2003–04 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2003–04 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2003–04 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	28–6 (14–2 OVC)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (1st season);
Home arena	Regional Special Events Center

2003–04 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	16	–	0	1.000	22	–	10	.688
†	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
Morehead State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Eastern Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Samford	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Jacksonville State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Tennessee Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Tennessee State	6	–	10	.375	7	–	21	.250
UT Martin	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Eastern Illinois	4	–	12	.250	6	–	21	.222
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407

† 2004 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first-year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–2 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season title. They defeated Austin Peay to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the South region, the Racers were beaten by No. 5 seed Illinois, 72–53.^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	10	Cuthbert Victor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 17, 2003*		Southern Illinois	W 68–64	8–0	Regional Special Events Center (6,422) Murray, Kentucky
Dec 20, 2003*		at No. 18 Pittsburgh	L 49–70	8–1	Petersen Events Center (9,112) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 2004*		at No. 11 Louisville	L 69–91	10–2	Freedom Hall (19,292) Louisville, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 2004*		Tennessee Tech Quarterfinals	W 92–75	26–5	Regional Special Events Center (3,813) Murray, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2004*		vs. Morehead State Semifinals	W 94–72	27–5	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,216) Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 66–60	28–5	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (4,851) Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) No. 13 Illinois First round	L 53–72	28–6	Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

^ "Racers fall to 0-12 against Big Ten teams". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Murray State Racers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "2019-20 MURRAY STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

Murray State Racers men's basketball
Venues	Lovett Auditorium (1925–1950) Carr Health Building (1950–1954) Racer Arena (1954–1998) CFSB Center (1998–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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