2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Mike Anderson 's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena . They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas , 100–74.
Roster
2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Carldell Johnson
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
New Orleans, Louisiana
G/F
1
Donell Taylor
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Montgomery, Alabama
G/F
2
Ronell Taylor
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Montgomery, Alabama
F
3
Marques Lewis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
Jr
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F
4
Gabe Kennedy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Sr
Camden, Alabama
G
5
DeAndre' Carroll
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Birmingham, Alabama
G
10
Morris Finley
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Lafayette, Alabama
G
12
Reed Davis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Birmingham, Alabama
F
15
Lee Cobb
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Somerville, Alabama
G
21
Tony Johnson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Morganfield, Kentucky
F
23
Demario Eddins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
F
25
Ernest Little
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Monroeville, Alabama
G
31
Richard Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G
32
Sidney Ball
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Duncanville, Alabama
G
42
Derrick Broom
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Cartersville, Georgia
F
44
Brandon Tobias
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: July 2, 2021
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 2003 *
Georgia Southern
W 94–73
1–0
Bartow Arena (3,270)Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 2003 *
Richmond
W 83–75
2–0
Bartow Arena (3,898)Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 3, 2003 *
Birmingham Southern
W 90–67
3–0
Bartow Arena (5,056)Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 6, 2003 *
at Mississippi State
L 84–86
3–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,120)Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 15, 2003 *
vs. Western Michigan
L 62–69
3–2
Mitchell Center (N/A)Mobile, Alabama
Dec 18, 2003 *
at VCU
W 68–58
4–2
Siegel Center (2,412)Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 2003 *
Alabama A&M
W 81–68
5–2
Bartow Arena (3,904)Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 23, 2003 *
Louisiana Tech
W 79–67
6–2
Bartow Arena (3,183)Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 27, 2003 *
vs. LSU
L 62–78
6–3
New Orleans Arena (5,328)New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 2003 *
Marshall
L 66–68
6–4
Bartow Arena (3,811)Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 2004 *
South Alabama
W 90–75
7–4
Bartow Arena (4,118)Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 7, 2004
at East Carolina
W 71–68
8–4 (1–0)
Minges Coliseum (4,911)Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 10, 2004
Houston
W 64–42
9–4 (2–0)
Bartow Arena (5,176)Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 17, 2004
at DePaul
L 64–75
9–5 (2–1)
Allstate Arena (8,098)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 2004
South Florida
W 86–47
10–5 (3–1)
Bartow Arena (3,930)Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 24, 2004
at Charlotte
W 69–62
11–5 (4–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (8,418)Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 28, 2004
Tulane
W 80–59
12–5 (5–1)
Bartow Arena (4,360)Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 31, 2004
Saint Louis
W 72–52
13–5 (6–1)
Bartow Arena (7,192)Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 7, 2004
at No. 6 Louisville
L 55–73
13–6 (6–2)
Freedom Hall (19,723)Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 11, 2004
at Southern Miss
W 69–65
14–6 (7–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,906)Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 14, 2004
East Carolina
W 72–69
15–6 (8–2)
Bartow Arena (4,154)Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 2004
No. 17 Cincinnati
W 80–69
16–6 (9–2)
Bartow Arena (9,312)Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 21, 2004
at No. 23 Memphis
L 66–73
16–7 (9–3)
The Pyramid (18,156)Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 25, 2004
at Tulane
L 69–74
16–8 (9–4)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,588)New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 28, 2004
Marquette
W 87–69
17–8 (10–4)
Bartow Arena (7,132)Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 3, 2004
at South Florida
W 61–59
18–8 (11–4)
Sun Dome (2,912)Tampa, Florida
Mar 6, 2004
TCU
W 87–62
19–8 (12–4)
Bartow Arena (5,146)Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 11, 2004 *
(4)
vs. (5) Charlotte Quarterfinals
W 77–66
20–8
U.S. Bank Arena (11,777)Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004 *
(4)
vs. (1) DePaul Semifinals
L 74–75 OT
20–9
U.S. Bank Arena (14,677)Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004 *
(9 S)
vs. (8 S) Washington First Round
W 102–100
21–9
Nationwide Arena (19,588)Columbus, Ohio
Mar 21, 2004 *
(9 S)
vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kentucky Second Round
W 76–75
22–9
Nationwide Arena (19,588)Columbus, Ohio
Mar 26, 2004 *
(9 S)
vs. (4 S) No. 16 Kansas Sweet Sixteen
L 74–100
22–10
Edward Jones Dome (30,000)St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=St. Louis.
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