2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2003–04 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 8 2 27–5 13–3 Tubby Smith 7th Rupp Arena SEC tournament championsSEC East champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2003–04 college basketball season led by head coach Tubby Smith. For the season Kentucky finished with an overall record of 27–5 (13–3 SEC). The highlight of the season came in the SEC Tournament as Kentucky easily defeated Florida 89–73, to win their 25th tournament championship. Although the team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they were upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the second round.2012-02-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/opinion/crashing-the-tea-party.html Blazing Upset: UAB topples top-seeded Kentucky to reach Sweet 16 SI.com 2004-03-21 Roster 2003 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Cliff Hawkins y basketball 1 G 6 1 190 SR Dumfries, Virginia Oak Hill Academy Ravi Moss 2 G 6 2 190 SO Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights Brandon Stockton 3 G 5 9 170 SO Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow Gerald Fitch 4 G 6 3 190 SR Macon, Georgia Westside Josh Carrier 5 G 6 4 205 JR Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green Łukasz Obrzut y 10 C 7 1 265 FR Gliwice, Poland Bridgton Academy (ME) Preston LeMaster 12 G 6 2 190 SO Paris, Kentucky Bourbon County Bernard Cote 12 F 6 9 215 SO St. Lambert, Quebec Champlain-St. Lambert Bobby Perry y 13 F 6 7 215 FR Durham, North Carolina Hillside Erik Daniels y 14 F 6 8 215 SR Cincinnati Princeton Matt Heissenbuttel 15 G 6 4 190 SR Lexington, Kentucky Lexington Catholic Shagari Alleyne 21 C 7 3 270 FR Bronx, New York Rice y Patrick Sparks 22 G 6 0 180 JR yes Central City, Kentucky Muhlenberg North Sheray Thomas 23 F 6 8 240 FR Montreal, Quebec Riverdale Baptist (MD) Kelenna Azubuike y 24 F 6 5 220 SO Tulsa, Oklahoma Victory Christian Antwain Barbour 33 G 6 5 195 SR Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown Chuck Hayes y 44 F 6 6 240 JR Modesto, California Modesto Christian Tubby Smith (High Point) David Hobbs (VCU) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Non-conference regular season November 21, 2003 8:00 pm yes 10 2003–04 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop University Winthrop Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UKTV 65–44 21,271 1–0 November 28, 2003 7:30 pm yes 10 2003–04 Tennessee Tech Eagles Tennessee Tech University Tennessee Tech Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UKTV 108–81 21,918 2–0 December 1, 2003 8:00 pm yes yes 10 2003–04 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Marshall US Bank Arena Cincinnati UKTV 89–76 13,913 3–0 December 6, 2003 1:30 pm yes yes 9 UCLA Anaheim Pond Anaheim, California CBS 52–50 17,816 4–0 December 13, 2003 4:00 pm yes yes 8 Michigan State 21 Ford Field Detroit Basketbowl CBS 79–74 78,129 5–0 December 20, 2003 12:00 pm yes yes 2 Indiana RCA Dome Indianapolis CBS 80–41 25,686 6–0 December 23, 2003 8:00 pm yes 2 2003–04 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UKTV 101–72 22,023 7–0 December 27, 2003 5:00 pm yes 2 Louisville 20 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass CBS 56–65 24,328 7–1 December 31, 2003 4:00 pm yes 8 2003–04 Austin Peay State Governors Austin Peay State University Austin Peay Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky UKTV 61–53 11,526 8–1 January 3, 2004 12:00 pm yes 8 North Carolina 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS 61–56 23,014 9–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Regular Season January 10, 2004 7:00 pm 7 Vanderbilt 20 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 75–63 22,927 10–1 1–0 January 13, 2004 9:00 pm yes 5 Mississippi State 20 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi ESPN 67–66 10,432 11–1 2–0 January 17, 2004 1:00 pm 5 2003–04 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 57–65 23,102 11–2 2–1 January 20, 2004 9:00 pm yes 9 2003–04 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee JP Sports 69–68 OT 17,990 12–2 3–1 January 25, 2004 4:00 pm yes yes 9 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana CBS 71–63 11,418 13–2 January 28, 2004 8:00 pm 5 2003–04 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 71–61 22,151 14–2 4–1 January 31, 2004 12:00 pm yes 5 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee ESPN2 60–66 14,168 14–3 4–2 February 3, 2004 9:00 pm yes 9 Florida 21 O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida ESPN 68–65 12,330 15–3 5–2 February 7, 2004 1:00 pm 9 South Carolina 25 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 65–64 23,244 16–3 6–2 February 10, 2004 7:00 pm 5 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 66–55 22,042 17–3 7–2 February 14, 2004 1:00 pm yes 8 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia CBS 68–74 10,523 17–4 7–3 February 18, 2004 8:00 pm 7 Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 73–56 21,941 18–4 8–3 February 21, 2004 2:00 pm yes 9 2003–04 Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP Sports 68–59 10,500 19–4 9–3 February 25, 2004 8:00 pm 3 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky JP Sports 92–60 23,201 20–4 10–3 February 29, 2004 4:00 pm yes 9 2003–04 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS 70–64 12,791 21–4 11–3 March 3, 2004 8:00 pm yes 9 South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina JP Sports 84–65 18,000 22–4 12–3 March 7, 2004 12:00 pm 9 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS 82–62 24,191 23–4 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| 2004 SEC Tournament March 12, 2004 1:00 pm yes 8 1 E Georgia 5 E Georgia Dome Atlanta 2004 SEC tournament quarterfinals JP Sports 69–60 20,203 24–4 March 13, 2004 1:00 pm yes 8 1 E South Carolina 3 E Georgia Dome Atlanta SEC tournament semifinals JP Sports 78–63 21,446 25–4 March 14, 2004 1:00 pm yes 8 1 E Florida 2 E Georgia Dome Atlanta SEC tournament championship CBS 89–73 22,024 26–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| 2004 NCAA Tournament March 19, 2004 6:45 pm yes 2 1 MW 2003–04 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M University Florida A&M 16 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio First Round CBS 96–76 19,588 27–4 March 21, 2004 4:30 pm yes 2 1 MW UAB 9 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Second Round CBS 75–76 19,588 27–5 AP Poll References External links Kentucky Basketball Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20090707091846/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/kty-m-baskbl-body.html 2009-07-07 Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's b Kentucky Wildcats men's b Category:Long stubs with short prose