2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2003–2004 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and are a member of the Big East Conference. They won their record-tying sixth Big East tournament. On April 6, 2004, they claimed their second national championship by defeating Georgia Tech, 82–73.

1 Roster
2 Schedule
3 Awards and honors
4 Team players drafted into the NBA
5 See also
6 References

Roster

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	31	Anderson, RashadRashad Anderson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Lakeland, FL
4.5 !F/C	11	Armstrong, HiltonHilton Armstrong	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Peekskill, NY
1.5 !G	24	Baisch, JasonJason Baisch	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southbury, CT
4.5 !F/C	21	Boone, JoshJosh Boone	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Mt. Airy, MD
3.5 !F	33	Brown, DenhamDenham Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Toronto, Canada
1.5 !G	12	Brown, TaliekTaliek Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	40	Evanovich, JustinJustin Evanovich	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ann Arbor, MI
1.5 !G	4	Gordon, BenBen Gordon	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mt. Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	32	Nelson, EdEd Nelson (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
4.5 !F/C	50	Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bellaire, TX
3.5 !F	2	Swaller, RyanRyan Swaller	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milford, CT
3.5 !F	13	Thompson, RyanRyan Thompson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gold Coast, Australia
2.5 !G/F	30	Tooles, ShamonShamon Tooles	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Coatesville, PA
3.5 !F	3	Villanueva, CharlieCharlie Villanueva	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	23	White, MarcusMarcus White	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	5	Williams, MarcusMarcus Williams (S)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Tom Moore
Andre LaFleur

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-01-23^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Exhibition games
November 3*		Team Nike		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT		W 96–78	0–0
November 13*		Beltway Ballers		Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT		W 102–44	0–0
Regular Season
November 17*	7:00 PM	Yale	#1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT (Preseason NIT First Round)	ESPN2	W 70–60	1–0
November 19*	7:00 PM	Nevada	#1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT (Preseason NIT Second Round)	ESPN	W 93–79	2–0
November 22*	12:00 PM	Sacred Heart	#1	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	Fox 61	W 111–64	3–0
November 26*	9:00 PM	vs. Georgia Tech	#1	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Preseason NIT Semifinals)	ESPN	L 61–77	3–1
November 28*	4:30 PM	vs. Utah	#1	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Preseason NIT Consolation Game)	ESPN	W 76–44	4–1
December 1*		Lehigh	#4	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	WTXX	W 75–55	5–1
December 6*		Army	#4	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	WTXX	W 74–46	6–1
December 13*		Quinnipiac	#3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	Fox 61	W 88–55	7–1
December 20*		Iona	#2	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	WTXX	W 104–54	8–1
December 28*		Ball State	#2	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	WTXX	W 101–62	9–1
December 30*		Massachusetts	#1	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT		W 91–67	10–1
January 2*		at Rice	#1	Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX	NESN	W 92–83	11–1
January 6		at Rutgers	#1	Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ	Fox 61	W 75–74	12–1
January 11*		#7 Oklahoma	#1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	CBS	W 86–59	13–1
January 14		Georgetown	#1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	WTXX	W 94–70	14–1
January 17*		at #11 North Carolina	#1	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	CBS	L 83–86	14–2
January 19		#9 Pittsburgh	#4	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	ESPN	W 68–65	15–2
January 24		Providence	#4	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	Fox 61	L 56–66	15–3
January 28		at Virginia Tech	#8	Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA	WTXX	W 96–60	16–3
January 31		at Boston College	#8	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA	Fox 61	W 63–58	17–3
February 2		#20 Syracuse	#5	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	ESPN	W 84–56	18–3
February 7		West Virginia	#5	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	WTXX	W 88–58	19–3
February 9		at Notre Dame	#5	Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN	ESPN	L 74–80	19–4
February 15		at #4 Pittsburgh	#5	Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 68–75	19–5
February 18		Miami	#8	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	WTXX	W 76–63	20–5
February 21		Notre Dame	#8	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT	CBS	W 61–50	21–5
February 24		at St. John's	#8	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY	ESPN2	W 71–53	22–5
February 28	2:30 PM	at Villanova	#8	Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	W 75–74	23–5
March 1		Seton Hall	#8	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT	ESPN	W 89–67	24–5
March 7		at Syracuse	#8	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	CBS	L 56–67	24–6
Big East Tournament
March 11		vs. Notre Dame	#9	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY	ESPN2	W 66–58	25–6
March 12		vs. Villanova	#9	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY	ESPN	W 84–67	26–6
March 13		vs. #6 Pittsburgh	#9	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY	ESPN	W 61–58	27–6
NCAA Tournament^†
March 18		vs. #15 Vermont	#2	HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY	CBS	W 70–53	28–6
March 20		vs. #7 DePaul	#2	HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY	CBS	W 72–55	29–6
March 25		vs. #6 Vanderbilt	#2	America West Arena • Phoenix, AZ	CBS	W 73–53	30–6
March 27		vs. #8 Alabama	#2	America West Arena • Phoenix, AZ	CBS	W 87–71	31–6
April 3		vs. #1 Duke	#2	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	CBS	W 79–78	32–6
April 6	9:18 PM	vs. #3 Georgia Tech	#2	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	CBS	W 82–73	33–6
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll ^†NCAA Tournament ranks represent seedings in region. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

