2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 9th 3rd 1st 1st Basketball 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Alan Anderson Jason Andreas Kelvin Torbert Big Ten 18–12 12–4 Tom Izzo Mark Montgomery Doug Wojcik Dwayne Stephens Breslin Center Spartan Classic champions NCAA tournament first round The 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his ninth year as head coach. MSU finished the season with a record of 18–12, 12–4 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to Nevada. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2002–03 season with an overall record of 22–12, 10–6 to finish in fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, their sixth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, their fourth trip to the Elite Eight under Tom Izzo. Season summary The Spartans were led by sophomore Paul Davis (15.9 PPG, 6.2 PRG, 2.0 APG) and juniors Chris Hill (13.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.9 APG) and Kelvin Tolbert (10.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 PAG). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 3 in the country and faced a difficult non-conference schedule. MSU fell on the road to No. 6 Kansas in the second game of the season. MSU Edged In Top-10 Matchup – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112503aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030742/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112503aaa.html dead Two wins followed the loss before a murderer's row of a schedule which included three straight losses to No. 6 Duke, Spartans Fall In Battle Of Sixes – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120303aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030755/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120303aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead in overtime to No. 14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Spartan Comeback Falls Short Against Oklahoma In OT – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120603aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030759/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120603aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead and to No. 8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl. Men's Basketball Falls To No. 8 Kentucky, 79-74 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121303aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030801/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121303aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead Wildcats make bid for No. 1 before record crowd https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127 https://web.archive.org/web/20220420102448/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127 dead April 20, 2022 ESPN.com 2016-02-17 The Spartans followed this losing streak by losing two of their final four non-conference games including at No. 17 Syracuse and dropped out of the rankings. Spartans Fall At No. 17 Syracuse, 96-83 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010304aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030918/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010304aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6. After a loss to open Big Ten play to No. 21 Wisconsin, Spartans Fall To No. 21 Wisconsin, 77-64 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011004aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030929/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011004aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead the Spartans recovered to win seven of their next eight and six of their last seven Big Ten games. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12–4 and 17–10 overall. A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Spartans Advance Past Northwestern, 68-55 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031204aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024742/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031204aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead was followed by a third loss of the season to No. 17 Wisconsin. Spartans Edged Out By Wisconsin, 68-66 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031304aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031100/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031304aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead The Spartans received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the First Round, this time by Nevada. Spartans Fall To Nevada In NCAA First Round – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031804aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216122501/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031804aaa.html 2016-02-16 dead 2004 Nevada vs. Michigan State Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/1217/2004-Nevada-vs-Michigan-State-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-17September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Roster 2003 Michigan State Spartans y yes Maurice Ager y 13 G 6 4 SO Detroit, MI Crockett Alan Anderson y basketball 15 G/f 6 6 JR Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle Jason Andreas 44 C 6 10 SR Tim Bograkos 30 G 6 2 JR Shannon Brown y 3 G 6 3 FR Maywood, IL Proviso East Brandon Cotton 2 G 6 0 FR Paul Davis y basketball 40 C 6 11 SO Rochester, MI Rochester Anthony Hamo 22 G 6 2 FR Andy Harvey 43 F 6 5 SO Chris Hill y basketball 5 G 6 3 JR Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North Rashi Johnson 11 G 6 2 SR Drew Naymick y 34 C 6 10 FR Muskegon, MI North Muskegon Justin Ockerman 54 C 6 9 FR Delco Rowley 50 F 6 8 FR Kelvin Torbert y 23 G 6 4 JR Matt Trannon y 20 F 6 6 SO Flint, MI   Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Doug Wojcik (Navy) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/msu-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Nov 2, 2003 2:30 pm Harlem Globetrotters Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 83–97 14,759 Nov 13, 2003 Nike Elite Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 85–81 14,759 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 21, 2003 7:05 pm yes 3 Bucknell Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 64–52 1–0 14,759 Nov 25, 2003 yes yes 3 Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 74–81 1–1 16,300 Nov 29, 2003 2:00 pm yes 3 Pennsylvania Spartan Classic Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–52 2–1 14,759 Nov 30, 2003 4:10 pm yes 3 DePaul Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Spartan Classic 89–81 3–1 14,759 Dec 3, 2003 yes 5 Duke 6 ACC-Big Ten Challenge Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 50–72 3–2 14,759 Dec 6, 2003 yes yes 5 Oklahoma 14 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Spartan Clash 18,123 77–80 OT 3–3 Dec 13, 2003 4:00 pm yes yes 21 Kentucky 8 Ford Field Detroit, MI Basketbowl CBS 74–79 78,129 3–4 Dec 16, 2003 yes South Florida Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 73–60 14,759 4–4 Dec 20, 2003 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 58–64 12,433 4–5 Dec 30, 2003 7:00 pm yes Coppin State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 78–72 14,759 5–5 Jan 3, 2004 12:05 pm yes yes Syracuse 17 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY CBS 60–73 25,869 5–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 10, 2004 11:01 am yes Wisconsin 21 Kohl Center Madison, WI 64–77 17,142 5–7 0–1 Jan 14, 2004 8:00 pm Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 76–58 14,759 6–7 1–1 Jan 17, 2004 3:45 pm Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry CBS 71–54 14,759 7–7 2–1 Jan 21, 2004 7:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 73–61 5,743 8–7 3–1 Jan 25, 2004 2:00 pm yes Purdue 23 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN CBS 70–76 OT 14,123 8–8 3–2 Jan 28, 2004 8:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 79–78 OT 12,601 9–8 4–2 Jan 31, 2004 8:00 pm Indiana Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 84–72 14,759 10–8 5–2 Feb 4, 2004 8:00 pm Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 89–72 14,759 11–8 6–2 Feb 7, 2004 12:00 pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 84–70 12–8 7–2 17,337 Feb 10, 2004 8:00 pm yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 51–75 12–9 7–3 16,618 Feb 14, 2004 12:17 pm Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 69–58 13–9 8–3 14,759 Feb 17, 2004 7:00 pm Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 62–55 14–9 9–3 14,759 Feb 21, 2004 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 66–56 15–9 10–3 14,759 Feb 24, 2004 7:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 72–69 16–9 11–3 13,751 Feb 28, 2004 12:15 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA 67–47 17–9 12–3 11,777 Mar 2, 2004 Wisconsin 17 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 64–68 OT 17–10 12–4 14,759 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 12, 2004 yes 3 Northwestern 6 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN quarterfinals ESPN Plus 68–55 18–10 15,178 Mar 13, 2004 yes 3 Wisconsin 10 2 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN semifinals CBS 66–68 18–11 15,903 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2004 yes 7 E Nevada 10 E KeyArena Seattle, WA First Round CBS 66–72 18–12 15,827 AP Poll Eastern Time Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004-schedule.html 2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Resultshttp://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/msu-m-baskbl-2003.html Michigan State Official Athletic Site 2016-02-17 2016-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160225060220/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/msu-m-baskbl-2003.html dead Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) ScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAStlBlkAger, Maurice302548.587225.38737106.3494361.705963.220128Anderson, Alan302438.178167.4671748.3547087.805933.196295Andreas, Jason30852.83869.55100910.900690.51566Bograkos, Tim30280.91324.54215.20013.333240.41284Brown, Shannon302377.988195.4511544.3414657.807751.338331Cotton, Brandon331.013.33301.00012.50001.0300Davis, Paul3047415.8163287.568515.333143179.7991872.0594419Hamo, Anthony520.4111.000000000.0010Harvey, Andy600.001.000000010.2000Hill, Chris3041513.8141282.50084185.4544965.754842.8118461Johnson, Rashi27190.7719.36806.000510.500140.51240Naymick, Drew22130.6410.4000056.833211.0221Ockerman, Justin1560.436.500000080.5131Rowley, Delco14171.2713.5380035.600161.1200Torbert, Kelvin3032110.7109204.5343164.4847290.8001083.660237Trannon, Matt17211.2813.61500511.455281.6331 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  A Assists Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004.html 2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre 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 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 2004 Michigan State Spartans https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2004-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-05 3 3 5 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A* Coaches NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2004/poll/2/week/3/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-05 4 3 6 20 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Awards and honors Paul Davis – All-Big Ten First Team Paul Davis Named First-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030904aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 2016-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216123150/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030904aaa.html dead Paul Davis – NABC All-District Team Chris Hill – All-Big Ten Second Team Chris Hill – Academic All-American First Team Chris Hill Named First-Team Academic All-American – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030404aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 2016-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216123034/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030404aaa.html dead Kelvin Torbert – All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches), All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media) Shannon Brown – All-Big Ten Freshman Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Category:2003 in sports in Michigan Category:2004 in sports in Michigan Michigan State