2003–04 UIC Flames men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 UIC Flames Basketball UIC Flames wordmark.svg 200 Horizon League Horizon 24–8 12–4 Jimmy Collins 8th UIC Pavilion Horizon League tournament champions NCAA tournament The 2003–04 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. UIC finished the regular season in second place at 12–4. They went on to win the Horizon League tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 13 seed in the St. Louis region, UIC was beaten by No. 4 seed Kansas, 78–53, in the opening round.Jayhawks boosted by injured Simien's return https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000051 https://web.archive.org/web/20230701184519/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000051 dead July 1, 2023 ESPN March 20, 2004 June 20, 2023 Roster 2003 UIC Flames y Martell Bailey 3 G 5 10 170 Sr Chicago, Illinois y Jovan Stefanov 4 F 6 9 220 So Belgrade, Serbia Richard Lesko 14 F 6 9 210 Sr Košice, Slovakia Marcetteaus McGee 15 G 6 1 160 Fr Chicago, Illinois Rickey Dominguez 22 G 6 4 190 Sr Aurora, Illinois Justin Bowen 25 F 6 7 205 So Chicago, Illinois Armond Williams 30 F 6 5 205 Jr Hillside, Illinois Aaron Carr 32 F 6 4 195 Sr Chicago, Illinois Etienne Nelson 33 G 6 1 165 So Maywood, Illinois Cedrick Banks 34 G 6 2 170 jr Chicago, Illinois y Jabari Harris 40 C 6 10 215 Sr Broadview, Illinois Kevin Mitchem 41 F 6 10 190 Sr Grandview, Missouri Joe Scott 42 F 6 10 215 Sr Palos Hills, Illinois Elliott Poole 44 F 6 7 225 So Chicago, Illinois Josip Petrusic 50 C 6 10 245 Jr Metković, Croatia Josh Williams F 6 8 180 So Chicago, Illinois Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State University) https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-24 2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster UIC Athletics June 19, 2023 en Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Exhibition Nov 5, 2003 yes Illinois All-Stars UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 97–69 Nov 11, 2003 yes 2003 men St. Francis Fighting Saints St. Francis (IL) UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 92–56 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Regular season Nov 15, 2003 5:00 p.m. yes yes UC Irvine Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio Dell BCA Classic 77–65 1–0 Nov 16, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes yes 2003 men Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio Dell BCA Classic 66–79 1–1 Nov 17, 2003 5:30 p.m. yes yes 2003 men Mercer Bears Mercer Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio Dell BCA Classic 75–64 2–1 Nov 21, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2003 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 70–54 8,416 3–1 Nov 25, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes Evansville UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 77–74 4,861 4–1 Nov 29, 2003 2:00 p.m. yes yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 73–47 569 5–1 Dec 2, 2003 7:30 p.m. yes yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 77–60 1,286 6–1 Dec 5, 2003 5:45 p.m. yes yes 2003 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge 53–54 6–2 Dec 6, 2003 5:45 p.m. yes yes Eastern Washington Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge 67–52 7–2 Dec 13, 2003 5:00 p.m. yes Illinois State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 86–74 5,978 8–2 Dec 20, 2003 5:00 p.m. yes 2003 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 90–71 5,092 9–2 Dec 23, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 62–78 4,089 9–3 0–1 Dec 30, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes yes Illinois 20 United Center Chicago, Illinois 60–75 WBBM 15,415 9–4 Jan 3, 2004 12:00 p.m. 2003 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 48–56 2,544 9–5 0–2 Jan 5, 2004 7:30 p.m. 2003 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 66–47 1,564 10–5 1–2 Jan 8, 2004 7:00 p.m. 2003 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 77–59 3,872 11–5 2–2 Jan 15, 2004 7:05 p.m. yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 67–70 1,590 11–6 2–3 Jan 17, 2004 3:00 p.m. 2003 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 83–68 4,274 12–6 3–3 Jan 21, 2004 6:00 p.m. yes Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio 60–61 4,597 12–7 3–4 Jan 24, 2004 7:00 p.m. 2003 men Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 74–57 5,012 13–7 4–4 Jan 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. yes Loyola (IL) Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois 64–57 3,984 14–7 5–4 Jan 31, 2004 2:00 p.m. yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 74–71 OT 5,005 15–7 6–4 Feb 5, 2004 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 86–82 5,164 16–7 7–4 Feb 12, 2004 7:00 p.m. yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio 62–58 1,984 17–7 8–4 Feb 14, 2004 5:30 p.m. yes Cleveland State Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio 67–56 2,020 18–7 9–4 Feb 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, Wisconsin 63–55 4,778 19–7 10–4 Feb 21, 2004 3:00 p.m. yes 2003 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois ESPN BracketBusters 77–52 5,023 20–7 Feb 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. Wright State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 75–71 5,124 21–7 11–4 Feb 28, 2004 6:00 p.m. Butler UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 64–54 6,752 22–7 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Horizon League tournament Mar 6, 2004 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2 Butler 6 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Semifinals 65–56 3,286 23–7 Mar 9, 2004 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2 Milwaukee 1 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin Championship game 65–62 10,254 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| NCAA tournament Mar 19, 2004 8:45 p.m. yes yes 13 STL Kansas 16 4 STL Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round 53–78 CBS 17,667 24–8 |- AP Poll STL St. Louis Central Time Zone Sourcehttps://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-04 2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule UIC Athletics June 19, 2023 en References Category:UIC Flames men's basketball seasons Uic Uic Uic Uic Category:2003 in Chicago Category:2004 in Chicago