2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003-04 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 17 20–13 8–8 Mark Gottfried 6th Philip Pearson Orlando Early Tom Asbury Coleman Coliseum(Capacity: 15,316) NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2003–04 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play, and lost in the second round of the 2004 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to the eventual national champions, UCONN. Until the 2023-24 season, this was Alabama's only Elite Eight appearance. Roster #"2003-04 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com. Name Class Position Height Weight Home Town1Chuck DavisSophomoreGuard6–3230Selma, AL2Emmett ThomasSeniorForward6–4205Birmingham, AL3Kennedy WinstonSophomoreForward6–7230Prichard, AL4Reggie RamboSeniorForward6–7225Lena, LA5Earnest SheltonJuniorGuard6–3215Memphis, TN13Lucky WilliamsSophomoreForward6–6210Nigeria, AL21Evan BrockSophomoreForward6–9210Roswell, GA23Demetrius SmithSeniorGuard6–3210Hogansville, GA24Jason ReeseJuniorGuard6–2215Birmingham, AL33Akini AkiniFreshmanForward6–10231Tallahassee, FL33Jermareo DavidsonFreshmanForward6–10230Atlanta, GA50Antoine PettwaySeniorGuard6–0170Camden, AL Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Exhibition November 8, 2003 6:00 p.m. w yes Global Sports Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 75–69     |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Non-conference regular season November 14, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes yes Pittsburgh 22 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 62–71 0–1 November 21, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes Louisiana Tech Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 69–63 7,499 1–1 November 25, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes Southeastern Louisiana Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 83–76 6,974 2–1 November 29, 2003 6:30 p.m. yes yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence RI 71–76 9,256 2–2 December 3, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes Charlotte Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 79–72 7,645 3–2 December 6, 2003 4:00 p.m. yes Austin Peay Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 65–47 7,635 4–2 December 16, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes Chattanooga Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–72 7,787 5–2 December 20, 2003 9:00 p.m. yes yes Oregon Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Las Vegas Showdown 87–86 6–2 December 27, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes Mercer Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 101–44 7,685 7–2 December 30, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes Wisconsin 18 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 71–56 10,714 8–2 January 3, 2004 2:30 p.m. yes yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 47–68 10,250 8–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|SEC regular season January 10, 2004 2:00 p.m. yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 66–70 9,943 8–4 0–1 January 14, 2004 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 81–65 8,956 9–4 1–1 January 17, 2004 6:00 p.m. Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Iron Bowl of basketball 69–46 15,316 10–4 2–1 January 21, 2004 6:00 p.m. yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 45–42 8,088 11–4 3–1 January 24, 2004 5:00 p.m. yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 60–71 6,025 11–5 3–2 January 27, 2004 7:30 p.m. Florida 22 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 78–88 10,125 11–6 3–3 January 31, 2004 6:00 p.m. LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 54–60 11,360 11–7 3–4 February 4, 2004 6:30 p.m. yes South Carolina 25 Colonial Center Columbia, SC 82–90 OT 16,227 11–8 3–5 February 10, 2004 6:00 p.m. yes Kentucky 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 55–66 22,042 11–9 3–6 February 14, 2004 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 83–70 10,190 12–9 4–6 February 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 67–70 7,875 12–10 4–7 February 21, 2004 3:00 p.m. yes Mississippi State 4 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 77–73 10,437 13–10 5–7 February 24, 2004 8:00 p.m. yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Iron Bowl of basketball 72–71 10,500 14–10 6–7 February 28, 2004 3:00 p.m. Ole Miss Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 84–69 10,175 15–10 7–7 March 3, 2004 7:00 p.m. yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 72–68 OT 15,626 16–10 8–7 March 6, 2004 2:00 p.m. Mississippi State 5 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 81–82 OT 15,316 16–11 8–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC tournament March 11, 2004 8:45 p.m. yes W3 Tennessee E6 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA First Round 84–49 13,393 17–11 March 12, 2004 8:45 p.m. yes W3 Florida E2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Second Round 73–75 OT 18,916 17–12 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament March 18, 2004 2:40 pm yes yes 8 Southern Illinois 9 KeyArena Seattle, WA First round 65–64 15,512 18–12 March 20, 2004 5:40 pm yes yes 8 Stanford 1 1 KeyArena Seattle, WA Second round 70–67 15,827 19–12 March 25, 2004 9:40 pm yes yes 8 Syracuse 5 20 America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona Sweet Sixteen 80–71 17,684 20–12 March 27, 2004 4:40 pm yes yes 8 Connecticut 2 7 America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona Elite Eight 71–87 17,889 20–13 AP Poll Central Time"." rolltide.com. 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