2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones wordmark 1995 stacked Cyclones.png Big 12 Conference Big 12 20–13 7–9 Wayne Morgan 1st Bob Sundvold Fred Quartelbaum Damon Archibold Hilton Coliseum 2004 NIT Final Four The 2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his first season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. Previous season The Cyclones finished 17–14, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish 9th in the regular season conference standings.http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 Big 12 Conference They lost to Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament, where they defeated Wichita State and lost to Iowa.https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit NIT Championship Home On April 28, 2003, The Des Moines Register published pictures of head coach Larry Eustachy kissing several young women and holding a beer at a party near the University of Missouri's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated the Cyclones on January 22.http://www.denverpost.com/2012/04/12/kiszla-larry-eustachy-tale-a-sobering-story-2/ Kiszla: Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story – The Denver Post 12 April 2012 2017-01-16 The Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats.Kluck Ted Larry's big night out https://www.espn.com/page2/s/kluck/030429.html Page 2 ESPN January 9, 2014 April 29, 2003Witosky Tom Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment' http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21115968.html Des Moines Register January 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20041226140057/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21115968.html December 26, 2004 April 28, 2003Witosky Tom Party Photos: A Timeline http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21125653.html Des Moines Register January 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20030604041738/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21125653.html June 4, 2003 April 29, 2003Higgins Tim Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21146573.html Des Moines Register https://web.archive.org/web/20041229082343/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21146573.html December 29, 2004 May 1, 2003 During the scandal, the Register reported that Iowa State documents showed that the NCAA had cited Eustachy for rules violations related to paying players.Witosky Tom ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21165685.html Des Moines Register https://web.archive.org/web/20030604033642/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21165685.html June 4, 2003 May 3, 2003 On April 30, 2003, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay, and recommended that he be fired for violating a morals clause in his contract.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125196&page=1 Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports May 2, 2003 ABC News https://web.archive.org/web/20030502203852/https://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/Sports/GMA030502Suspended_coach.html May 2, 2003 January 22, 2017 dead Eustachy held a press conference in which he apologized for his behavior and admitted he had recently begun rehab treatment for alcoholism.Witosky Tom Eustachy to be fired? http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21146570.html Des Moines Register January 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20050211184339/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21146570.html February 11, 2005 May 1, 2003Iowa St. Coach Faces Firing For Behavior https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/sports/college-basketball-iowa-st-coach-faces-firing-for-behavior.html New York Times Pennington, Bill Glier, Ray https://web.archive.org/web/20120325172209/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/sports/college-basketball-iowa-st-coach-faces-firing-for-behavior.html March 25, 2012 May 1, 2003 He initially indicated he would contest the suspension. Instead, on May 5, he announced his resignation.Witosky Tom Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21213118.html Des Moines Register https://web.archive.org/web/20030622052705/http://www.dmregister.com/sports/stories/c6902885/21213118.html June 22, 2003 May 9, 2003https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/06/sports/college-basketball-iowa-state-s-eustachy-steps-down-as-coach.html COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Iowa State's Eustachy Steps Down as Coach Hack Damon 2003-05-06 The New York Times 0362-4331 2017-01-16 In the wake of the scandal, assistant coach Wayne Morgan was promoted to replace Eustachy as head coach.http://www.mrt.com/news/article/Iowa-State-Names-Wayne-Morgan-New-Coach-7102696.php Iowa State Names Wayne Morgan New Coach 14 May 2003 Incoming players Incoming playersNamePositionHeightWeightPrevious schoolHometown Curtis Stinson Guard 6'2" 205 lbs. Winchendon Prep The Bronx Will Blalock Guard 5'11" 185 lbs. Notre Dame Prep Boston Damion Staple Forward 6'8" 230 lbs. Southeastern Illinois Kingston, Jamaica Jeff Bergstrom Forward 6'4" 190 lbs. Kingwood High Kingwood, Houston, TX Dave Braet Guard 6'3" 185 lbs. Calamus–Wheatland Calamus, Iowa Reggie George Center 6'9" 230 lbs. Notre Dame Prep Chicago Mark Boll Forward 6'5" 210 lbs. West Genesee Syracuse, New York Jonnell Marion Guard 5'9" 150 lbs. Valley West Des Moines, IowaReference:http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?roster=19&path=mbball 2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athleticshttps://cyclones.com/news/2003/11/7/834909 Iowa State Adds Two Walk-Ons – Iowa State Athletics cyclones.com 2021-10-15 Roster 2003 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Jake Sullivan 0 G 6 1 195 sr Oakdale, Minnesota Tartan High C Curtis Stinson y 1 G 6 