2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2003–04 record 18–12 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (9th year)
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery (3rd year)
Assistant coach Doug Wojcik (1st year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (1st year)
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 2002–03 2004–05 »
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#13 Illinois 13 – 3   .813     26 – 7   .788
#10 Wisconsin † 12 – 4   .750     25 – 7   .781
Michigan State 12 – 4   .750     18 – 12   .600
Iowa 9 – 7   .563     16 – 13   .552
Michigan 8 – 8   .500     23 – 11   .676
Northwestern 8 – 8   .500     14 – 15   .483
Purdue 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Indiana 7 – 9   .438     14 – 15   .483
Ohio State 6 – 10   .375     14 – 16   .467
Minnesota 3 – 13   .188     12 – 18   .400
Penn State 3 – 13   .188     9 – 19   .321
† 2004 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his 9th year as head coach. MSU finished the season with a record of 18–12, 12–4 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 7th consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to Nevada.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2002–03 season with an overall record of 22–12 and in fifth place in the Big Ten with a 10–6 record. Michigan State received a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 6th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, their fourth trip to the Elite Eight under Tom Izzo.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by sophomore Paul Davis (15.9 PPG, 6.2 PRG, 2.0 APG) and juniors Chris Hill (13.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.9 APG) and Kelvin Tolbert (10.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 PAG). The Spartans began the season ranked #3 in the country and faced a difficult non-conference schedule. MSU fell on the road to #6 Kansas in the second game of the season.[1] Two wins followed the loss before a murderous row of a schedule which included three straight losses to #6 Duke,[2] in overtime to #14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills,[3] and to #8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl.[4][5] The Spartans followed this losing streak by losing 2 of their final four non-conference games including at #17 Syracuse and dropped out of the rankings.[6] They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6.

After a loss to open Big Ten play to #21 Wisconsin,[7] the Spartans recovered to win 7 of their next 8 and 6 of their last 7 Big Ten games. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12–4 and 17–10 overall. A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals[8] was followed by a third loss of the season to #17 Wisconsin.[9]

The Spartans earned a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the First Round, this time by Nevada.[10][11]

Roster

2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Maurice Ager SO G 6'5" 8.5 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Alan Anderson JR F 6'6" 8.1 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.2 Ast
Jason Andreas SR C 6'10" 2.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Tim Bograkos JR G 6'2" 0.9 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Shannon Brown FR G 6'4" 7.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Brandon Cotton FR G 6'0" 1.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Paul Davis SO C 6'11" 15.8 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Anthony Hamo SO G 6'2" 0.4 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Andy Harvey SO G 6'5" 0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Chris Hill JR G 6'3" 13.8 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 3.9 Ast
Rashi Johnson SR G 6'2" 0.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Drew Naymick FR C 6'10" 0.6 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Justin Ockerman FR C 6'10" 0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Delco Rowley SO F 6'3" 1.2 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Kelvin Torbert JR G 6'4" 10.7 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Matt Trannon FR F 6'6" 1.2 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Source[12]

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition games
Nov 2, 2003
2:30 pm, ESPN		 Harlem Globetrotters L 83–97 
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2003
 Nike Elite W 85–81 
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 21, 2003*
7:05 pm		 #3 Bucknell W 64–52  1–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2003*
 #3 at #6 Kansas L 74–81  1–1
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Nov 29, 2003*
2:00 pm		 #3 Pennsylvania W 77–52  2–1
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2003*
4:10 pm		 #3 DePaul
Spartan Classic		 W 89-81  3–1
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2003*
 #5 #6 Duke
ACC-Big Ten Challenge		 L 50–72  3–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2003*
 #5 vs. #14 Oklahoma L 77–80 OT 3–3
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,123)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 13, 2003*
4:00 pm		 #21 vs. #8 Kentucky
Basketbowl		 L 74–79  3–4
 Ford Field (78,129)
Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2003*
 South Florida W 73–60  4–4
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 2003*
 at UCLA L 58–64  4–5
 Pauley Pavilion (12,433)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 30, 2003*
7:00 pm		 Coppin State W 78–72  5–5
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 3, 2004*
12:05 pm		 at #17 Syracuse L 73–60  5–6
 Carrier Dome (25,869)
Syracuse, NY
Big Ten regular season
Jan 10, 2004
11:01 am		 at #21 Wisconsin L 64–77  5–7
(0–1)		 Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Jan 14, 2004
8:00 pm		 Penn State W 76–58  6–7
(1–1)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 2004
3:45 pm		 Michigan
Rivalry		 W 71–54  7–7
(2–1)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 2004
7:00 pm		 at Northwestern W 73–61  8–7
(3–1)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,743)
Evanston, IL
Jan 25, 2004
2:00 pm		 at #23 Purdue L 70–76 OT 8–8
(3–2)		 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 28, 2004
8:00 pm		 at Minnesota W 79–78 OT 9–8
(4–2)		 Williams Arena (12,601)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 31, 2004
8:00 pm		 Indiana W 84–72  10–8
(5–2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 2004
8:00 pm		 Iowa W 89–72  11–8
(6–2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2004
12:00 pm		 at Ohio State W 84–70  12–8
(7–2)		 Value City Arena (17,337)
Columbus, OH
Feb 10, 2004
8:00 pm		 at Illinois L 51–75  12–9
(7–3)		 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Feb 14, 2004
12:17 pm		 Minnesota W 69–58  13–9
(8–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2004
7:00 pm		 Purdue W 62–55  14–9
(9–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 2004
 Northwestern W 66–56  15–9
(10–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2004
7:00 pm		 at Michigan
Rivalry		 W 72–69  16–9
(11–3)		 Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 28, 2004
12:15 pm		 at Penn State W 67–47  17–9
(12–3)		 Bryce Jordan Center (11,777)
State College, PA
Mar 2, 2004
 #17 Wisconsin L 64–68 OT 17–10
(12–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 12, 2004
 ESPN Plus		 vs. Northwestern
Big Ten Quarterfinals		 W 68–55  18–10
 Conseco Fieldhouse (15,178)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13, 2004
 CBS		 vs. #10 Wisconsin
Big Ten Semifinals		 L 68–66  18–11
 Conseco Fieldhouse (15,903)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004
 CBS		 (7E) vs. (10E) Nevada L 72-66  18–12
 KeyArena (15,827)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[13][14].

Rankings

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See also: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP[15] 3 3 5 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A*
Coaches[16] 4 3 6 20 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

  • Paul Davis - All Big Ten First Team[17]
  • Paul Davis - NABC All-District Team[17]
  • Chris Hill - All Big Ten Second Team[17]
  • Chris Hill - First-Team Academic All-American[18]
  • Kelvin Torbert - All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches), Honorable Mention (Media)[17]
  • Shannon Brown - All Big Ten All-Freshman Team[17]

References

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  12. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004.html
  13. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004-schedule.html
  14. ↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/msu-m-baskbl-2003.html
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