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2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

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2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record25–6 (17–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy State 18 2   .900 24 7   .774
UCF 17 3   .850 25 6   .806
Belmont 15 5   .750 21 9   .700
Georgia State 14 6   .700 20 9   .690
Stetson 10 10   .500 12 15   .444
Mercer 9 11   .450 12 18   .400
Jacksonville 8 12   .400 13 15   .464
Florida Atlantic 6 14   .300 9 19   .321
Gardner–Webb 6 14   .300 9 20   .310
Lipscomb 4 16   .200 7 21   .250
Campbell 3 17   .150 3 24   .111
2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2004
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 11th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 25–9, 17–3 in A-Sun play.[1]

Roster

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2003–04 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Marcus Avant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Valdosta, GA
F 2 Doug Meeker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Key West, FL
F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 4 Dexter Lyons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr College Park, GA
G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waldorf, MD
G 5 Gary Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wayne, MI
G 10 Kingsley Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
G 12 Adam Picow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL
C 13 Roberto Morentin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Madrid, Spain
G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Collinsville, IL
G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Junction City, KS
F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Wayne, MI
F 22 Robert Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
C 32 Ben Stout 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orlando, FL
C 33 Josh Bodden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Dunedin, FL
F 34 Jacob Loucks Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Clearwater, FL
C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Gibbsboro, NJ
F Marcus McGee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Dec 4, 2003*
vs. No. 2 Florida L 39–59  2–2
Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Regular season (ASUN conference play)
Feb 28, 2004
Campbell W 106–56  22–5
(17–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
ASUN tournament
Mar 4, 2004*
vs. Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 71–63  23–5
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2004*
at Belmont
Semifinals
W 64–62  24–5
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004*
vs. Troy
Championship game
W 60–55  25–5
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 9 Pittsburgh
First round
L 44–53[2]  25–6
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Page, just 2-for-12, hits big shot". ESPN. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.[dead link]