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2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The group is one of 25 teams to finish the regular season undefeated in men's division I basketball. They were the last to do so until Wichita State did it in 2014. Under 9th-year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 27–0 and a conference record of 16–0 in the regular season before losing to Xavier in the A-10 tournament and Oklahoma State in the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.[2]

2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record30–2 (16–0 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 2   .938
Temple 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517
Rhode Island 7 – 9   .438 20 – 14   .588
UMass 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345
St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
Fordham 3 – 13   .188 6 – 22   .214
West
Dayton 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
George Washington 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600
Xavier † 10 – 6   .625 26 – 11   .703
Richmond 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
Duquesne 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
La Salle 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
† 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Dwayne Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jersey City, NJ
G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Newark, NJ
G 13 Chet Stachitas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chester HS Chester, PA
G 15 Delonte West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Dwayne Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So American Christian School Morgantown, WV
G 33 Pat Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hatboro-Horsham HS Pittsburgh, PA
F 34 John Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Woodbridge, VA
F 40 Dave Mallon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Aurora, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Jameer Nelson, (20.6 ppg/4.7 rpg)
  • Delonte West, (18.9 ppg/5.4 rpg)
  • Dwayne Jones, (6.4 ppg/7.0 rpg)
  • Pat Carroll, (10.1 ppg/3.6 rpg)
  • Tyrone Barley, (7.2 pgg/1.0 rpg)
  • Chet Stachitas
  • John Bryant
  • Dwayne Lee
  • Dave Mallon
  • Arvydas Lidzius
  • Artur Surov
  • Robert Hartshorn
  • Brian Jesiolowski
  • Rob Sullivan
  • Andrew Koefer

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2003*
 No. 17 vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		W 73–66  1–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/24/2003*
 No. 13 at Boston University W 71–56  2–0
 Case Gym 
Boston, MA
11/29/2003*
 No. 13 at Old Dominion W 75–72  3–0
 Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
12/2/2003*
 No. 12 San Francisco W 84–52  4–0
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2003*
 No. 12 at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 67–59  5–0
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2003*
 No. 12 Boston College W 67–57  6–0
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2003*
 No. 12 vs. Drexel W 92–70  7–0
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2003*
 No. 11 vs. California W 59–57  8–0
 The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, CA
12/27/2003*
 No. 10 Pacific W 73–55  9–0
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2003*
 No. 10 at Delaware W 75–54  10–0
 Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
01/03/2004
 No. 10 George Washington W 90–81  11–0
(1–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2004
 No. 9 at Richmond W 71–60  12–0
(2–0) 		Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
01/10/2004
 No. 9 at Duquesne W 78–61  13–0
(3–0) 		A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2004
 No. 6 Fordham W 79–35  14–0
(4–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2004
 No. 6 at Xavier W 81–73  15–0
(5–0) 		Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2004
 No. 3 UMass W 92–67  16–0
(6–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2004
 No. 3 at St. Bonaventure W 114–63  17–0
(7–0) 		Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
01/31/2004
 No. 3 at Temple
Rivalry 		W 83–71  18–0
(8–0) 		Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2004*
 No. 3 at Villanova
Holy War 		W 74–67  19–0
 Wachovia Center 
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2004
 No. 3 vs. La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 89–63  20–0
(9–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2004
 No. 3 Dayton W 81–67  21–0
(10–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2004
 No. 3 Rhode Island W 73–59  22–0
(11–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2004
 No. 2 at Fordham W 72–54  23–0
(12–0) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium 
New York, NY
02/21/2004
 No. 2 vs. Temple
Rivalry 		W 76–53  24–0
(13–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2004
 No. 2 at UMass W 83–58  25–0
(14–0) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
02/28/2004
 No. 2 at Rhode Island W 57–55  26–0
(15–0) 		Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
03/02/2004
 No. 2 St. Bonaventure W 82–50  27–0
(15–0) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/11/2004
 (E1) No. 1 vs. (W4) Xavier
Quarterfinals 		L 67–87  27–1
 UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
03/18/2004*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (16) Liberty
First Round 		W 82–63  28–1
 HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, NY
03/20/2004*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (8) Texas Tech
Second Round 		W 70–65  29–1
 HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, NY
03/25/2004*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (4) No. 17 Wake Forest
Sweet Sixteen 		W 84–80  30–1
 Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
03/27/2004*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 4 Oklahoma State
Elite Eight 		L 62–64  30–2
 Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1713121211101096333322215Not released
Coaches18141415121010963333222155

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Regular season

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The Hawks dominated the regular season, going 27-0 . In the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Hawks received a #1 seed, which included a first-round bye. However, they lost badly to the Xavier Musketeers 87–67. Despite their early exit, the Hawks still received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks also won the Philadelphia Big 5, going 4–0.

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The Hawks received a #1 seed and defeated Liberty, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest in the First, second, and third rounds, respectively. In the Elite 8 match-up against Oklahoma State, the Hawks lost by 2 points. John Lucas III of Oklahoma State hit a go-ahead three with only a few seconds left. Jameer Nelson attempted to tie the game on the ensuing possession, but his 15 ft. shot fell short.

Accolades

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AP College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year
Henry Iba Award
Adolph Rupp Cup
NABC Coach of the Year
Jim Phelan Award
A-10 Conference Coach of the Year
Naismith College Player of the Year
John R. Wooden Award
Oscar Robertson Trophy
Adolph Rupp Trophy
NABC Player of the Year
AP College Player of the Year
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
Robert V. Geasey Trophy
2004 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Bob Cousy Award
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
Lowe's Senior Class Award
A-10 Player of the Year

Notes

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  • The Hawks progressed to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1981.[5]
  • Sports Illustrated named shouting Saint Joseph's staple chant, "The Hawk Will Never Die," as the number 12 thing "you gotta do before you graduate."[6]
  • The Hawks earned a spot in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame after receiving the Pride of Philadelphia award in 2004.[7]

Draft list

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Stat Sheet-St. Josephs (PA) Hawks-Retrieved 2012-24-2
  3. ^ "Bites & Brews - Official Athletics Website".
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament Results
  6. ^ The 100 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate (Whatever the Cost))
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. ^ NBA Draft History: 2004 Draft
  9. ^ NBA Draft History: 2004 Draft
  10. ^ Philly Hoops Insider
  11. ^ Minnesota Timberwolves Sign Free-Agent Forward/Center Dwayne Jones
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