2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 30–2 (16–0 Atlantic 10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Saint Joseph's | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The group is one of 25 teams to finish the regular season undefeated in men's division I basketball. They were the last to do so until Wichita State did it in 2014. Under 9th-year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 27–0 and a conference record of 16–0 in the regular season before losing to Xavier in the A-10 tournament and Oklahoma State in the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.[2]
Roster
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- Jameer Nelson, (20.6 ppg/4.7 rpg)
- Delonte West, (18.9 ppg/5.4 rpg)
- Dwayne Jones, (6.4 ppg/7.0 rpg)
- Pat Carroll, (10.1 ppg/3.6 rpg)
- Tyrone Barley, (7.2 pgg/1.0 rpg)
- Chet Stachitas
- John Bryant
- Dwayne Lee
- Dave Mallon
- Arvydas Lidzius
- Artur Surov
- Robert Hartshorn
- Brian Jesiolowski
- Rob Sullivan
- Andrew Koefer
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2003* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
W 73–66 | 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
11/24/2003* |
No. 13 | at Boston University | W 71–56 | 2–0 |
Case Gym Boston, MA | ||||||
11/29/2003* |
No. 13 | at Old Dominion | W 75–72 | 3–0 |
Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | ||||||
12/2/2003* |
No. 12 | San Francisco | W 84–52 | 4–0 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/06/2003* |
No. 12 | at Penn Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 67–59 | 5–0 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/09/2003* |
No. 12 | Boston College | W 67–57 | 6–0 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/14/2003* |
No. 12 | vs. Drexel | W 92–70 | 7–0 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/20/2003* |
No. 11 | vs. California | W 59–57 | 8–0 |
The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA | ||||||
12/27/2003* |
No. 10 | Pacific | W 73–55 | 9–0 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/30/2003* |
No. 10 | at Delaware | W 75–54 | 10–0 |
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE | ||||||
01/03/2004 |
No. 10 | George Washington | W 90–81 | 11–0 (1–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
01/06/2004 |
No. 9 | at Richmond | W 71–60 | 12–0 (2–0) |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | ||||||
01/10/2004 |
No. 9 | at Duquesne | W 78–61 | 13–0 (3–0) |
A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
01/13/2004 |
No. 6 | Fordham | W 79–35 | 14–0 (4–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
01/17/2004 |
No. 6 | at Xavier | W 81–73 | 15–0 (5–0) |
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
01/21/2004 |
No. 3 | UMass | W 92–67 | 16–0 (6–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
01/24/2004 |
No. 3 | at St. Bonaventure | W 114–63 | 17–0 (7–0) |
Reilly Center Olean, NY | ||||||
01/31/2004 |
No. 3 | at Temple Rivalry |
W 83–71 | 18–0 (8–0) |
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/02/2004* |
No. 3 | at Villanova Holy War |
W 74–67 | 19–0 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/07/2004 |
No. 3 | vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 89–63 | 20–0 (9–0) |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/11/2004 |
No. 3 | Dayton | W 81–67 | 21–0 (10–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/14/2004 |
No. 3 | Rhode Island | W 73–59 | 22–0 (11–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/18/2004 |
No. 2 | at Fordham | W 72–54 | 23–0 (12–0) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY | ||||||
02/21/2004 |
No. 2 | vs. Temple Rivalry |
W 76–53 | 24–0 (13–0) |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
02/25/2004 |
No. 2 | at UMass | W 83–58 | 25–0 (14–0) |
Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||
02/28/2004 |
No. 2 | at Rhode Island | W 57–55 | 26–0 (15–0) |
Ryan Center Kingston, RI | ||||||
03/02/2004 |
No. 2 | St. Bonaventure | W 82–50 | 27–0 (15–0) |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2004 |
(E1) No. 1 | vs. (W4) Xavier Quarterfinals |
L 67–87 | 27–1 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2004* |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (16) Liberty First Round |
W 82–63 | 28–1 |
HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY | ||||||
03/20/2004* |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (8) Texas Tech Second Round |
W 70–65 | 29–1 |
HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY | ||||||
03/25/2004* |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (4) No. 17 Wake Forest Sweet Sixteen |
W 84–80 | 30–1 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
03/27/2004* |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (2) No. 4 Oklahoma State Elite Eight |
L 62–64 | 30–2 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Not released |
Coaches | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Regular season
[edit]The Hawks dominated the regular season, going 27-0 . In the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Hawks received a #1 seed, which included a first-round bye. However, they lost badly to the Xavier Musketeers 87–67. Despite their early exit, the Hawks still received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks also won the Philadelphia Big 5, going 4–0.
NCAA tournament
[edit]The Hawks received a #1 seed and defeated Liberty, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest in the First, second, and third rounds, respectively. In the Elite 8 match-up against Oklahoma State, the Hawks lost by 2 points. John Lucas III of Oklahoma State hit a go-ahead three with only a few seconds left. Jameer Nelson attempted to tie the game on the ensuing possession, but his 15 ft. shot fell short.
Accolades
[edit]Notes
[edit]- The Hawks progressed to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1981.[5]
- Sports Illustrated named shouting Saint Joseph's staple chant, "The Hawk Will Never Die," as the number 12 thing "you gotta do before you graduate."[6]
- The Hawks earned a spot in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame after receiving the Pride of Philadelphia award in 2004.[7]
Draft list
[edit]- Jameer Nelson was the 20th draft pick in the NBA draft of 2004 by the Denver Nuggets.[8]
- Delonte West was the 24th draft pick in the NBA draft of 2004 by the Boston Celtics.[9]
- Pat Carroll was a second round draft pick in the NBA Development League draft of 2009 by the Iowa Energy.[10]
- Dwayne Jones was signed as a free agent in 2005 by the Minnesota Timberwolves.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
- ^ Stat Sheet-St. Josephs (PA) Hawks-Retrieved 2012-24-2
- ^ "Bites & Brews - Official Athletics Website".
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament Results
- ^ The 100 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate (Whatever the Cost))
- ^ "Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ NBA Draft History: 2004 Draft
- ^ NBA Draft History: 2004 Draft
- ^ Philly Hoops Insider
- ^ Minnesota Timberwolves Sign Free-Agent Forward/Center Dwayne Jones