2 205 fr The Bronx Winchendon Prep John Neal 3 G 6 3 180 so Winterset, Iowa Winterset High Jackson Vroman y 4 F 6 10 220 jr Bountiful, Utah Snow College Will Blalock y 11 G 5 11 185 fr Boston Notre Dame Prep Tim Barnes 12 G 6 0 160 sr Henderson, Kentucky Southeastern Illinois Adam Schaper 15 F 6 9 215 jr DeMotte, Indiana Kankakee Valley Damion Staple 22 F 6 8 230 jr Kingston, Jamaica Southeastern Illinois Mark Boll 33 F 6 5 210 fr Syracuse, New York West GeneseeJeff Bergstrom 34 F 6 4 190 fr Kingwood, Texas Kingwood High Dave Braet 40 G 6 3 185 sr Calamus, Iowa Calamus–Wheatland Reggie George 41 C 6 9 230 fr Chicago Notre Dame Prep Justin Fries 42 G 6 2 200 sr y Sioux Falls, South Dakota Washington High Marcus Jefferson 50 G/F 6 5 205 sr yes East Chicago Notre Dame Prep C Jared Homan y 51 C 6 9 230 jr Remsen, Iowa St. Mary's Andrew Skoglund 54 C 7 1 250 sr Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Fred Quartlebaum (Fordham) Damon Archibald (Boise State) Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 3, 2003 7:00 pm yes L.A. Stars Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 81-61 |- November 17, 2003 7:00 pm yes Global Sports Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 91-83 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 28, 2003 7:00 pm yes Mercer Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 87-64 1-0 |- November 30, 2003 12:00 pm yes UNI Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four Cyclone Television Network 79-76 2-0 |- December 5, 2003 7:30 pm yes IPFW Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge 78-51 3-0 |- December 6, 2003 7:30 pm yes Idaho State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge 73-47 4-0 |- December 13, 2003 12:00 pm yes Liberty Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 76-58 5-0 |- December 20, 2003 7:05 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four WOI/KFXA/KFXB/KWQC/KCAU/KIMT/Cox 83-77 6-0 |- December 23, 2003 7:00 pm yes Xavier Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 68-61 7-0 |- December 31, 2003 5:00 pm yes yes Virginia University Hall 74-85 7-1 |- January 3, 2004 9:00 pm yes yes San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego 4SD 76-86 7-2 |- January 7, 2004 7:00 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 70-65 8-2 1-0 |- January 10, 2004 7:00 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 89-74 9-2 2-0 |- January 12, 2004 6:30 pm yes Northern Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 89-63 10-2 2-0 |- January 17, 2004 3:00 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado ESPN Plus 70-88 10-3 2-1 |- January 21, 2004 7:05 pm yes Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry Cyclone Television Network 84-76 11-3 2-1 |- January 24, 2004 7:05 pm yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPN Plus 59-63 11-4 2-2 |- January 28, 2004 6:30 pm Texas A&M Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 91-82 12-4 3-2 |- January 31, 2004 3:00 pm Kansas 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 68-61 13-4 4-2 |- February 4, 2004 7:00 pm yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma ESPN Plus 48-75 13-5 4-3 |- February 7, 2004 12:45 pm Oklahoma State 13 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 67-88 13-6 4-4 |- February 11, 2004 7:00 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 59-90 13-7 4-5 |- February 14, 2004 3:00 pm Texas 11 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 78-77 14-7 5-5 |- February 18, 2004 7:00 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Cyclone Television Network 70-82 14-8 5-6 |- February 21, 2004 3:00 pm yes Kansas 21 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN Plus 89-90 OT 14-9 5-7 |- February 25, 2004 7:00 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 75-69 15-9 6-7 |- February 28, 2004 3:00 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska ESPN Plus 65-68 15-10 6-8 |- March 3, 2004 7:00P PM Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 83-77 16-10 7-8 |- March 6, 2004 12:30 pm yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas ABC 58-72 16-11 7-9 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big 12 Tournament |- March 11, 2004 2:00 pm yes Kansas State American Airlines Center Dallas ESPN Plus 78-64 17-11 7-9 |- March 12, 2004 12:00 pm yes Oklahoma State 7 American Airlines Center Dallas ESPN Plus 75-83 17-12 7-9 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NIT Tournament |- March 17, 2004 8:30 pm yes Georgia Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa NIT first round Mediacom 82-74 18-12 7-9 |- March 23, 2004 6:00 pm yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida NIT second round Mediacom 62-59 19-12 7-9 |- March 25, 2004 8:30 pm yes Marquette Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa NIT Quarterfinals Mediacom 77-69 20-12 7-9 |- March 30, 2004 6:00 pm yes Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York City NIT Semifinals ESPN2 81-84 OT 20-13 7-9 |- AP poll Central Time Awards and honors All-Conference Selectionshttp://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf Men's Basketball Traditions cyclones.com 2017-02-01 Jackson Vroman (3rd Team) Jake Sullivan (Honorable Mention) Curtis Stinson (Honorable Mention) Conference Freshman of the Yearhttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1519766 Big 12 Men's Basketball 2003-04 Wrap Up big12sports.com 2017-02-01 Curtis Stinson (2004) Academic All-Big 12 First Teamhttp://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/mbasketball/04_MBB_AAB12.pdf Academic All-Big 12 Announcement big12sports.com 2017-02-01 Jake Sullivan (2004) Justin Fries (2004) Freshman All-American Curtis Stinson (2004) Ralph A. Olsen Award Curtis Stinson (2004) Jackson Vroman (2004) Jake Sullivan (2004) References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc