2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2004 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runners-up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 14
2003–04 record	28–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt (4th season);
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2002–03 →

The 2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 season. Led by fourth year head coach Paul Hewitt, the Yellow Jackets made their best finish to date in the NCAA Tournament, battling all the way to the national championship game, where they eventually fell to UConn.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	B. J. Elder	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Madison, GA
F	2	Isma'il Muhammad	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Jarrett Jack	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Fort Washington, MD
G	5	Mario West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Douglasville, GA
F	10	Jim Nyström	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Will Bynum	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
C	12	Luke Schenscher	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Canberra, Australia
G	14	Keith Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Austell, GA
G	24	Marvin Lewis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Germantown, MD
F	34	Robert Brooks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Saginaw, MI
F	42	Clarence Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Norco, LA
F	44	Theodis Tarver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Monroe, LA
G	51	David Nelson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Syracuse, NY
G	55	Anthony McHenry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, AL

Head coach

Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher)

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 city, state
Regular Season
Mar 3, 2004	No. 19	at No. 3 Duke	W 76–68	21–8 (8–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Mar 6, 2004	No. 19	Florida State	W 63–60	22–8 (9–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 2004*	No. 14	at No. 16 North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 83–82	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 13, 2004*	No. 14	vs. No. 5 Duke ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 71–85	23–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (14 MW) Northern Iowa First Round	W 65–60	24–9	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Mar 21, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Boston College Second Round	W 57–54	25–9	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Mar 26, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (10 MW) Nevada Sweet Sixteen	W 72–67	26–9	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
Mar 28, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Kansas Elite Eight	W 79–71 ^OT	27–9	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
Apr 3, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Oklahoma State Final Four	W 67–65	28–9	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
Apr 5, 2004*	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Connecticut National Championship	L 73–82	28–10	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[2]

Rankings[]

References[]

^ "2003-04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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[1] "2003-04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[2] "2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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v t Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	(1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1906–08 1909–12 1914–19 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1995–96 2002–03 2003–04 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 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 ACC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	28	–	10	.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2004 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll