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

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.

2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 14
2003–04 record28–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Duke133 .813  316  .838
No. 15 NC State115 .688  2110  .677
No. 17 Wake Forest97 .563  2110  .677
No. 14 Georgia Tech97 .563  2810  .737
No. 18 North Carolina88 .500  1911  .633
No. 19 Maryland79 .438  2012  .625
Florida State610 .375  1914  .576
Virginia610 .375  1813  .581
Clemson313 .188  1018  .357
2004 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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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.

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Rankings

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