2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Champions
Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
ConferencePatriot League
Record20–11 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaStabler Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lehigh † 10 – 4   .714 20 – 11   .645
American 10 – 4   .714 18 – 13   .581
Lafayette 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Bucknell 9 – 5   .643 14 – 15   .483
Holy Cross 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Colgate 6 – 8   .429 15 – 14   .517
Army 3 – 11   .214 6 – 21   .222
Navy 2 – 12   .143 5 – 23   .179
† 2004 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by second-year head coach Billy Taylor, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–11, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the conference.

Following the regular season, Lehigh won the Patriot League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2004 NCAA tournament. This was their third NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 16 years, with the most recent trip in 1988. As one of two No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they fell to fellow No. 16 seed Florida A&M in the play-in game.[1]

Roster

2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Austen Rowland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hyattsville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[2][3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 2003*
 at No. 3 Connecticut L 55–75  1–3
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 30, 2003*
 at No. 25 Vanderbilt L 59–85  6–5
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Patriot League regular season
Patriot League tournament
Mar 6, 2004*
 vs. Navy
Quarterfinals 		W 62–60 OT 18–10
 The Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 7, 2004*
 vs. Bucknell
Semifinals 		W 60–45  19–10
 The Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 14, 2004*
 American
Championship game 		W 59–57  20–10
 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2004*
 (16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Florida A&M
Play-in game 		L 57–72  20–11
 UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

[4][5]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "FAMU Beats Lehigh, Advances to Play Kentucky". Orlando Sentinel. March 17, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Winter 2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Winter 2003-2004 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003-2004 Men's Basketball States". Lehigh Sports.