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2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented 98th season University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's first season at Illinois.

2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record26–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wayne McClain (3rd season)
  • Jay Price (1st season)
  • Chris Lowery (1st season)
MVPDeron Williams
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois13–3 .81326–7 .788
No. 10 Wisconsin †12–4 .75025–7 .781
Michigan State12–4 .75018–12 .600
Iowa9–7 .56316–13 .552
Michigan8–8 .50023–11 .676
Northwestern8–8 .50014–15 .483
Purdue7–9 .43817–14 .548
Indiana7–9 .43814–15 .483
Ohio State6–10 .37514–16 .467
Minnesota3–13 .18812–18 .400
Penn State3–13 .1889–19 .321
† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Season

Bill Self left the Fighting Illini in March, 2003 to take over as coach at Kansas, paving the way for Bruce Weber to be named the 16th Illinois head coach on April 30, 2003. Weber arrived in Champaign after directing the Southern Illinois Salukis for five seasons. Weber’s inaugural season directing the Orange and Blue was a success, as he became just the third coach in Big Ten history to win an outright conference championship in his first season. The Illini had to win its final 10 games of the regular season to clinch sole possession of the title, with six of those wins coming away from the Assembly Hall. Weber also guided Illinois to its first NCAA Tournament victory over a higher seeded team, when the No. 5 Illini defeated No. 4 Cincinnati in the second round of the tournament. The Illini finished the year with a record of 26-7 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C1Aaron Spears6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)FrDunbar High SchoolChicago, IL
G4Luther Head6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrManley High SchoolChicago, IL
G5Deron Williams (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoThe Colony High SchoolThe Colony, TX
G11Dee Brown (C)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoProviso East High SchoolMaywood, IL
G25Jerrance Howard (C)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS SrPeoria High SchoolPeoria, IL
G33Rich McBride6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrLanphier High SchoolSpringfield, IL
F34Fred Nkemdi (W)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrRiverside Brookfield High School/Morton Junior CollegeNorth Riverside, IL
F40James Augustine6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoLincoln-Way Central High SchoolMokena, IL
F41Warren Carter6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrLake Highlands High SchoolDallas, TX
F42Brian Randle6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrPeoria Notre Dame High SchoolEast Peoria, IL
F43Roger Powell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrJoliet Central High SchoolJoliet, IL
C45Nick Smith7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS JrBloomingdale High SchoolValrico, FL
F/C50Jack Ingram6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)RS JrMarshall High School/University of TulsaSan Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Sun, Nov 9*
4:00 pm		 No. 12 Illinois All-StarsW 91–66 
Assembly Hall (14,325)
Champaign, IL
Mon, Nov 17*
7:00 pm		 No. 12 Spot-Lite JammersW 83–63 
Assembly Hall (14,151)
Champaign, IL
Non-Conference regular season
Sat, Nov 22*
7:00 pm		 No. 12 Western IllinoisW 94–66 1–0
Assembly Hall (15,591)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Nov 26*
7:00 pm		 No. 12 MercerW 93–61 2–0
Assembly Hall (13,742)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Nov 29*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12 at TempleW 75–60 3–0
The Palestra (6,194)
Philadelphia, PA
Tue, Dec 2*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 11 vs. No. 10 North CarolinaL 81–88 3–1
Greensboro Coliseum (16,211)
Greensboro, NC
Sat, Dec 6*
11:00 am, ESPN Plus		 No. 11 vs. ArkansasW 84–61 4–1
United Center (15,398)
Chicago, IL
Tue, Dec 9*
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 vs. Providence
Jimmy V Classic		L 51–70 4–2
Madison Square Garden (7,665)
New York, NY
Thu, Dec 11*
7:00 pm		 No. 14 Maryland-Eastern ShoreW 85–43 5–2
Assembly Hall (14,751)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Dec 13*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 14 MemphisW 74–64 6–2
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Dec 23*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 vs. No. 11 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		W 71–70 7–2
Savvis Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
Tue, Dec 30*
7:00 pm, WBBM		 No. 20 vs. Illinois-ChicagoW 75–60 8–2
United Center (15,415)
Chicago, IL
Sat, Jan 3*
1:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 20 Illinois StateW 80–73 9–2
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
Wed, Jan 7
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 19 Ohio StateW 85–63 10–2
(1–0)		Assembly Hall (15,659)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 10
3:30 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 19 No. 24 PurdueL 54–58 10–3
(1–1)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 25 at Northwestern
Rivalry		L 60–70 10–4
(1–2)		Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Sat, Jan 17
11:00 am, ESPN		 No. 25 Iowa
Rivalry		W 88–82 11–4
(2–2)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Jan 21
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 Penn StateW 80–37 12–4
(3–2)		Assembly Hall (16,248)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 24
1:35 pm, ESPN Plus		 at No. 21 WisconsinL 56–76 12–5
(3–3)		Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Sat, Jan 31
12:39 pm, CBS		 MichiganW 67–52 13–5
(4–3)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Feb 3
7:00 pm, ESPN		 at Indiana
Rivalry		W 51–49 14–5
(5–3)		Assembly Hall (17,306)
Bloomington, IN
Sun, Feb 8
12:00 pm, CBS		 at MinnesotaW 79–69 15–5
(6–3)		Williams Arena (13,404)
Minneapolis, MN
Tue, Feb 10
8:00 pm, ESPN		 Michigan StateW 75–51 16–5
(7–3)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Feb 18
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 12 WisconsinW 65–57 17–5
(8–3)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Feb 21
4:00 pm, ESPN		 at Penn StateW 66–58 18–5
(9–3)		Bryce Jordan Center (10,008)
University Park, PA
Wed, Feb 25
6:05 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 23 at Iowa
Rivalry		W 78–59 19–5
(10–3)		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,493)
Iowa City, IA
Sat, Feb 28
1:30 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 23 Northwestern
Rivalry		W 66–56 20–5
(11–3)		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Mar 3
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 18 at PurdueW 81–79 OT21–5
(12–3)		Mackey Arena (13,740)
West Lafayette, IN
Sun, Mar 7
4:05 pm, CBS		 No. 18 at Ohio StateW 64–63 22–5
(13–3)		Value City Arena (16,445)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
Fri, Mar 12
12:00 pm, ESPN		(1) No. 12 vs. (8) Indiana
Quarterfinals		W 71–59 23–5
Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
Sat, Mar 13
12:40 pm, CBS		(1) No. 12 vs. (5) Michigan
Semifinals		W 74–60 24–5
Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
Sun, Mar 14
2:40 pm, CBS		(1) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 10 Wisconsin
Championship		L 53–70 24–6
Conseco Fieldhouse (14,617)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament[1]
Fri, Mar 19*
11:25 am, CBS		(5 A) No. 13 vs. (12 A) Murray State
First round		W 72–53 25–6
Nationwide Arena (19,588)
Columbus, OH
Sun, Mar 21*
1:30 pm, CBS		(5 A) No. 13 vs. (4 A) No. 11 Cincinnati
Second round		W 92–68 26–6
Nationwide Arena (19,588)
Columbus, OH
Fri, Mar 26*
10:16 pm, CBS		(5 A) No. 13 vs. (1 A) No. 6 Duke
Sweet Sixteen		L 62–72 26–7
Georgia Dome (24,533)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started Avg Average per game
  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds
 Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TOTurnovers
 Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high
Individual Player Statistics[2]
MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
Brown, Dee3333115334.944013.3160389.41171205.3464973.67134891233.714765351
Williams, Deron3029101733.942014.0147360.40867170.3945975.7871483973.218575931
Powell, Roger323185626.837111.6150252.595412.33367105.63875851605.022401421
Head, Luther292486329.831911.0107239.44849143.3435672.77825851103.87545630
Augustine, James333390427.43189.6125197.63502.00068106.642931492427.321414238
Smith, Nick33655216.72236.881178.455826.3085366.80338691073.23849248
McBride, Rich29041114.2923.23099.3032474.324810.8001620361.23113014
Randle, Brian32935411.1862.73562.565312.2501328.4642449732.316261115
Ingram, Jack3302938.9732.23275.42717.143812.6673142732.2141197
Spears, Aaron200974.9211.1919.47400.00038.37529110.621023
Carter, Warren170633.7201.2615.40000.000810.80019100.65411
Howard, Jerrance180784.3191.1514.357411.36456.8331780.49915
Nkemdi, Fred6091.500.000.00000.00000.0000330.50000
Team39589713
Total336650240272.88871899.467231662.349397571.695393757115034.8565401122224
Opponents336650207762.97331750.419183540.339428627.683372692106432.2405474112197

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

PlayerNBA ClubRoundPick

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Rankings

References

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