2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–13 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJeff Horner
Pierre Pierce
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois133 .813267 .788
No. 10 Wisconsin124 .750257 .781
Michigan State124 .7501812 .600
Iowa97 .5631613 .552
Michigan88 .5002311 .676
Northwestern88 .5001415 .483
Purdue79 .4381714 .548
Indiana79 .4381415 .483
Ohio State610 .3751416 .467
Minnesota313 .1881218 .400
Penn State313 .188919 .321
2004 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G2Jeff Horner6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoMason City, Iowa
G3Pierre Pierce6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoWestmont, Illinois
F4Glen Worley6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrCoralville, Iowa
C5Jared Reiner6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
SrTripp, South Dakota
G11Brody Boyd5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SrDugger, Indiana
F13Justin Wieck6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SoNorth Liberty, Iowa
C34Erek Hansen6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
SoBedford, Texas
G35Mike Henderson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
FrWaterloo, Iowa
F44Greg Brunner6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoCharles City, Iowa
C53Sean Sonderleiter6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrDes Moines, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 23, 2003*
UNC AshevilleW 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 LouisvilleW 70-69 OT[2]3-0
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2003*
Green BayW 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 TechL 59–65 6–2
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
Dec 30, 2003*
Eastern IllinoisW 71–62 7–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 3, 2004*
at No. 23 MissouriL 56–76 7–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 7, 2004
No. 24 PurdueW 71–61 8–3
(1–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 2004
NorthwesternL 68–77 8–4
(1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 2004
at MinnesotaW 83–68 9–4
(2–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17, 2004
at No. 25 IllinoisL 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 StateW 79–65 10–6
(3–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 28, 2004
at MichiganL 84–90 10–7
(3–3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 31, 2004
Penn StateW 77–58 11–7
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 4, 2004
at Michigan StateL 72–89 11–8
(4–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2004
at IndianaW 84–82 2OT12–8
(5–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 11, 2004
No. 17 WisconsinL 52–54 12–9
(5–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 14, 2004
MichiganW 69–61 13–9
(6–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 2004
at Ohio StateW 78–67 14–9
(7–5)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 2004
No. 23 IllinoisL 59–78 14–10
(7–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 28, 2004
MinnesotaW 66–62 15–10
(8–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 3, 2004
at NorthwesternL 49–51 15–11
(8–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Mar 6, 2004
at PurdueW 63–62 16–11
(9–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12, 2004*
vs. MichiganL 70–79 16–12
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 16, 2004*
at Saint LouisL 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