2003–04 UIC Flames men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Horizon League tournament champions | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 24–8 (12–4 Horizon) |
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Home arena | UIC Pavilion |
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois-Chicago † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2003–04 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. UIC finished the regular season in second place at 12–4. They went on to win the Horizon League tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 13 seed in the St. Louis region, UIC was beaten by No. 4 seed Kansas, 78–53, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2003* | Illinois All-Stars | W 97–69 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
Nov 11, 2003* | St. Francis (IL) | W 92–56 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 15, 2003* 5:00 p.m. | vs. UC Irvine Dell BCA Classic | W 77–65 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 16, 2003* 6:00 p.m. | vs. Oakland Dell BCA Classic | L 66–79 | 1–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 17, 2003* 5:30 p.m. | vs. Mercer Dell BCA Classic | W 75–64 | 2–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 21, 2003* 7:00 p.m. | at Evansville | W 70–54 | 3–1 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (8,416) Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 25, 2003* 7:00 p.m. | Evansville | W 77–74 | 4–1 | UIC Pavilion (4,861) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 29, 2003* 2:00 p.m. | at UTSA | W 73–47 | 5–1 | Convocation Center (569) San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
Dec 2, 2003* 7:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | W 77–60 | 6–1 | Lantz Arena (1,286) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 5, 2003* 5:45 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge | L 53–54 | 6–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
Dec 6, 2003* 5:45 p.m. | vs. Eastern Washington Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge | W 67–52 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
Dec 13, 2003* 5:00 p.m. | Illinois State | W 86–74 | 8–2 | UIC Pavilion (5,978) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 20, 2003* 5:00 p.m. | Northwestern | W 90–71 | 9–2 | UIC Pavilion (5,092) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 23, 2003 7:00 p.m. | at Milwaukee | L 62–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,089) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Dec 30, 2003* 7:00 p.m., WBBM | vs. No. 20 Illinois | L 60–75 | 9–4 | United Center (15,415) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 3, 2004 12:00 p.m. | Detroit | L 48–56 | 9–5 (0–2) | UIC Pavilion (2,544) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 5, 2004 7:30 p.m. | Youngstown State | W 66–47 | 10–5 (1–2) | UIC Pavilion (1,564) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 8, 2004 7:00 p.m. | Loyola (IL) | W 77–59 | 11–5 (2–2) | UIC Pavilion (3,872) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 2004 7:05 p.m. | at Detroit | L 67–70 | 11–6 (2–3) | Calihan Hall (1,590) Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Jan 17, 2004 3:00 p.m. | Cleveland State | W 83–68 | 12–6 (3–3) | UIC Pavilion (4,274) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 21, 2004 6:00 p.m. | at Wright State | L 60–61 | 12–7 (3–4) | Ervin J. Nutter Center (4,597) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 24, 2004 7:00 p.m. | Green Bay | W 74–57 | 13–7 (4–4) | UIC Pavilion (5,012) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. | at Loyola (IL) | W 64–57 | 14–7 (5–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,984) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 31, 2004 2:00 p.m. | at Butler | W 74–71 OT | 15–7 (6–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,005) Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 5, 2004 7:00 p.m. | Milwaukee | W 86–82 | 16–7 (7–4) | UIC Pavilion (5,164) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 12, 2004 7:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | W 62–58 | 17–7 (8–4) | Beeghly Center (1,984) Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 14, 2004 5:30 p.m. | at Cleveland State | W 67–56 | 18–7 (9–4) | Henry J. Goodman Arena (2,020) Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. | at Green Bay | W 63–55 | 19–7 (10–4) | Resch Center (4,778) Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
Feb 21, 2004* 3:00 p.m. | UNC Wilmington ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–52 | 20–7 | UIC Pavilion (5,023) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. | Wright State | W 75–71 | 21–7 (11–4) | UIC Pavilion (5,124) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 28, 2004 6:00 p.m. | Butler | W 64–54 | 22–7 (12–4) | UIC Pavilion (6,752) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2004* 8:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (6) Butler Semifinals | W 65–56 | 23–7 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,286) Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 9, 2004* 8:00 p.m. | (2) | at (1) Milwaukee Championship game | W 65–62 | 24–7 | U.S. Cellular Arena (10,254) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 2004* 8:45 p.m., CBS | (13 STL) | vs. (4 STL) No. 16 Kansas First round | L 53–78 | 24–8 | Kemper Arena (17,667) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. STL=St. Louis. All times are in Central Time Zone. |
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References
- ^ "Jayhawks boosted by injured Simien's return". ESPN. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". UIC Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.