2003–04 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2003–04 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
2003–04 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions; Sun Belt West division champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West
Record	20–9 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jessie Evans (7th season);
Assistant coach	Robert Lee
Home arena	Cajundome

2003–04 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Arkansas-Little Rock	9	–	5	.643	17	–	12	.586
Western Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Middle Tennessee	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	11	.607
Florida International	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185
West
†	12	–	3	.800	20	–	9	.690
New Orleans	9	–	6	.600	17	–	14	.548
North Texas	8	–	7	.533	13	–	15	.464
South Alabama	6	–	9	.400	12	–	16	.429
Denver	6	–	9	.400	14	–	13	.519
New Mexico State	6	–	9	.400	13	–	14	.481

† 2004 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2003–04 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by seventh-year head coach Jessie Evans, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–9, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.^[1]

Roster

2003–04 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Orien Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Jessie Evans

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source: ^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2003*		at Georgia Tech	L 45–79	0–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 9, 2003*		at No. 25 Dayton	L 59–66	1–2	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 20, 2003*		at Xavier	L 74–78	3–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 2003*		vs. Valparaiso	W 95–71	4–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2003*		at No. 5 Arizona	L 69–72	4–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 84–58	18–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 8, 2004*		vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 70–66	19–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 9, 2004*		vs. New Orleans Championship game	W 67–58	20–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(14 PHX)	vs. (3 PHX) No. 15 NC State First round	L 52–61	20–9	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Central Time.

Source: ^[3]

References

^ "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[1] "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[2] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[3] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 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 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