2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 UAB Blazers Basketball UAB Blazers wordmark.png Conference USA C-USA 23 22–10 12–4 Mike Anderson 2nd Bartow Arena Conference USA regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas, 100–74. Roster 2003 UAB Blazers y Carldell Johnson 0 G 5 10 175 So New Orleans, Louisiana y Donell Taylor 1 GF 6 6 180 Jr Montgomery, Alabama y Ronell Taylor 2 GF 6 5 180 Jr Montgomery, Alabama Marques Lewis 3 F 6 8 280 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gabe Kennedy 4 F 6 9 255 Sr Camden, Alabama DeAndre' Carroll 5 G 6 4 190 Fr Birmingham, Alabama Morris Finley 10 G 5 11 175 Sr Lafayette, Alabama y Reed Davis 12 G 6 1 180 So Birmingham, Alabama Lee Cobb 15 F 6 7 230 Sr Somerville, Alabama Tony Johnson 21 G 6 4 200 Sr Morganfield, Kentucky Demario Eddins 23 F 6 7 190 So Chicago, Illinois Ernest Little 25 F 6 9 230 Fr Monroeville, Alabama Richard Jones 31 G 6 5 210 So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Sidney Ball 32 G 6 5 220 Sr Duncanville, Alabama Derrick Broom 42 G 6 5 200 So Cartersville, Georgia Brandon Tobias 44 F 6 7 220 So Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mike Anderson https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 July 2, 2021 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/2004.html 2003–04 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 2, 2021 Schedule and results 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2003 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 24, 2003 yes 2003 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 94–73 3,270 1–0 Nov 29, 2003 yes Richmond Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 83–75 3,898 2–0 Dec 3, 2003 yes 2003 men Birmingham Southern Panthers Birmingham Southern Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 90–67 5,056 3–0 Dec 6, 2003 yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 84–86 6,120 3–1 Dec 15, 2003 yes yes Western Michigan Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 62–69 N/A 3–2 Dec 18, 2003 yes yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia 68–58 2,412 4–2 Dec 20, 2003 yes 2003 men Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 81–68 3,904 5–2 Dec 23, 2003 yes 2003 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 79–67 3,183 6–2 Dec 27, 2003 yes yes 2003 men LSU Tigers LSU New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 62–78 5,328 6–3 Dec 30, 2003 yes 2003 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 66–68 3,811 6–4 Jan 3, 2004 yes 2003 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 90–75 4,118 7–4 Jan 7, 2004 yes 2003 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 71–68 4,911 8–4 1–0 Jan 10, 2004 2003 men Houston Cougars Houston Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 64–42 5,176 9–4 2–0 Jan 17, 2004 yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 64–75 8,098 9–5 2–1 Jan 20, 2004 2003 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 86–47 3,930 10–5 3–1 Jan 24, 2004 yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 69–62 8,418 11–5 4–1 Jan 28, 2004 2003 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 80–59 4,360 12–5 5–1 Jan 31, 2004 2003 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 72–52 7,192 13–5 6–1 Feb 7, 2004 yes Louisville 6 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 55–73 19,723 13–6 6–2 Feb 11, 2004 yes 2003 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 69–65 2,906 14–6 7–2 Feb 14, 2004 East Carolina Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 72–69 4,154 15–6 8–2 Feb 18, 2004 Cincinnati 17 Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 80–69 9,312 16–6 9–2 Feb 21, 2004 yes Memphis 23 The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 66–73 18,156 16–7 9–3 Feb 25, 2004 yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 69–74 1,588 16–8 9–4 Feb 28, 2004 Marquette Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–69 7,132 17–8 10–4 Mar 3, 2004 yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 61–59 2,912 18–8 11–4 Mar 6, 2004 TCU Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–62 5,146 19–8 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| C-USA tournament Mar 11, 2004 yes yes 4 Charlotte 5 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Quarterfinals 77–66 11,777 20–8 Mar 12, 2004 yes yes 4 DePaul 1 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Semifinals 74–75 OT 14,677 20–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 19, 2004 yes yes 9 S Washington 8 S Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio First Round 102–100 19,588 21–9 Mar 21, 2004 yes yes 9 S Kentucky 1 1 S Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Second Round 76–75 19,588 22–9 Mar 26, 2004 yes yes 9 S Kansas 16 4 S Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri Sweet Sixteen 74–100 30,000 22–10 AP poll S St. Louis 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics July 2, 20212003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-04 UAB Athletics March 27, 2023 Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball Category:2000s in Birmingham, Alabama