2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts Vermont Athletics wordmark.png 200 America East Conference America East 22–9 15–3 Tom Brennan 18th Patrick Gym America East tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 18th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Phoenix region, the Catamounts lost to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the opening round.Okafor has 15 and 14, stymies Coppenrath https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000043 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407154725/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000043 dead April 7, 2022 ESPN March 19, 2004 June 25, 2023 This season marked the second of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament. Roster 2003 Vermont Catamounts y y T. J. Sorrentine y 11 G 5 11 185 Jr Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Raphael Academy Taylor Coppenrath y 22 F 6 9 240 Jr Barnet, Vermont St. Johnsbury Academy Tom Brennan https://uvmathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster https://uvmathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 University of Vermont Athletics June 25, 2023 Schedule and results 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2003 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Vermont Catamounts| Regular season Nov 17, 2003 yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 49–69 4,763 0–1 Nov 24, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Iona Gaels Iona Westchester County Center White Plains, New York 53–56 2,700 0–2 Nov 29, 2003 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 67–68 7,852 0–3 Dec 2, 2003 yes yes 2003 men UMass Minutemen UMass Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 64–76 2,358 0–4 Dec 5, 2003 yes 2003 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 73–60 2,622 1–4 Dec 14, 2003 yes 2003 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 48–42 1,432 2–4 Dec 21, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York 62–57 2,175 3–4 Dec 30, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island 56–94 6,491 3–5 Jan 2, 2004 yes 2003 men Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton West Gym Binghamton, New York 67–60 2,003 4–5 1–0 Jan 4, 2004 yes 2003 men UMBC Retrievers UMBC RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland 67–66 1,247 5–5 2–0 Jan 7, 2004 2003 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 88–78 2,341 6–5 3–0 Jan 11, 2004 yes 2003 men Maine Black Bears Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 71–62 2,103 7–5 4–0 Jan 14, 2004 2003 men Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 77–70 2,332 8–5 5–0 Jan 17, 2004 yes 2003 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 59–57 1,575 9–5 6–0 Jan 21, 2004 yes yes 2003 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 76–66 1,421 10–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Vermont Catamounts| America East tournament Mar 6, 2004 yes yes 2003 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts Quarterfinals 58–50 1,877 20–8 Mar 7, 2004 yes yes 2003 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts Semifinals 61–48 2,262 21–8 Mar 13, 2004 yes 2003 men Maine Black Bears Maine Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont Championship game 72–53 3,228 22–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Vermont Catamounts| NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 2004 CBS yes yes 15 PHX Connecticut 7 2 PHX HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York First round 53–70 18,686 22–9 AP Poll Eastern Time PHX Phoenix 2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule https://uvmathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-04 University of Vermont Athletics June 25, 2023 Awards and honors Taylor Coppenrath – America East Player of the Year (2x) References Category:Vermont Catamounts men's basketball seasons Vermont Vermont Cat Cat Category:21st century in Burlington, Vermont