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The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas, 100–74.

ConferenceConference USA
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–10 (12–4 C-USA)
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2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA regular season co-champions
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–10 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
← 2002–03
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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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2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Carldell Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
G/F 1 Donell Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama
G/F 2 Ronell Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama
F 3 Marques Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)280 lb (127 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 4 Gabe Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) Sr Camden, Alabama
G 5 DeAndre' Carroll 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 10 Morris Finley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lafayette, Alabama
G 12 Reed Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama
F 15 Lee Cobb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Somerville, Alabama
G 21 Tony Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Morganfield, Kentucky
F 23 Demario Eddins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Ernest Little 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Monroeville, Alabama
G 31 Richard Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 32 Sidney Ball 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Duncanville, Alabama
G 42 Derrick Broom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Cartersville, Georgia
F 44 Brandon Tobias 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Last update: July 2, 2021

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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 24, 2003*
    		 Georgia Southern W 94–73  1–0
    		 Bartow Arena (3,270)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Nov 29, 2003*
    		 Richmond W 83–75  2–0
    		 Bartow Arena (3,898)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 3, 2003*
    		 Birmingham Southern W 90–67  3–0
    		 Bartow Arena (5,056)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 6, 2003*
    		 at Mississippi State L 84–86  3–1
    		 Humphrey Coliseum (6,120)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Dec 15, 2003*
    		 vs. Western Michigan L 62–69  3–2
    		 Mitchell Center (N/A)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 18, 2003*
    		 at VCU W 68–58  4–2
    		 Siegel Center (2,412)
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 20, 2003*
    		 Alabama A&M W 81–68  5–2
    		 Bartow Arena (3,904)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 23, 2003*
    		 Louisiana Tech W 79–67  6–2
    		 Bartow Arena (3,183)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 27, 2003*
    		 vs. LSU L 62–78  6–3
    		 New Orleans Arena (5,328)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 30, 2003*
    		 Marshall L 66–68  6–4
    		 Bartow Arena (3,811)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 3, 2004*
    		 South Alabama W 90–75  7–4
    		 Bartow Arena (4,118)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 7, 2004
    		 at East Carolina W 71–68  8–4
    (1–0)    		 Minges Coliseum (4,911)
    Greenville, North Carolina
    Jan 10, 2004
    		 Houston W 64–42  9–4
    (2–0)    		 Bartow Arena (5,176)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 17, 2004
    		 at DePaul L 64–75  9–5
    (2–1)    		 Allstate Arena (8,098)
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Jan 20, 2004
    		 South Florida W 86–47  10–5
    (3–1)    		 Bartow Arena (3,930)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 24, 2004
    		 at Charlotte W 69–62  11–5
    (4–1)    		 Dale F. Halton Arena (8,418)
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Jan 28, 2004
    		 Tulane W 80–59  12–5
    (5–1)    		 Bartow Arena (4,360)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 31, 2004
    		 Saint Louis W 72–52  13–5
    (6–1)    		 Bartow Arena (7,192)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 7, 2004
    		 at No. 6 Louisville L 55–73  13–6
    (6–2)    		 Freedom Hall (19,723)
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Feb 11, 2004
    		 at Southern Miss W 69–65  14–6
    (7–2)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (2,906)
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 14, 2004
    		 East Carolina W 72–69  15–6
    (8–2)    		 Bartow Arena (4,154)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 18, 2004
    		 No. 17 Cincinnati W 80–69  16–6
    (9–2)    		 Bartow Arena (9,312)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 21, 2004
    		 at No. 23 Memphis L 66–73  16–7
    (9–3)    		 The Pyramid (18,156)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Feb 25, 2004
    		 at Tulane L 69–74  16–8
    (9–4)    		 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,588)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Feb 28, 2004
    		 Marquette W 87–69  17–8
    (10–4)    		 Bartow Arena (7,132)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 3, 2004
    		 at South Florida W 61–59  18–8
    (11–4)    		 Sun Dome (2,912)
    Tampa, Florida
    Mar 6, 2004
    		 TCU W 87–62  19–8
    (12–4)    		 Bartow Arena (5,146)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    C-USA tournament
    Mar 11, 2004*
    		 (4) vs. (5) Charlotte
    Quarterfinals    		 W 77–66  20–8
    		 U.S. Bank Arena (11,777)
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Mar 12, 2004*
    		 (4) vs. (1) DePaul
    Semifinals    		 L 74–75 OT 20–9
    		 U.S. Bank Arena (14,677)
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 19, 2004*
    		 (9 S) vs. (8 S) Washington
    First Round    		 W 102–100  21–9
    		 Nationwide Arena (19,588)
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 21, 2004*
    		 (9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kentucky
    Second Round    		 W 76–75  22–9
    		 Nationwide Arena (19,588)
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 26, 2004*
    		 (9 S) vs. (4 S) No. 16 Kansas
    Sweet Sixteen    		 L 74–100  22–10
    		 Edward Jones Dome (30,000)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=St. Louis.
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    Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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