2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA Elite Eight vs. Georgia Tech, L, 71–79
Conference Big 12 North
2003–04 record 24–9 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Self
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2002–03 2004–05 »

The 2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 106th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, who served his 1st year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Case
PG		 McAlester, OK McAlester HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 26,
2002 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
J.R. Giddens
SF		 Oklahoma City, OK John Marshall 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 26,
2002 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
David Padgett
C		 Reno, NV Reno HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 2,
2002 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Omar Wilkes
SG		 Los Angeles, CA Loyola HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 2,
2002 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: 8  ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Nick Bahe 21 Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Lincoln, NE
Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–0 165 Freshman McAlester, OK
J.R. Giddens 15 Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK
Jeff Graves 42 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Lee's Summit, MO
Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas
Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 210 Junior Fort Worth, TX
Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Junior Portland, OR
Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Junior Portland, OR
Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Asheville, NC
Bryant Nash 33 Forward 6–7 210 Senior Carrollton, TX
Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore El Cajon, CA
Brett Olson 3 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Chanute, KS
David Padgett 44 Center 6–11 230 Freshman Reno, NV
Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 250 Junior Leavenworth, KS
Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Lawrence, KS
Omar Wilkes 2 Guard 6–4 175 Freshman Los Angeles, CA

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular season
11/21/2003* UT Chattanooga #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS W 90–76  1–0
11/25/2003* #3 Michigan State #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS W 81–74  2–0
12/1/2003* TCU #1 Ft. Worth, TX W 85–66  3–0
12/6/2003* #21 Stanford #1 Anaheim, CA L 58–64  3–1
12/10/2003* Fort Hays State #5 Lawrence, KS W 80–40  4–1
12/13/2003* Oregon #5 Kansas City, MO W 77–67  5–1
12/20/2003* UC Santa Barbara #6 Reno, NV W 72–52  6–1
12/21/2003* Nevada #6 Reno, NV L 61–75  6–2
12/29/2003* Binghamton #13 Lawrence, KS W 78–46  7–2
1/2/2004* Villanova #13 Lawrence, KS W 86–79  8–2
1/5/2004 Colorado #13 Boulder, CO W 77–62  9–2
1/14/2004 Kansas State #14 Lawrence, KS W 73–67  10–2
1/17/2004 Texas A&M #14 College Station, TX W 71–65  11–2
1/22/2004 Richmond #12 Lawrence, KS L 68–69  11–3
1/25/2004 Colorado #12 Lawrence, KS W 78–57  12–3
1/28/2004 Kansas State #15 Manhattan, KS W 78–70  13–3
1/31/2004 Iowa State #15 Ames, IA L 61–68  13–4
2/2/2004 Missouri #20 Lawrence, KS W 65–56  14–4
2/7/2004 #19 Texas Tech #20 Lawrence, KS W 96–77  15–4
2/9/2004 #10 Oklahoma State #12 Stillwater, OK L 60–80  15–5
2/15/2004 Nebraska #12 Lincoln, NE L 55–74  15–6
2/18/2004 Baylor #21 Lawrence, KS W 74–54  16–6
2/21/2004 Iowa State #21 Lawrence, KS W 90–89 OT 17–6
2/23/2004 #10 Texas #20 Austin, TX L 67–82  17–7
2/29/2004 Oklahoma #20 Lawrence, KS W 79–58  18–7
3/3/2004 Nebraska #21 Lawrence, KS W 78–67  19–7
3/7/2004 Missouri #21 Columbia, MO W 84–82  20–7
Big 12 Tournament
3/12/2004 Missouri #18 Dallas, TX W 94–69  21–7
3/13/2004 #11 Texas #18 Dallas, TX L 60–64  21–8
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2004 #(13) Illinois-Chicago #16 (4) Kansas City, MO W 78–53  22–8
3/21/2004 #(12) Pacific #16 (4) Kansas City, MO W 78–63  23–8
3/26/2004 #(9) UAB #16 (4) St. Louis, MO W 100–74  24–8
3/28/2004 #14 (3) Georgia Tech #16 (4) St. Louis, MO L 71–79  24–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 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
AP 6 6 1 5 6 12 13 13 14 12 15 20 12 21 20 21 18 16
Coaches 5 5 1 7 7 11 13 14 12 10 12 17 13 20 18 18 15 14 9

See also

References

  1. ^ "2003–2004 Men's Basketball Roster" (English). http://www.kusports.com/basketball/roster/03-04/index.html. Retrieved 2010-02-21.