2003–04 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2003–04 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2003–04 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	23–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (3rd season);
Home arena	Colonial Center

2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Florida	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 23	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State	14	–	2	.875	26	–	4	.867
LSU	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Ole Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2003–04 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dave Odom and played their home games at the Colonial Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished third in the SEC East regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 7 seed Memphis in the opening round^[2] to finish the season with a record of 23–11 (8–8 SEC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Tre' Kelley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
F	15	Carlos Powell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Florence, South Carolina
G	21	Tarence Kinsey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tampa, Florida
G	30	Michael Boynton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	31	Josh Gonner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	32	Kerbrell Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
C	33	Brandon Wallace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Jackson, South Carolina
F	34	Renaldo Balkman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Staten Island, New York
F	55	Rolando Howell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Columbia, South Carolina

Head coach

Dave Odom

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2003*		Gardner-Webb	W 83–74	1–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 18, 2003*		Idaho	W 76–66	2–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 21, 2003*		Navy	W 73–40	3–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 24, 2003*		vs. Missouri State Guardians Classic	W 77–64	4–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 25, 2003*		vs. Richmond Guardians Classic	W 67–61^[4]	5–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 29, 2003*		Campbell	W 77–48	6–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 3, 2003*		at The Citadel	W 70–38	7–0	McAlister Field House
Dec 6, 2003*		at Clemson	W 76–61	8–0	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 15, 2003*		at Temple	L 61–71	8–1	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 2003*		Charleston Southern	W 71–36	9–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 20, 2003*		NC State	W 58–55	10–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 22, 2003*		South Carolina State	W 86–50	11–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 30, 2003*		Yale	W 59–48	12–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 2, 2004*		Appalachian State	W 78–58	13–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 7, 2004		No. 14 Florida	L 62–65	13–2 (0–1)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 6, 2004		at Tennessee	L 56–63	21–9 (8–8)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Arkansas First round	W 91–81	22–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. LSU Quarterfinals	W 85–64	23–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. No. 8 Kentucky Semifinals	L 63–78	23–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 24 Memphis First round	L 43–59	23–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Carney Answers Call for Memphis". The New York Times. March 20, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "2003-04 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Kinsey Named Guardians Classic Tournament MVP". University of South Carolina Athletics. November 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "1997-98 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 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.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-2] "Carney Answers Call for Memphis". The New York Times. March 20, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[3] "2003-04 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[4] "Kinsey Named Guardians Classic Tournament MVP". University of South Carolina Athletics. November 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[5] "1997-98 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[6] "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[ESPN-7] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Venues	College Hall (1908–1912) Carolina Gymnasium (1912–1927) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics