2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	23–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings;
Assistant coaches	Dan Muller; Tom Richardson; Jeff Jackson;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

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 South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
	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 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team finished with a 23–10 record (SEC East: 8–8, 4th) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 25 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.

The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Roster

2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	35	Matt Freije	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Shawnee Mission, Kansas

Head coach

Kevin Stallings

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		at Belmont	W 74–59	1–0	Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 24, 2003*		Indiana	W 73–60	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 29, 2003*		Tennessee-Martin	W 94–60	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 3, 2003*		IUPUI	W 86–68	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 2003*		Michigan	W 83–63	5–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 2003*		Tennessee State	W 85–64	6–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 13, 2003*		Tennessee Tech	W 98–79	7–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 2003*		Wofford	W 90–59	8–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 2003*	No. 25	Appalachian State	W 63–48	9–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2003*	No. 22	Lehigh	W 85–59	10–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 3, 2004*	No. 22	at TCU	W 95–60	11–0	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 7, 2004	No. 20	Auburn	W 59–53	12–0 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 2004	No. 20	at No. 7 Kentucky	L 63–75	12–1 (1–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 14, 2004	No. 23	at Tennessee	L 66–76	12–2 (1–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2004	No. 23	No. 15 Florida	W 86–72	13–2 (2–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2004	No. 22	at Arkansas	L 62–70	13–3 (2–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 28, 2004	No. 22	No. 24 South Carolina	L 55–57	13–4 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 2004		No. 5 Kentucky	W 66–60	14–4 (3–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 2004		at No. 21 Florida	L 71–81	14–5 (3–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 11, 2004		Georgia	W 61–39	15–5 (4–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 2004		at No. 25 South Carolina	L 75–82	15–6 (4–6)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 18, 2004		at Alabama	W 70–67	16–6 (5–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 21, 2004		No. 24 LSU	W 74–54	17–6 (6–6)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 25, 2004		at Ole Miss	W 77–65	18–6 (7–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 28, 2004		No. 7 Mississippi State	L 69–72	18–7 (7–7)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2004		Tennessee	W 61–58	19–7 (8–7)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004		at Georgia	L 61–71	19–8 (8–8)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Ole Miss First round	W 70–50	20–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. No. 4 Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 74–70 ^OT	21–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. Florida Semifinals	L 69–91	21–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004* CBS	(6)	vs. (11) Western Michigan First round	W 71–58	22–9	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 21, 2004* CBS	(6)	vs. (3) No. 15 NC State Second Round	W 75–73^[3]	23–9	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 25, 2004* CBS	(6)	vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 53–73	23–10	US Airways Center (17,889) Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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

[2] "2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[3] "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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