2003–04 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2003–04 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2003–04 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–10 (9–7 CUSA)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (3rd season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
UAB	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
Charlotte	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
Louisville	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
TCU	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Tulane	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Houston	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
South Florida	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2003–04 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 20–10.^[3]

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 2003* 1:30 pm	No. 17	vs. Iowa	L 69–70 ^OT	0–1	18 – Whitehead	14 – Whitehead	6 – Tied	Conseco Fieldhouse (19,213) Indianapolis, Indiana
December 4, 2003* 8:30 pm		vs. Western Kentucky	W 93–63	1–1	22 – Whitehead	10 – Whitehead	8 – Garcia	Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,232) Nashville, Tennessee
December 7, 2003* 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 56–40	2–1	24 – Garcia	8 – Dartez	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall (19,232) Louisville, Kentucky
December 10, 2003* 7:30 pm		Seton Hall	W 80–71	3–1	24 – Garcia	11 – Whitehead	4 – Tied	Freedom Hall (19,328) Louisville, Kentucky
December 13, 2003* 12:00 pm		No. 1 Florida	W 73–65	4–1	21 – Garcia	9 – Whitehead	4 – Tied	Freedom Hall (20,032) Louisville, Kentucky
December 20, 2003* 2:00 pm	No. 20	Austin Peay	W 80–63	5–1	21 – Garcia	7 – Whitehead	8 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (19,138) Louisville, Kentucky
December 23, 2003* 7:30 pm	No. 20	VMI	W 107–56	6–1	31 – Dean	15 – Whitehead	8 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (18,174) Louisville, Kentucky
December 27, 2003* 5:00 pm	No. 20	at No. 2 Kentucky	W 65–58	7–1	13 – George	8 – George	5 – Garcia	Rupp Arena (24,328) Lexington, Kentucky
December 30, 2003* 7:30 pm	No. 20	Toledo	W 92–56	8–1	19 – Whitehead	9 – Whitehead	6 – Jenkins	Freedom Hall (19,427) Louisville, Kentucky
January 3, 2004* 2:00 pm	No. 11	Murray State	W 91–69	9–1	23 – Whitehead	7 – Garcia	15 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (19,292) Louisville, Kentucky
January 7, 2004 7:30 pm	No. 10	Southern Miss	W 76–42	10–1 (1–0)	15 – Daniels	10 – George	4 – Tied	Freedom Hall (19,319) Louisville, Kentucky
January 10, 2004 1:00 pm	No. 10	at South Florida	W 85–50	11–1 (2–0)	16 – Dean	7 – Diakite	5 – Garcia	Sun Dome (7,011) Tampa, Florida
January 15, 2004 9:00 pm	No. 8	at East Carolina	W 76–66	12–1 (3–0)	16 – Tied	10 – Whitehead	4 – Whitehead	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,553) Greenville, North Carolina
January 17, 2004 7:30 pm	No. 8	Tulane	W 79–58	13–1 (4–0)	16 – Whitehead	12 – George	4 – O'Bannon	Freedom Hall (19,480) Louisville, Kentucky
January 21, 2004 7:00 pm	No. 5	No. 6 Cincinnati	W 93–66	14–1 (5–0)	21 – Dean	8 – Whitehead	7 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (20,079) Louisville, Kentucky
January 25, 2004* 7:00 pm	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 65–62	15–1	24 – Garcia	8 – George	4 – Dartez	Thompson-Boling Arena (15,086) Knoxville, Tennessee
January 28, 2004 7:30 pm	No. 4	Houston	W 64–48	16–1 (6–0)	17 – Tied	9 – Tied	5 – O'Bannon	Freedom Hall (19,226) Louisville, Kentucky
January 31, 2004 3:00 pm	No. 4	Marquette	L 70–77	16–2 (6–1)	20 – Garcia	19 – Whitehead	4 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (19,864) Louisville, Kentucky
February 4, 2004 10:00 pm	No. 6	at Memphis	L 58–62	16–3 (6–2)	26 – O'Bannon	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	The Pyramid (19,044) Memphis, Tennessee
February 7, 2004 6:00 pm	No. 6	UAB	W 73–55	17–3 (7–2)	15 – O'Bannon	18 – Whitehead	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall (19,723) Louisville, Kentucky
February 12, 2004 7:00 pm	No. 9	at Charlotte	L 71–77	17–4 (7–3)	17 – O'Bannon	7 – Whitehead	4 – Garcia	Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, North Carolina
February 17, 2004 7:00 pm	No. 10	at TCU	L 46–71	17–5 (7–4)	9 – Dartez	5 – Tied	3 – Garcia	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (6,028) Fort Worth, Texas
February 21, 2004 1:00 pm	No. 10	at No. 17 Cincinnati	L 61–66 ^OT	17–6 (7–5)	27 – Garcia	9 – Dean	7 – Garcia	Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio
February 25, 2004 7:30 pm	No. 21	DePaul	L 58–60 ^OT	17–7 (7–6)	19 – Garcia	8 – Garcia	4 – Garcia	Freedom Hall (19,505) Louisville, Kentucky
February 28, 2004 1:00 pm	No. 21	No. 19 Memphis	W 66–60	18–7 (8–6)	18 – Garcia	8 – George	4 – Mohammed	Freedom Hall (19,824) Louisville, Kentucky
March 3, 2004 8:00 pm	No. 25	at Saint Louis	W 75–48	19–7 (9–6)	17 – Garcia	11 – Dartez	7 – Garcia	Savvis Center (11,020) St. Louis, Missouri
March 6, 2004 1:30 pm	No. 25	at Marquette	L 80–81	19–8 (9–7)	23 – Garcia	7 – Dartez	5 – Tied	Bradley Center (17,508) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference USA Tournament
March 10, 2004* 7:05 pm	(6)	vs. (11) East Carolina First Round	W 61–54	20–8	22 – Garcia	10 – Dartez	2 – Tied	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
March 11, 2004* 7:05 pm	(6)	vs. (3) No. 13 Cincinnati Quarterfinals	L 62–64	20–9	28 – Garcia	8 – Dartez	2 – Dartez	U.S. Bank Arena (16,202) Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2004* 9:45 pm, CBS	(10 ATL)	vs. (7 ATL) Xavier First Round	L 70–80	20–10	19 – Dean	6 – George	7 – Garcia	Amway Arena (15,961) Orlando, Florida
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL*=Atlanta regional. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "2003-2004 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2003-2004 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "2003-2004 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[3] "2003-2004 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

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