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2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2003–04
team	Princeton Tigers
sport	Basketball
logo	Princeton Tigers logo.svg
logo_size	100
image_size	150
conference	Ivy League
short_conf	Ivy
record	20–8
conf_record	13–1, 1st
head_coach	John Thompson III
captain	Ed Persia
captain2	Judson Wallace
asst_coach1	Mike Brennan
stadium	Jadwin Gymnasium
champion	Ivy League Champion
tourney	[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament](2004-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_result	Fourteen Seed, Round of 64

The 2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captains were Ed Persia and Judson Wallace. Following the season Thompson departed to coach Georgetown where his father John Thompson Jr. had coached for decades. He was replaced by Joe Scott. Both Scott and the younger Thompson are former Princeton Tigers basketball captains.

Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 20–8 overall record and a 13–1 conference record. Princeton clinched the Ivy League title on March 6, 2004, at , making the March 9 annual Ivy League season finale contest against meaningless. Nonetheless, the Tigers defeated Penn 76–70 in overtime giving them a nine-game winning streak as they entered the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. In its March 18, 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Atlanta Regional first-round game against the Brandon Mouton-led Texas Longhorns at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado the team lost by a 66–49 margin.

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Will Venable and Judson Wallace.

Schedule and results

The team posted a 20–8 (13–1 Ivy League) record. |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

3/18 (11) Texas &	L	49-66

:@McCaffrey Classic, Fresno, Calif. : #Touchstone Energy All-College Classic, :Oklahoma City, Okla. :&NCAA Tournament at Denver, Colo.--

References

"2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide".
Williams, Lena. (April 21, 2004). "College Basketball; Familiar Name Back With Hoyas". [[The New York Times]].
(April 22, 2004). "Scott Leaves Air Force For Alma Mater, Princeton". [[The New York Times]].
(June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton Athletic Communications.
(March 7, 2004). "College Basketball; Worth Noting". [[The New York Times]].
(March 6, 2004). "Princeton 64 (19–7, 12–1 Ivy); Dartmouth 59 (3–25, 1–13 Ivy)". [[ESPN]].
(March 9, 2004). "Princeton 76 (20–7, 13–1 Ivy); Pennsylvania 70 (17–10, 10–4 Ivy)". [[ESPN]].
(March 18, 2004). "(14) Princeton 49 (20–8, 13–1 Ivy); (3) Texas 66 (24–7, 12–4 Big 12)". [[ESPN]].
Princeton Athletic Communications. (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". Princeton University.
Princeton Athletic Communications. (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton University.

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