2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons Basketball DePaul Blue Demons Script Logo.png Conference USA CUSA 22–10 12–4 Dave Leitao 2nd Allstate Arena Conference USA Regular season co-champions NCAA tournament second round 2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University as a member of Conference USA during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The Blue Demons finished in a 5-way tie atop the conference regular season standings, reached the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 7 seed in the Phoenix regional, DePaul defeated Dayton in overtime in the opening roundBlue Demons handle Dayton in physical affair https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000042 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626184040/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000042 dead June 26, 2022 ESPN March 18, 2004 June 26, 2022 before losing to eventual National champion Connecticut in the second round 72–55.Calhoun, DePaul can't stomach UConn's rout https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000044 https://web.archive.org/web/20180320112656/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000044 dead March 20, 2018 ESPN March 20, 2004 June 26, 2022 The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (12–4 C-USA). As of 2025, this is the DePaul program's most recent NCAA tournament appearance; since joining the Big East Conference two seasons later, they have not yet advanced to March Madness. Roster 2003 DePaul Blue Demons y y Andre Brown 4 F 6 9 240 Sr y basketball Chicago, IL Leo Catholic HS Drake Diener 33 G 6 5 195 Jr y Fond du Lac, WI Goodrich HS Dave Leitao Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=DePaul Blue Demons| Regular season Nov 21, 2003 yes 2003 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 73–61 7,354 1–0 Nov 25, 2003 yes 2003 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 65–53 7,122 2–0 Nov 29, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan Spartan Classic 78–66 14,759 3–0 Nov 30, 2003 yes yes Michigan State 3 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan Spartan Classic 81–89 14,759 3–1 Dec 7, 2003 yes 2003 men Bradley Braves Bradley Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 77–74 8,033 4–1 Dec 9, 2003 yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 63–60 2,043 5–1 Dec 14, 2003 yes Notre Dame Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 69–82 14,198 5–2 Dec 20, 2003 yes 2003 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 81–93 6,621 5–3 Dec 27, 2003 yes yes Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 62–76 7,431 5–4 Dec 31, 2003 yes 2003 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 57–50 6,086 6–4 Jan 3, 2004 yes 2003 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 81–74 6,237 7–4 Jan 6, 2004 Charlotte Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 70–75 7,155 7–5 0–1 Jan 10, 2004 yes Cincinnati 11 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 65–90 13,176 7–6 0–2 Jan 13, 2004 Memphis Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 82–73 8,228 8–6 1–2 Jan 17, 2004 UAB Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 75–64 8,098 9–6 2–2 Jan 20, 2004 yes 2003 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 61–54 4,084 10–6 3–2 Jan 24, 2004 yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 62–70 18,645 10–7 3–3 Jan 31, 2004 yes 2003 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 70–65 5,329 11–7 4–3 Feb 3, 2004 2003 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 72–58 7,851 12–7 5–3 Feb 7, 2004 Marquette Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 84–78 16,693 13–7 6–3 Feb 11, 2004 yes 2003 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 70–68 9,148 14–7 7–3 Feb 14, 2004 yes 2003 men Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 66–54 2,194 15–7 8–3 Feb 21, 2004 Saint Louis Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 62–69 9,843 15–8 8–4 Feb 25, 2004 yes Louisville 21 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 60–58 OT 19,505 16–8 9–4 Feb 28, 2004 Southern Miss Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 80–51 8,861 17–8 10–4 Mar 4, 2004 Cincinnati 13 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 68–65 13,235 18–8 11–4 Mar 6, 2004 2003 men South Florida Bulls South Florida DePaul Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois 78–66 3,356 19–8 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=DePaul Blue Demons| Conference USA tournament Mar 11, 2004 yes yes TCU Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Quarterfinals 89–65 11,777 20–8 Mar 12, 2004 yes yes UAB Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Semifinals 75–74 OT 14,867 21–8 Mar 13, 2004 yes yes Cincinnati 13 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Championship game 50–55 13,787 21–9 |- !colspan=9 style=DePaul Blue Demons| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2004 yes yes 7 PHX Dayton 10 PHX HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York First Round 76–69 2OT 18,698 22–9 Mar 20, 2004 yes yes 7 PHX Connecticut 7 2 PHX HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York Second Round 55–72 18,686 22–10 PHX Phoenix https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/depaul/2004-schedule.html 2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/depaulbluedemons.com/documents/2018/7/31/stats_0304.pdf 2003–04 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats DePaul Demons References Category:DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball seasons DePaul DePaul DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball