2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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.

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
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
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 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

Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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.