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2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

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modeBasketball
year2003–04
teamMichigan State Spartans
imageMichigan State Spartans script.svg
conferenceBig Ten Conference
captainAlan Anderson
captain2Jason Andreas
captain3Kelvin Torbert
short_confBig Ten
record18–12
conf_record12–4
head_coachTom Izzo
asst_coach1Mark Montgomery
asst_coach2Doug Wojcik
asst_coach3Dwayne Stephens
stadiumBreslin Center
championSpartan Classic champions
bowl[NCAA tournament](2004-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultfirst round

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. Two wins followed the loss before a murderer's row of a schedule which included three straight losses to No. 6 Duke, in overtime to No. 14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and to No. 8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl. 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. They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6.

After a loss to open Big Ten play to No. 21 Wisconsin, the Spartans recovered to win seven of their next eight and six of their last seven Big Ten games. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12–4 and 17–10 overall. A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals was followed by a third loss of the season to No. 17 Wisconsin.

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.

Roster

  • Tom Izzo ()
  • Mark Montgomery ()
  • Doug Wojcik ()
  • Dwayne Stephens ()

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

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Rankings

PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19FinalAPCoaches
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

  • Paul Davis – All-Big Ten First Team
  • Paul Davis – NABC All-District Team
  • Chris Hill – All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Chris Hill – Academic All-American First Team
  • Kelvin Torbert – All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches), All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
  • Shannon Brown – All-Big Ten Freshman Team

References

References

  1. "MSU Edged In Top-10 Matchup – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  2. "Spartans Fall In Battle Of Sixes – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  3. "Spartan Comeback Falls Short Against Oklahoma In OT – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  4. "Men's Basketball Falls To No. 8 Kentucky, 79-74 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  5. "Wildcats make bid for No. 1 before record crowd".
  6. "Spartans Fall At No. 17 Syracuse, 96-83 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  7. "Spartans Fall To No. 21 Wisconsin, 77-64 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  8. "Spartans Advance Past Northwestern, 68-55 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  9. "Spartans Edged Out By Wisconsin, 68-66 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  10. "Spartans Fall To Nevada In NCAA First Round – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  11. (September 2018). "2004 Nevada vs. Michigan State Round of 64".
  12. "2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  13. "Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  14. "2003-04 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
  15. "2004 Michigan State Spartans".
  16. "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN".
  17. "Paul Davis Named First-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  18. "Chris Hill Named First-Team Academic All-American – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
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