2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 5th in the Big East regular season standings, reached the semifinals of the Big East tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 6 seed in the St. Louis region, the Eagles defeated Utah in the opening round^[2] before losing 57–54 to eventual National runner-up Georgia Tech in the second round.^[3] Boston College finished the season with a 24–10 (10–6 Big East) record and a No. 25 ranking in the AP poll.

2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25 т
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (7th season)
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3		.813			31	–	5		.861
No. 7 Connecticut †	12	–	4		.750			33	–	6		.846
No. 21 Providence	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 20 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			23	–	8		.742
No. 25 Boston College	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Notre Dame	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Virginia Tech	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
West Virginia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Villanova	6	–	10		.375			18	–	17		.514
Georgetown	4	–	12		.250			13	–	15		.464
Miami (FL)*	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
St. John's*	1	–	15		.063			6	–	21		.222
† 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

Roster

2003–04 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Craig Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Inglewood, California F 3 Jared Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr San Diego, California	Head coach Al Skinner Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2003*		vs. Appalachian State Paradise Jam	W 92–67	1–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 23, 2003*		vs. Monmouth Paradise Jam	W 60–50	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2003*		vs. Wichita State Paradise Jam	W 84–81^[4]	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 29, 2003*		Boston University	W 67–44	4–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 2003*		Holy Cross	W 64–51	5–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 6, 2003*		UMass	W 76–75 ^OT	6–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 2003*		at No. 12 Saint Joseph's	L 57–67	6–1	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 2003*		Sacred Heart	W 72–70	7–1	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 20, 2003*		Kent State	W 58–54 ^OT	8–1	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 23, 2003*		Stony Brook	W 82–64	9–1	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 30, 2003*		at Clemson	L 62–72	9–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 3, 2004*		St. Bonaventure	W 77–70	10–2	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 6, 2004		at Georgetown	W 72–64	11–2 (1–0)	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
Mar 6, 2004		at No. 12 Providence	W 63–54	21–8 (10–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 2004*		vs. Georgetown First Round	W 68–57	22–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. No. 19 Syracuse Quarterfinals	W 57–54	23–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh Semifinals	L 53–62	23–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(6 STL) No. 25	vs. (11 STL) Utah First Round	W 58–51	24–9	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 2004*	(6 STL) No. 25	vs. (3 STL) No. 14 Georgia Tech First Round	L 54–57	24–10	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. STL=St. Louis.

Rankings

See also: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
2. "Utah stymied by Eagles' defense". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
3. "Yellow Jackets fend off Boston College". ESPN. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
4. "Boston College 84, Wichita State 81". ESPN. November 24, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2022.