2003–04 Liberty Flames basketball team
American college basketball season
2003–04 Liberty Flames men's basketball | |
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Big South tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 18–15 (12–4 Big South) |
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Home arena | Vines Center |
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham–Southern | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[1] The team finished the season with an 18–15 record (12–4 in the Big South).
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 2003* | vs. Canisius Great Alaska Shootout | W 65–48 | 1–2 | Sullivan Arena (7,705) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Nov 28, 2003* | vs. No. 2 Duke Great Alaska Shootout | L 47–76 | 1–3 | Sullivan Arena (8,430) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Nov 29, 2003* | vs. Seton Hall Great Alaska Shootout | L 47–65 | 1–4 | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2004* | Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | W 60–54 | 16–14 | Vines Center (4,331) Lynchburg, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 4, 2004* | Coastal Carolina Semifinals | W 88–73 | 17–14 | Vines Center (6,411) Lynchburg, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 6, 2004* | High Point Championship game | W 89–44 | 18–14 | Vines Center (8,515) Lynchburg, Virginia | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2004* | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 5 Saint Joseph's First round | L 63–82 | 18–15 | HSBC Arena (18,456) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. |
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References
- ^ "Nelson's 33 Carry Saint Joseph's". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.