2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 Providence Friars Basketball Providence Friars P script logo.gif Big East Conference Big East 21 20–9 11–5 Tim Welsh 6th Steve DeMeo Phil Seymore Bob Walsh Ryan Gomes Ryan Gomes Dunkin' Donuts Center NCAA #5, Midwest Region, First Round The 2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with an 11–5 conference record and a 20–9 record overall. Coming off an 18–14 record and a second-round NIT loss in 2002–03, the team returned all five starters for coach Tim Welsh's sixth season with the Friars. However, forward Romuald Augustin transferred to Bryant College for his fifth year of eligibility,http://www.thecowl.com/2.7829/mills-transfers-to-university-of-omaha-nebraska-1.1103724 Mills transfers to University of Omaha-Nebraska The Cowl Kevin O'Brien 2004-09-23 2010-02-07 https://archive.today/20130203180234/http://www.thecowl.com/2.7829/mills-transfers-to-university-of-omaha-nebraska-1.1103724 2013-02-03 dead while walk-on guard Chris Burns also transferred to Bryant for his sophomore season.http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/2004/news/2004Dec30BloomTwo Burns Makes Good On Comeback (Post Tourney Notes) Bryant College 2004-12-30 2010-02-07 The team also lost two departing seniors, guard Kareem Hayletts and forward Stephen Traugott. On February 24, after playing in 12 games for the Friars, senior forward Māris Ļaksa left the team to play professional basketball in Slovenia.http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022404aaa.html Maris Laksa Leaves Providence Men's Basketball Team To Pursue Professional Career Friars.com 2004-02-24 2010-02-07 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008142725/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022404aaa.html dead The Friars began the season receiving votes in both polls, but not ranked in either. Following an 8–1 start that included a win over #14 Illinois, the Friars earned a #25 ranking in the AP Poll in time for their January 5 matchup with #18 Texas. The Friars took the Longhorns to overtime, but as time expired in the overtime period, Texas forward P. J. Tucker released a layup to give the Longhorns a two-point win. The controversial shot was reviewed for more than five minutes by the officials, who determined that the clock read "00.0" but the red backboard light had not yet gone on when the ball was released, which at the time overruled the clock.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240052507 https://web.archive.org/web/20040121215125/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240052507 dead January 21, 2004 Officials have to check replay on shot Associated Press ESPN.com 2004-01-05 2010-02-07https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83znY1vqqUU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/83znY1vqqUU 2021-12-15 live (25) Providence vs. (18) Texas 01.05.2004 [Classic Ending] YouTube October 29, 2021 Despite the close loss, the Friars re-emerged in the top 25 three weeks later, following a road win over #4 Connecticut. A six-game winning streak that began with a win over #18 Syracuse propelled the Friars to a #12 ranking in the AP Poll on March 1. This was followed by two home losses to close out the regular season, and a #3 seed in the 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament. Following a first-round bye, the Friars dropped a three-point game to Villanova in the quarterfinals, leading to a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament. In the first round, the Friars were defeated 66–58 by the #12 seed, Pacific. The Friars ended the season with a #21 ranking in the AP Poll. The Friars were led in scoring (18.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) by junior forward Ryan Gomes. He became the fourth Friar to be named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press. Roster 2003 Providence Friars black #C0C0C0 white black y Donnie McGrath 1 G 6 4 190 So Katonah, New York John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Ryan Gomes y C 3 F/C 6 7 245 Jr Waterbury, Connecticut Wilby High School Marcus Douthit y 4 C 6 10 235 Sr Syracuse, New York Notre Dame Prep Gerald Brown 5 G 6 4 190 Fr Baltimore, Maryland Hargrave Military Academy Sean Van De Walle W 10 F 6 4 205 Fr Elmhurst, Illinois Fenwick High School Abdul Mills 11 G 6 4 195 Sr yes yes Brooklyn, New York Milford Academy Sheiku Kabba 13 G 6 3 200 Sr Bronx, New York Bronx Regional High School Herbert Hill y basketball 15 F 6 9 220 Fr yes no Kinston, North Carolina Kinston High School Chris Anrin 20 F 6 7 220 Sr Värmdö Municipality, Sweden 08 Stockholm Human Rights Jeff Parmer 21 F 6 7 230 Fr yes Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls High School Māris Ļaksa y 22 F 6 9 230 Sr Ventspils, Latvia Latvian Junior National Team Dwight Brewington 24 G 6 5 195 Fr Lynn, Massachusetts Worcester Academy Tuukka Kotti y 25 F 6 9 220 Jr Forssa, Finland Salon Vilpas Salo Timothy Englert W 31 G 5 11 165 So Ramsey, New Jersey Bergen Catholic High School Rob Sanders 35 F 6 6 215 Jr New London, Connecticut St. Thomas More School Tim Welsh Steve DeMeoPhil SeymoreBob Walsh http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/prov/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/prospectus04.pdf 2010-02-07 Depth chart 000000 C0C0C0 000000 Marcus Douthit Ryan Gomes Rob Sanders Sheiku Kabba Donnie McGrath (Māris Ļaksa) Tuukka Kotti Chris Anrin Gerald Brown Dwight Brewington Herbert Hill Jeff Parmer 8px|Redshirt Sean Van De Walle (W) Abdul Mills 8px|Redshirt Timothy Englert (W) Incoming recruits no no 2003 Dwight Brewington PG Lynn, Massachusetts Worcester Academy 6 5 187 2003-07-08 4 4 Gerald Brown SG Baltimore Hargrave Military Academy 6 4 180 2003-07-08 4 3 Jeff Parmer PF Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls HS 6 7 215 2003-07-08 2 3 2003 2003 Providence Signees 2003 Providence Signees 2003 Providence Signees providence 425 2010-02-07 yes Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition games November 2 3:00 pm w yes Global Sports All-Stars Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 77–63 5,260 November 15 7:30 pm l yes USDBL/320 All-Stars Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 109–112 OT 5,173 |- !colspan=9| Non-conference games November 22 7:30 pm w yes 2003-04 Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 69–56 8,163 1–0 November 29 7:30 pm w yes Alabama Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 76–71 9,256 2–0 December 2 7:30 pm w yes 2003-04 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 84–60 7,554 3–0 December 6 4:00 pm l yes yes 2003-04 Rhode Island Rams University of Rhode Island Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island Cox Sports 79–89 7,657 3–1 December 9 7:00 pm w yes yes Illinois 14 Madison Square Garden New York City Jimmy V Classic ESPN 70–51 7,665 4–1 December 21 3:00 pm w yes 2003-04 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 72–67 7,543 5–1 December 23 7:30 pm w yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia 57–56 6,043 6–1 December 28 12:00 pm w yes 2003-04 Siena Saints Siena College Siena Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 73–66 7,434 7–1 January 3 3:00 pm w yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia CSN 84–69 7,470 8–1 January 5 7:00 pm l yes 25 Texas 18 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island ESPN 77–79 OT 12,993 8–2 |- !colspan=9| Big East regular season January 10 7:00 pm l yes 25 2003-04 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey NESN 64–65 6,942 8–3 (0–1) January 12 8:00 pm w yes Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Cox Sports 63–60 7,737 9–3 (1–1) January 17 7:30 pm w West Virginia Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 87–66 10,033 10–3 (2–1) January 19 8:00 pm w yes 2003-04 Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola Chicago Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 89–59 6,943 11–3 (2–1) January 21 7:30 pm w 2003-04 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 62–56 8,972 12–3 (3–1) January 24 12:00 pm w yes Connecticut 4 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Cox Sports 66–56 16,294 13–3 (4–1) January 26 7:30 pm w 23 Georgetown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 66–50 10,397 14–3 (5–1) February 1 12:00 pm l 23 Seton Hall Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 46–55 10,191 14–4 (5–2) February 4 7:00 pm l yes 23 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 57–69 6,323 14–5 (5–3) February 7 12:00 pm w 23 Syracuse 18 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 74–61 12,993 15–5 (6–3) February 11 7:00 pm w yes 24 Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 100–74 6,500 16–5 (7–3) February 14 2:00 pm w yes 24 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Cox Sports 61–52 7,682 17–5 (8–3) February 21 2:00 pm w 19 Miami Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island NESN 70–57 12,993 18–5 (9–3) February 24 7:30 pm w yes 13 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana Cox Sports 73–59 11,418 19–5 (10–3) February 29 12:00 pm w yes 13 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York NESN 103–78 N/A 20–5 (11–3) March 2 7:30 pm l 12 Pittsburgh 6 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 61–88 12,993 20–6 (11–4) March 6 12:00 pm l 12 Boston College Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Cox Sports 54–63 12,993 20–7 (11–5) |- !colspan=9| Big East tournament March 11 9:30 pm l yes 20 Villanova Madison Square Garden New York Quarterfinals ESPN 66–69 19,528 20–8 (11–5) |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament March 19 6:25 pm l yes yes 5-M Pacific 12-M Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First Round CBS 58–66 17,500 20–9 (11–5) AP Poll.  †NCAA Tournament ranks are seeds in the region (E=East, M=Midwest, S=South, W=West) Eastern TimeSchedule https://web.archive.org/web/20120529155719/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/prov-m-baskbl-sched-2003.html 2012-05-29 Friars.com. Retrieved on October 29, 2009. Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV 23 23 24 19 13 12 20 21 n/a Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 17 13 13 17 19 RV Awards and honors Recipient Award(s) Chris Anrin 2004 John Zannini Coaches' Award2004 Thomas Ramos Academic Award Dwight Brewington 2004 Promising Prospect Award Marcus Douthit 2004 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player of the Year Award Ryan Gomes 2004 Associated Press First Team All-Americanhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032304aaa.html Ryan Gomes Named Associated Press First Team All-America Friars.com 2004-03-24 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143310/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032304aaa.html dead2004 USBWA First Team All-Americanhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gomes_ryan00.html Player Bio: Ryan Gomes Friars.com 2011-03-09 2015-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705214121/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gomes_ryan00.html dead2004 NABC Second Team All-American2004 All-Big East First Teamhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030804aad.html Ryan Gomes Named First Team All-BIG EAST Friars.com 2004-03-08 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143319/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030804aad.html dead2004 USBWA All-District 1 First Team2004 NABC Division I All-District 1 First Team2004 Naismith College Player of the Year Finalist2004 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Awardhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041404aaa.html 2004 Providence Men's Basketball Team Awards Announced Friars.com 2004-04-14 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143228/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041404aaa.html deadMarch 1: Big East Co-Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Co-Player Of The Week On March 1 Friars.com 2004-03-01 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143411/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html deadJanuary 26: Big East Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012604aaa.html Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Player Of The Week Friars.com 2004-01-26 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143417/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012604aaa.html deadJanuary 5: Big East Co-Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010504aaa.html Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Co-Player Of The Week On January 5 Friars.com 2004-01-05 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143520/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010504aaa.html deadDecember 15: Big East Co-Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121503aaa.html Ryan Gomes Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Co-Player Of The Week Friars.com 2003-12-15 2010-02-15 2011-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143513/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121503aaa.html dead2004 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate2004 Preseason All-Big East First Team2004 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidate Sheiku Kabba 2004 Co-Unsung Hero Award Tuukka Kotti 2004 Co-Unsung Hero Award Donnie McGrath 2004 Coca-Cola Most Improved Player Award References External links 2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball prospectus https://web.archive.org/web/20121112093659/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/prov/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/prospectus04.pdf 2012-11-12 Category:Providence Friars men's basketball seasons Providence Friars Providence Providence Providence