Awards and honors

Emeka Okafor, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2004	1	2	Emeka Okafor	Charlotte Bobcats
2004	1	3	Ben Gordon	Chicago Bulls
2005	1	7	Charlie Villanueva	Toronto Raptors
2006	1	12	Hilton Armstrong	New Orleans Hornets
2006	1	22	Marcus Williams	New Jersey Nets
2006	1	23	Josh Boone	New Jersey Nets
2006	2	40	Denham Brown	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Roster". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-2004-roster.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ "2003–04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-2004-results.html. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2004

Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 2003–04 NCAA Champions

3 Charlie Villanueva \| 4 Ben Gordon \| 5 Marcus Williams \| 11 Hilton Armstrong \| 12 Taliek Brown \| 21 Josh Boone \| 30 Shamon Tooles \| 31 Rashad Anderson \| 33 Denham Brown \| 50 Emeka Okafor (MOP) Head coach Jim Calhoun Assistant coaches Tom Moore \| George Blaney

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Established 1896 • Based in Storrs, Connecticut • Big East Conference

University	University of Connecticut • President: Dr. Philip E. Austin • Athletic Director: Jeff Hathaway

Key Personnel	Head coach: Jim Calhoun 24th year, 595–228 (267-148) • Associate Head Coach: George Blaney • Assistant Coach: Andre LaFleur • Assistant Coach: Kevin Ollie

All-time record	1537-862 (.640)

National Championships	1999 • 2004 • 2011

Big East Championships	Tournament: 1990 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2002 • 2004 • 2011 Regular Season: 1990 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 18 Yankee Conference Championships

Rivalries	Duke • Georgetown • Pittsburgh • Syracuse

Records	Career Points: Chris Smith (1989-92) 2,145 • Career Rebounds: Art Quimby (1952-55) 1,716 • Career Assists: Taliek Brown (2001-04) 722 • Career Blocks:Emeka Okafor (2002-04) 441 • Career 3-point FG: Rashad Anderson (2003-06) 276

Huskies of Honor	Players: Ray Allen • Wes Bialosuknia • Walt Dropo • Richard Hamilton • Tony Hanson • Toby Kimball • Donyell Marshall • Emeka Okafor • Art Quimby • Clifford Robinson • Chris Smith • Corny Thompson • Kemba Walker • Vin Yokabaskas Coaches and Administrators: Jim Calhoun • Hugh Greer • Dee Rowe • John Toner

Head coaches	Donahue • Schwartz • Tasker • Guyer • Dole • Alexander • Heldman • Christian • White • Gullion • Greer • Wigton • Shabel • Carlson • Rowe • Perno • Calhoun

Arenas	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954-89) • XL Center (1975-present) • Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990-present)

Seasons	1900–01 • 1901–02 • 1902–03 • 1903–04 • 1904–05 • 1905–06 • 1906–07 • 1907–08 • ~~1908–09~~ • ~~1909–10~~ • 1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • ~~1913–14~~ • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20 • 1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12 Conference Champions: Regular Season, Tournament

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut