2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner ;

2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2003–04 record	16–14 (8–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter;
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves; Jeff Meyer; Brad Stevens;
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 3rd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Roster[]

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2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	43	Jamie Smalligan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	21	Avery Sheets (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Lafayette, IN
G	3	Bruce Horan (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	New Castle, IN
G	10	James Parker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago, IL
F	34	Jeff James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Tampa, FL
F	31	Andy Grunst	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Milwaukee, WI
C	24	Brian Ligon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	St. Petersburg, FL
F	33	Brandon Crone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Frankfort, IN
F	44	Nick Brooks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Robinson, IL
G	22	Mike Monserez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
F	1	Duane Lightfoot	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Louisville, KY
G	30	Nick Gardner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Ryan Reynolds	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Terre Haute, IN

Head coach

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 August 2012

Schedule and results[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2003*		Quincy	W 68–54	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25, 2003*		at Northern Iowa	W 56–54	2–0	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 30, 2003*		vs. Michigan	L 60–61 ^OT	2–1	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2003*		at Ball State	L 61–63	2–2	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2003*		Evansville	W 65–64	3–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2003*		at Bradley	L 55–59	3–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 13, 2003*		at Indiana	L 50–62	3–4	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Dec 20, 2003*		Indiana State	W 57–39	4–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2003		Green Bay	L 63–70	4–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 27, 2003*		at St. Louis	L 54–72	4–6	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
Jan 3, 2004		at Wright State	L 39–51	4–7 (0–2)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2004		at Milwaukee	L 59–71	4–8 (0–3)	US Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
Jan 10, 2004		at Green Bay	L 50–60	4–9 (0–4)	Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 15, 2004		Loyola (IL)	W 72–54	5–9 (1–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2004		Detroit	W 70–69 ^OT	6–9 (2–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21, 2004		at Youngstown State	W 67–66 ^OT	7–9 (3–4)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan 24, 2004		Wright State	L 53–54	7–10 (3–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 29, 2004		Cleveland State	W 61–43	8–10 (4–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2004		UIC	L 71–74 ^OT	8–11 (4–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2004*		IPFW	W 72–55	9–11	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2004		at Loyola (IL)	W 74–67 ^OT	10–11 (5–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
Feb 12, 2003		at Cleveland State	W 57–56	11–11 (6–6)	Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, OH
Feb 14, 2004		at Detroit	L 48–54	11–12 (6–7)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Feb 18, 2004		Milwaukee	W 75–58	12–12 (7–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 21, 2004*		Ohio BracketBuster	W 64–63 ^OT	13–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2004		Youngstown State	W 81–76	14–12 (8–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2004		at UIC	L 54–64	14–13 (8–8)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 2, 2004	(6)	(7) Youngstown State First Round	W 88–57	15–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indiaanpolis, IN
Mar 5, 2004	(6)	vs. (3) Green Bay Quarterfinals	W 72–50	16–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 6, 2004	(6)	vs. (2) UIC Semifinals	L 56–65	16–14	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "2003-04 Statistics - BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ "2003-04 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ "2003-04 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[1] "2003-04 Statistics - BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[2] "2003-04 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[3] "2003-04 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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v t Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Butler Blue
People	Award winners Statistial leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1900–01 1901–02 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1913–14 1943–44 1999–2000 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
Illinois-Chicago †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Green Bay	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Wright State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Butler	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Loyola Chicago	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Cleveland State	0	–	16	.000	4	–	25	.138

† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner