2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball | |
---|---|
Spartan Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 18–12 (12–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Captains |
|
Home arena | Breslin Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Illinois | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wisconsin † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his ninth year as head coach. MSU finished the season with a record of 18–12, 12–4 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to Nevada.
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2002–03 season with an overall record of 22–12, 10–6 to finish in fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, their sixth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, their fourth trip to the Elite Eight under Tom Izzo.
Season summary
The Spartans were led by sophomore Paul Davis (15.9 PPG, 6.2 PRG, 2.0 APG) and juniors Chris Hill (13.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.9 APG) and Kelvin Tolbert (10.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 PAG). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 3 in the country and faced a difficult non-conference schedule. MSU fell on the road to No. 6 Kansas in the second game of the season.[1] Two wins followed the loss before a murderer's row of a schedule which included three straight losses to No. 6 Duke,[2] in overtime to No. 14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills,[3] and to No. 8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl.[4][5] The Spartans followed this losing streak by losing two of their final four non-conference games including at No. 17 Syracuse and dropped out of the rankings.[6] They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6.
After a loss to open Big Ten play to No. 21
The Spartans received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the First Round, this time by Nevada.[10][11]
Roster
2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2003 2:30 pm, ESPN |
Harlem Globetrotters | L 83–97 | East Lansing, MI
| ||||||||
Nov 13, 2003 |
Nike Elite | W 85–81 | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 2003* 7:05 pm |
No. 3 | Bucknell | W 64–52 | 1–0 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Nov 25, 2003* |
No. 3 | at No. 6 Kansas
|
L 74–81 | 1–1 |
Lawrence, KS
| ||||||
Nov 29, 2003* 2:00 pm |
No. 3 | Pennsylvania Spartan Classic |
W 77–52 | 2–1 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Nov 30, 2003* 4:10 pm |
No. 3 | DePaul Spartan Classic |
W 89–81 | 3–1 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Dec 3, 2003* |
No. 5 | No. 6 ACC-Big Ten Challenge
|
L 50–72 | 3–2 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Dec 6, 2003* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma Spartan Clash |
L 77–80 OT | 3–3 |
Auburn Hills, MI
| ||||||
Dec 13, 2003* 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 21 | vs. No. 8 Kentucky
Basketbowl |
L 74–79 | 3–4 |
Detroit, MI
| ||||||
Dec 16, 2003* |
South Florida | W 73–60 | 4–4 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 20, 2003* |
at UCLA
|
L 58–64 | 4–5 |
Los Angeles, CA
| |||||||
Dec 30, 2003* 7:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 78–72 | 5–5 |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 3, 2004* 12:05 pm, CBS |
at No. 17 Syracuse
|
L 60–73 | 5–6 |
Syracuse, NY
| |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 10, 2004 11:01 am |
at No. 21 Wisconsin | L 64–77 | 5–7 (0–1) |
Madison, WI
| |||||||
Jan 14, 2004 8:00 pm |
Penn State
|
W 76–58 | 6–7 (1–1) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 17, 2004 3:45 pm, CBS |
Michigan
Rivalry |
W 71–54 | 7–7 (2–1) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 21, 2004 7:00 pm |
at Northwestern | W 73–61 | 8–7 (3–1) |
Evanston, IL
| |||||||
Jan 25, 2004 2:00 pm, CBS |
at No. 23 Purdue | L 70–76 OT | 8–8 (3–2) |
West Lafayette, IN
| |||||||
Jan 28, 2004 8:00 pm |
at Minnesota | W 79–78 OT | 9–8 (4–2) |
Minneapolis, MN
| |||||||
Jan 31, 2004 8:00 pm |
Indiana
|
W 84–72 | 10–8 (5–2) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 4, 2004 8:00 pm |
Iowa | W 89–72 | 11–8 (6–2) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 7, 2004 12:00 pm |
at Ohio State | W 84–70 | 12–8 (7–2) |
Columbus, OH
| |||||||
Feb 10, 2004 8:00 pm |
at Illinois
|
L 51–75 | 12–9 (7–3) |
Champaign, IL
| |||||||
Feb 14, 2004 12:17 pm |
Minnesota | W 69–58 | 13–9 (8–3) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 17, 2004 7:00 pm |
Purdue | W 62–55 | 14–9 (9–3) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 21, 2004 |
Northwestern | W 66–56 | 15–9 (10–3) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 24, 2004 7:00 pm |
at Michigan Rivalry |
W 72–69 | 16–9 (11–3) |
Ann Arbor, MI
| |||||||
Feb 28, 2004 12:15 pm |
at Penn State | W 67–47 | 17–9 (12–3) |
State College, PA
| |||||||
Mar 2, 2004 |
No. 17 Wisconsin | L 64–68 OT | 17–10 (12–4) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Big Ten tournament
| |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2004 , ESPN Plus |
(3) | vs. (6) Northwestern quarterfinals |
W 68–55 | 18–10 |
Indianapolis, IN
| ||||||
Mar 13, 2004 , CBS |
(3) | vs. (2) No. 10 Wisconsin semifinals |
L 66–68 | 18–11 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (15,903) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2004 , CBS |
(7 E) | vs. (10 E) Nevada First Round |
L 66–72 | 18–12 |
Seattle, WA
| ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source[12][13].All times are in Eastern Time |
Player statistics
Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | GP | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk |
Ager, Maurice | 30 | 254 | 8.5 | 87 | 225 | .387 | 37 | 106 | .349 | 43 | 61 | .705 | 96 | 3.2 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
Anderson, Alan | 30 | 243 | 8.1 | 78 | 167 | .467 | 17 | 48 | .354 | 70 | 87 | .805 | 93 | 3.1 | 96 | 29 | 5 |
Andreas, Jason | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 38 | 69 | .551 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 69 | 0.5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
Bograkos, Tim | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 13 | 24 | .542 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 24 | 0.4 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Brown, Shannon | 30 | 237 | 7.9 | 88 | 195 | .451 | 15 | 44 | .341 | 46 | 57 | .807 | 75 | 1.3 | 38 | 33 | 1 |
Cotton, Brandon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Davis, Paul | 30 | 474 | 15.8 | 163 | 287 | .568 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 143 | 179 | .799 | 187 | 2.0 | 59 | 44 | 19 |
Hamo, Anthony | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Harvey, Andy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Hill, Chris | 30 | 415 | 13.8 | 141 | 282 | .500 | 84 | 185 | .454 | 49 | 65 | .754 | 84 | 2.8 | 118 | 46 | 1 |
Johnson, Rashi | 27 | 19 | 0.7 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 14 | 0.5 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
Naymick, Drew | 22 | 13 | 0.6 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Ockerman, Justin | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Rowley, Delco | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 16 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Torbert, Kelvin | 30 | 321 | 10.7 | 109 | 204 | .534 | 31 | 64 | .484 | 72 | 90 | .800 | 108 | 3.6 | 60 | 23 | 7 |
Trannon, Matt | 17 | 21 | 1.2 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Legend | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | Games played | Avg | Average per game | ||
FG | Field-goals made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | ||
Blk | Blocks | Stl | Steals | A | Assists |
Source[14]
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AP[15] | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A* |
Coaches[16] | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Awards and honors
- Paul Davis – All-Big Ten First Team[17]
- Paul Davis – NABC All-District Team[17]
- Chris Hill – All-Big Ten Second Team[17]
- Chris Hill – Academic All-American First Team [18]
- Kelvin Torbert – All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches), All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)[17]
- Shannon Brown – All-Big Ten Freshman Team[17]
References
- ^ "MSU Edged In Top-10 Matchup – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Fall In Battle Of Sixes – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartan Comeback Falls Short Against Oklahoma In OT – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Falls To No. 8 Kentucky, 79-74 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Wildcats make bid for No. 1 before record crowd". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Fall At No. 17 Syracuse, 96-83 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Fall To No. 21 Wisconsin, 77-64 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Advance Past Northwestern, 68-55 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Edged Out By Wisconsin, 68-66 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans Fall To Nevada In NCAA First Round – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "2004 Nevada vs. Michigan State Round of 64". ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
- ^ "2004 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Paul Davis Named First-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chris Hill Named First-Team Academic All-American – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.