2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–13 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Alford (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Jones; Greg Lansing;
MVPs	Jeff Horner; Pierre Pierce;
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Wisconsin †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
Michigan State	12	–	4	.750	18	–	12	.600
	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Indiana	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ohio State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 16–13 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Jeff Horner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Mason City, Iowa
G	3	Pierre Pierce	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Westmont, Illinois
F	4	Glen Worley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Coralville, Iowa
C	5	Jared Reiner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Tripp, South Dakota
G	11	Brody Boyd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Dugger, Indiana
F	13	Justin Wieck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	North Liberty, Iowa
C	34	Erek Hansen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Bedford, Texas
G	35	Mike Henderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Waterloo, Iowa
F	44	Greg Brunner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Charles City, Iowa
C	53	Sean Sonderleiter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Des Moines, Iowa

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 23, 2003*		UNC Asheville	W 107–80	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/25/2003*		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 74-56^[1]	2-0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/29/2003*		vs. No. 17 Louisville	W 70-69 ^{OT^[2]}	3-0	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2003*		Green Bay	W 82–56	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 5, 2003*		Eastern Washington Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge	W 70–54	5–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 6, 2003*	No. 24	Northern Illinois Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge	W 65–57	6–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 9, 2003*	No. 24	at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 66–77	6–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 22, 2003*		vs. Texas Tech	L 59–65	6–2	American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Dec 30, 2003*		Eastern Illinois	W 71–62	7–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 3, 2004*		at No. 23 Missouri	L 56–76	7–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 7, 2004		No. 24 Purdue	W 71–61	8–3 (1–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 2004		Northwestern	L 68–77	8–4 (1–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 2004		at Minnesota	W 83–68	9–4 (2–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17, 2004		at No. 25 Illinois	L 82–88	9–5 (2–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/21/2004*		at Iowa State Rivalry	L 76-84^[3]	9-6	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 24, 2004		Ohio State	W 79–65	10–6 (3–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 28, 2004		at Michigan	L 84–90	10–7 (3–3)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 31, 2004		Penn State	W 77–58	11–7 (4–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 4, 2004		at Michigan State	L 72–89	11–8 (4–4)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2004		at Indiana	W 84–82 ^2OT	12–8 (5–4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 11, 2004		No. 17 Wisconsin	L 52–54	12–9 (5–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 14, 2004		Michigan	W 69–61	13–9 (6–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 2004		at Ohio State	W 78–67	14–9 (7–5)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 2004		No. 23 Illinois	L 59–78	14–10 (7–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 28, 2004		Minnesota	W 66–62	15–10 (8–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Mar 3, 2004		at Northwestern	L 49–51	15–11 (8–7)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 6, 2004		at Purdue	W 63–62	16–11 (9–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. Michigan	L 70–79	16–12	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 16, 2004*		at Saint Louis	L 69–70	16–13	Savvis Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

^ "Davis has scrappy Drake team". ESPN. November 25, 2003. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes out rebound Cardinals". ESPN. November 29, 2003. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "Hawks Cloned again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 2004. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Davis has scrappy Drake team". ESPN. November 25, 2003. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[2] "Hawkeyes out rebound Cardinals". ESPN. November 29, 2003. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[3] "Hawks Cloned again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 2004. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics