2003–04 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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2003–04 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
2003–04 record23–8 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
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* 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

The 2003–04 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA men's basketball competition in the 2003–04 Division I season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 28th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–8 (11–5) record, while making it to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. The team was led by junior Hakim Warrick and sophomore Gerry McNamara. Senior Jeremy McNeil, juniors Craig Forth and Josh Pace and sophomore Billy Edelin were also major contributors.

This was the last season for Syracuse men's basketball under the Orangemen nickname. (At that time, women's teams and athletes were known as "Orangewomen".) Effective with the 2004–05 academic year, the school nickname became "Orange" for both men and women.

Roster[]

Developments[]

  • Syracuse would eventually lose in the Sweet 16 round to Alabama.[2]
  • McNamara scored 43 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the floor, as Syracuse topped Brigham Young, 80–75, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.[3]
  • Syracuse handed Pittsburgh its first ever loss at the Peterson Center, 46–49 (OT), on a buzzer-beater in overtime by McNamara,[4] and also concluded its regular season by topping Connecticut, 67–56, which would go on to win the National Championship.[5]
  • Billy Edelin played just 17 games and left the team for undisclosed reasons in January.[6]
  • Syracuse lost would-be sophomore Carmelo Anthony to the NBA Draft (3rd to the Denver Nuggets) and Kueth Duany to graduation.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "Archives".
  3. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney04/2004-03-18-byu-syracuse_x.htm
  4. ^ "Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh - Box Score - February 29, 2004 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "UConn vs. Syracuse - Game Recap - March 7, 2004 - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ http://media.www.arbiteronline.com/media/storage/paper890/news/2003/04/28/Sports/Anthony.Declares.For.Nba.Draft-2215301.shtml[permanent dead link]
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