeded fifth and earned a first round bye. Then, in the second round they defeated number 4 Iowa7970 before being defeated by number 1 Illinois 7460.[11]

On March 16, 2004, Michigan defeated Missouri 6564 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. Then, Michigan defeated Oklahoma 6352 and Hawaii 8873 on March 22 and March 24 at Crisler Arena, respectively. At the final four in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the team defeated Oregon 7853 in the semifinals on March 30 and Rutgers 6255 to win the championship on April 1.[3][6]

Regular season

National Invitation tournament

  • First Round
    • Michigan 65, Missouri 64
  • Second Round
    • Michigan 63, Oklahoma 52
  • Quarterfinal
    • Michigan 88, Hawaii 73
  • Semifinal
    • Michigan 78, Oregon 53
  • Final
    • Michigan 62, Rutgers 55

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Roster

2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 32 Lester Abram
So
G 11 John Andrews
Fr
C 50 Amadou Ba
So
Ashtyn Bell
Fr
F Graham Brown
So
F 40 Colin Dill
Sr
G Sherrod Harrell
So
G 5 Dion Harris
FrRedford Detroit, Michigan
G Daniel Horton
So
F 31 Chris Hunter
So
F J.C. Mathis
Sr
F Brent Petway
Fr
F 21 Bernard Robinson
Sr
C 44 Courtney Sims
Fr
G 3 Dani Wohl
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-19

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[13]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg
Daniel Horton (basketball)3432107431.61343660.366681990.342791120.7051285972.91223.681210360841512.2
Bernard Robinson Jr.3433109532.21503470.43217680.250941220.770361581945.71303.884293641041112.1
Lester Abram312491329.41262570.49040970.4121131340.84335961314.2411.37925531940513.1
Dion Harris341195628.11122850.393581700.34161790.7722054742.2762.27106634334310.1
Courtney Sims343475022.11051920.547180.12552900.57863981614.7180.57205112682637.7
Graham Brown342867319.8621200.5170032560.57158811394.1150.4701482691564.6
Brent Petway33044613.555830.6630018320.56337751123.470.2350177281283.9
Chris Hunter (basketball)22533215.134680.5004110.36437460.8042846743.4110.54502311151095.0
J.C. Mathis26140715.742880.477270.28614420.33346541003.9200.839132481003.9
Sherrod Harrell2511124.51110.091190.111360.500014140.620.17067060.2
John Andrews70111.6130.333120.500000220.300.02000030.4
Dani Wohl80131.6130.33300010.0000110.110.11011020.3
Colin Dill101222.2040.000040.000020.0000000.020.20020000.0
Amadou Ba70152.1010.00000000330.400.00020000.0
Ashtyn Bell4061.5030.00000010.0001120.500.00002000.0
TEAM3462531153.48
Season Total3482318310.4491925750.3345037230.696398821121935.944513.15868507259158234168.9
Opponents3477118560.4152086420.3244005670.705347726107331.645613.466122506207108215063.2

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
200421545Bernard RobinsonCharlotte Bobcats

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See also

References

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  2. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  3. "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 49. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 35. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  10. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 38. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  11. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  12. "NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History". Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  13. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  14. "2004 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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