2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 15
Record	21–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (8th season);
Home arena	RBC Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	28	–	10	.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's eighth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the second round, and finished with a record of 21–10 (11–5 ACC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Ilian Evtimov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	RS So	Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS	Sofia, Bulgaria
G	4	Mike O'Donnell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Largo HS	Largo, Florida
G	10	Chris McCoy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Trinity HS	Louisville, Kentucky
G	11	Tony Bethel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Montrose Christian School Georgetown	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	12	Dominick Mejia	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Eastern Regional HS	Voorhees, New Jersey
G/F	13	Cameron Bennerman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Grimsley HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	14	Engin Atsür	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Benoit HS	Istanbul, Turkey
F	21	Levi Watkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Montrose Christian School	Rockville, Maryland
F	22	Will Roach	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Broughton HS	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	23	Scooter Sherrill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	West Rowan HS	Mount Ulla, North Carolina
G/F	24	Julius Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	St. Raymond HS	Harlem, New York
C	32	Jordan Collins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Hyattsville, Maryland
C	34	Adam Simons	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	RS Fr	Walter M. Williams HS	Burlington, North Carolina
F/C	54	Marcus Melvin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Douglas Byrd HS	Fayetteville, North Carolina

Head coach

Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2003*		UNC Asheville	W 71–46	1–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 25, 2003*		Howard	W 71–51	2–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 28, 2003*		Florida A&M	W 92–62	3–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 2, 2003*		at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–68	3–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 7, 2003*		Milwaukee	W 77–71	4–1	RBC Center (10,691) Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 13, 2003*		Hartford	W 78–49	5–1	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 2003*		at South Carolina	L 55–58	5–2	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 28, 2003 8:00 p.m., FSN		Virginia	W 86–69	6–2 (1–0)	RBC Center (16,627) Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 3, 2004*		UNC Wilmington	W 68–50	7–2	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 7, 2004*		BYU	W 89–62	8–2	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2004		at Florida State	W 58–53	9–2 (2–0)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 15, 2004		at No. 2 Duke	L 57–76	9–3 (2–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 17, 2004		Clemson	W 86–69	10–3 (3–1)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 20, 2004* 6:00 p.m.		at Boston College	L 65–66 ^OT	10–4	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 2004		No. 11 Georgia Tech	W 76–72	11–4 (4–1)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 28, 2004 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 12 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	L 66–68	11–5 (4–2)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 1, 2004		at Maryland	W 81–69	12–5 (5–2)	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
Feb 4, 2004		No. 16 Wake Forest	W 73–68	13–5 (6–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 2004 3:00 p.m., Raycom		at Virginia	W 79–63	14–5 (7–2)	University Hall (7,619) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 10, 2004	No. 21	Florida State	W 75–59	15–5 (8–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 15, 2004	No. 21	No. 1 Duke	W 78–74	16–5 (9–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2004	No. 13	at Clemson	L 55–60	16–6 (9–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 22, 2004*	No. 13	Washington ESPN BracketBusters	W 77–72	17–6	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 2004	No. 14	at No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 79–69	18–6 (10–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 29, 2004 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports	No. 14	No. 12 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	L 64–71	18–7 (10–4)	RBC Center (19,722) Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 3, 2004	No. 16	Maryland	L 69–70	18–8 (10–5)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 6, 2004	No. 16	at No. 11 Wake Forest	W 81–70	19–8 (11–5)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 2004*	(2) No. 17	(7) Florida State Quarterfinals	W 78–71	20–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 13, 2004*	(2) No. 17	(6) Maryland Semifinals	L 82–85	20–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(3 PHX) No. 15	vs. (14 PHX) Louisiana–Lafayette First Round	W 61–52^[2]	21–9	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 21, 2004* CBS	(3 PHX) No. 15	vs. (6 PHX) Vanderbilt Second Round	L 73–75^[3]	21–10	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. October 28, 2019. p. 136. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[3] "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[4] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. October 28, 2019. p. 136. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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