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The 2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 15th year at the school. The team finished in a 5-way tie atop the conference regular season standings and won the Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Atlanta region. After an opening round victory over East Tennessee State, Cincinnati was beaten in the second round by No. 5 seed Illinois, 92–68. The Bearcats finished with a 25–7 record (12–4 C-USA).

ConferenceConference USA
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 11
Record25–7 (12–4 C-USA)
Quick facts Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, Conference USA Regular season co-championsConference USA tournament champions ...
2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA Regular season co-champions
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 11
Record25–7 (12–4 C-USA)
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Assistant coaches
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2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul12–4 .75022–10  .688
No. 24 Memphis12–4 .75022–8  .733
No. 11 Cincinnati †12–4 .75025–7  .781
UAB12–4 .75022–10  .688
Charlotte12–4 .75021–9  .700
Louisville9–7 .56320–10  .667
Saint Louis9–7 .56319–13  .594
Marquette8–8 .50019–12  .613
TCU7–9 .43812–17  .414
Southern Miss6–10 .37513–15  .464
East Carolina5–11 .31313–14  .481
Tulane4–12 .25011–17  .393
Houston3–13 .1889–18  .333
South Florida1–15 .0637–20  .259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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Roster

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2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Field Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 3 John Meeker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Troy, Ohio
G 10 Jamaal Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Corpus Christi, Texas
F 21 James White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Mar 6, 2004
No. 13 No. 20 Memphis W 83–79  21–6
(12–4)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 11, 2004*
No. 13 Louisville
Quarterfinals
W 64–62  22–6
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*
No. 13 Saint Louis
Semifinals
W 66–46  23–6
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 13, 2004*
No. 13 DePaul
Championship game
W 55–50  24–6
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
(4 ATL) No. 11 vs. (13 ATL) East Tennessee State
First Round
W 80–77  25–6
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 21, 2004*
(4 ATL) No. 11 vs. (5 ATL) No. 13 Illinois
Second Round
L 68–92  25–7
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ATL=Atlanta.
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Rankings

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Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1819191816141211106810131715131311Not released
Coaches19 т191917161211107571012141212121218
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*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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