2003–04 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
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Mid-Con Regular season champions Mid-Con tournament champions | |
Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
Record | 18–13 (11–5 Mid-Con) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Athletics–Recreation Center |
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUPUI | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri-Kansas City | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2003–04 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 16th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished atop the Mid-Con regular season standings, and went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 2 seed Gonzaga, 76–49,[2] to finish with a record of 18–13 (11–5 Mid-Con).
This season marked the final trip to the NCAA tournament for Coach Drew, and capped a run of seven NCAA tournament appearances in an eight-year stretch.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 2003* | vs. Arkansas-Monticello Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic | W 72–53 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Nov 22, 2003* | at No. 23 Marquette Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic | L 70–75 | 1–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Nov 25, 2003* | South Florida | L 62–64 | 1–2 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 2, 2003* | No. 19 Cincinnati | L 49–68 | 1–3 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 8, 2003* | Indiana State | W 59–53 | 2–3 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 10, 2003* | Milwaukee | L 82–86 | 2–4 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 12, 2003* | Loyola (IL) | L 69–76 | 2–5 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Mid-Continent Regular season | |||||||||||
Mid-Con tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2004* | vs. Oakland Quarterfinals | W 73–64 | 16–12 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 8, 2004* | vs. Missouri–Kansas City Semifinals | W 90–78 | 17–12 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 9, 2004* | vs. IUPUI Championship game | W 75–70 | 18–12 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2004* | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 3 Gonzaga First round | L 49–76 | 18–13 | KeyArena Seattle, Washington | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[3][4]
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Kentucky Rips Valpo". The Orlando Sentinel. March 15, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2023.