2003–04 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 13 8 26–4 14–2 Rick Stansbury 6th Phil Cunningham Robert Kirby Mark White Humphrey Coliseum SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 2003–04 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 college basketball season. Under sixth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State won the SEC West Division regular season title finishing six games ahead of LSU and Alabama. The Bulldogs were upset in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, losing to Vanderbilt in overtime. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Atlanta region. After an opening round win over No. 15 seed Monmouth,Monmouth No Match for Miss. St. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2004/03/20/monmouth-no-match-for-miss-st/ Orlando Sentinel March 20, 2004 July 22, 2023 the Bulldogs were upset by No. 7 seed Xavier, a team they had beaten earlier in the season, 89–74. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 26–4 (14–2 SEC). Roster 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs y yes Gary Ervin 0 G 6 0 180 Fr Brooklyn, NY y Lawrence Roberts 4 PF 6 9 240 Jr Houston, TX Baylor y basketball Timmy Bowers 15 G 6 2 190 Sr Gulfport, MS Harrison Central HS y Dietric Slater 22 G 6 3 190 Fr Waynesboro, MS Wayne County HS Piotr Stelmach 41 F 6 9 230 Fr Kamien Pomorski, Poland SMS Warka Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Robert Kirby (UTPA) Mark White (Austin Peay) https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| Non-conference Regular season Nov 22, 2003 yes 2003 men Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 90–74 1–0 Nov 26, 2003 yes 2003 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 71–62 2–0 Nov 29, 2003 yes yes 2003 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 81–75 3–0 Dec 1, 2003 yes 2003 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 92–69 4–0 Dec 3, 2003 yes 2003 men Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 76–52 5–0 Dec 6, 2003 yes UAB Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 86–84 6–0 Dec 13, 2003 yes Xavier Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 82–70 7–0 Dec 16, 2003 yes yes 2003 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans BankCorp South Arena 77–59 8–0 Dec 20, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 66–61 OT 9–0 Dec 27, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 72–50 10–0 Jan 3, 2004 yes yes 24 2003 men Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas 68–58 11–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Regular season Jan 7, 2004 yes 22 2003 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 61–54 12–0 1–0 Jan 10, 2004 22 Arkansas Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 80–62 13–0 2–0 Jan 13, 2004 ESPN 20 Kentucky 5 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 66–67 10,432 13–1 2–1 Jan 17, 2004 yes 20 2003 men LSU Tigers LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 64–54 14–1 3–1 Jan 21, 2004 yes 19 Florida 17 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 79–68 15–1 4–1 Jan 24, 2004 19 2003 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 71–58 16–1 5–1 Jan 28, 2004 11 2003 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 82–60 17–1 6–1 Jan 31, 2004 yes 11 2003 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 73–68 18–1 7–1 Feb 7, 2004 7 Ole Miss Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 80–56 19–1 8–1 Feb 11, 2004 yes 6 South Carolina 25 The Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina 79–75 OT 20–1 9–1 Feb 14, 2004 yes 6 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 77–70 21–1 10–1 Feb 21, 2004 4 Alabama Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 73–77 21–2 10–2 Feb 25, 2004 7 LSU Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 84–58 22–2 11–2 Feb 28, 2004 yes 7 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 72–69 23–2 12–2 Mar 2, 2004 5 Auburn Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 105–91 24–2 13–2 Mar 6, 2004 yes 5 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 82–81 OT 25–2 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Tournament Mar 12, 2004 yes yes 4 W1 Vanderbilt E4 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals 70–74 OT 25–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| NCAA Tournament Mar 19, 2004 yes yes 8 2 ATL Monmouth 15 ATL Amway Arena Orlando, Florida First Round 85–52 26–3 Mar 21, 2004 yes yes 8 2 ATL Xavier 7 ATL Amway Arena Orlando, Florida Second Round 74–89 26–4 AP poll ATL Atlanta 2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-04 Mississippi State University Athletics June 26, 2022 Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Lawrence Roberts – Consensus First-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year Rick Stansbury – SEC Coach of the Year References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball