2003–04 Liberty Flames basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Liberty Flames Liberty University Script Logo.jpg 150 Big South Conference Big South 18–15 12–4 Randy Dunton Vines Center Big South tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 2003–04 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Randy Dunton, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. The team finished atop the regular season standings, and won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, Liberty lost in the first round to No. 1 seed St. Joseph's, 82–63.Nelson's 33 Carry Saint Joseph's https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-19-sp-saintjosephs19-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 2004 July 23, 2023 The team finished the season with an 18–15 record (12–4 in the Big South). Roster 2003 Liberty Flames y Gabe Martin 5 G 6 5 200 Sr Junction City, Kansas Randy Dunton https://www.liberty.edu/flames/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04 Schedule 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2003 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Liberty Flames| Regular season Nov 21, 2003 yes 2003 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 55–71 0–1 Nov 23, 2003 yes yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia 64–91 0–2 Nov 27, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 65–48 7,705 1–2 Nov 28, 2003 yes yes Duke 2 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 47–76 8,430 1–3 Nov 29, 2003 yes yes Seton Hall Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 47–65 8,700 1–4 Dec 5, 2003 yes 2003 men Virginia Intermont Cobras Virginia Intermont Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 90–65 2–4 Dec 8, 2003 yes 2003 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 63–64 3–5 Dec 11, 2003 yes 2003 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 85–69 4–5 Dec 13, 2003 yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 58–76 4–6 Dec 18, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Chartway Arena Norfolk, Virginia 66–87 4–7 Dec 28, 2003 yes yes Arizona 5 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 91–107 4–8 Dec 30, 2003 yes yes Valparaiso McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 54–72 4–9 Jan 3, 2004 yes 2003 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina 65–67 4–10 0–1 Jan 5, 2004 yes 2003 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field House Charleston, South Carolina 71–55 5–10 1–1 Jan 8, 2004 2003 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 84–72 6–10 2–1 Jan 10, 2004 2003 men High Point Panthers High Point Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 79–66 7–10 3–1 Jan 14, 2004 yes 2003 men Radford Highlanders Radford Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 76–83 7–11 3–2 Jan 20, 2004 VMI Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 66–46 8–11 4–2 Jan 22, 2004 yes 2003 men Birmingham–Southern Panthers Birmingham–Southern Bill Battle Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama 63–67 8–12 4–3 Jan 29, 2004 2003 men Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 66–50 9–12 5–3 Jan 31, 2004 yes High Point Millis Center High Point, North Carolina 67–56 10–12 6–3 Feb 4, 2004 yes UNC Asheville Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina 82–68 11–12 7–3 Feb 7, 2004 Coastal Carolina Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 79–65 12–12 8–3 Feb 9, 2004 Charleston Southern Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 71–67 OT 13–12 9–3 Feb 14, 2004 Birmingham–Southern Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 91–72 14–12 10–3 Feb 18, 2004 yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 74–62 15–12 11–3 Feb 21, 2004 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 52–61 15–13 11–4 Feb 25, 2004 yes yes 2003 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Bodford Arena Greensboro, North Carolina 63–74 15–14 Feb 28, 2004 Radford Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 50–49 16–14 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Liberty Flames| Big South tournament Mar 2, 2004 yes 1 Charleston Southern 8 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Quarterfinals 60–54 4,331 16–14 Mar 4, 2004 yes 1 Coastal Carolina 4 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Semifinals 88–73 6,411 17–14 Mar 6, 2004 yes 1 High Point 2 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Championship game 89–44 8,515 18–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Liberty Flames| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2004 yes yes 16 E Saint Joseph's 5 1 E HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York First round 63–82 18,456 18–15 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East 2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule https://www.liberty.edu/flames/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-04 Liberty University Athletics July 23, 2023 References Category:Liberty Flames basketball seasons Liberty Liberty Liberty Fl Liberty Fl