2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captains were Ed Persia and Judson Wallace.[1] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 65-team 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were seeded fourteenth in the Atlanta Region.[2] Following the season Thompson departed to coach Georgetown where his father John Thompson, Jr. had coached for decades.[3] He was replaced by Joe Scott.[4] Both Scott and the younger Thompson are former Princeton Tigers basketball captains.[1]

2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League Champion
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Fourteen Seed, Round of 64
ConferenceIvy League
2003–04 record20–8 (13–1, 1st Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Brennan
Captains
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium

Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 20–8 overall record and a 13–1 conference record.[1] Princeton clinched the Ivy League title on March 6, 2004 at Dartmouth,[5][6] making the March 9 annual Ivy League season finale contest against Penn meaningless. Nonetheless, the Tigers defeated Penn 76–70 in overtime giving them a nine-game winning streak as they entered the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[7] In its March 18, 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Atlanta Regional first-round game against the Brandon Mouton-led Texas Longhorns at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado the team lost by a 66–49 margin.[1][2][8][9][10]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Will Venable and Judson Wallace.[2]

References
  1. "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  2. 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 41.
  3. Williams, Lena (April 21, 2004). "College Basketball; Familiar Name Back With Hoyas". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. "Scott Leaves Air Force For Alma Mater, Princeton". The New York Times. April 22, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. "College Basketball; Worth Noting". The New York Times. March 7, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  6. "Princeton 64 (19–7, 12–1 Ivy); Dartmouth 59 (3–25, 1–13 Ivy)". ESPN. March 6, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. "Princeton 76 (20–7, 13–1 Ivy); Pennsylvania 70 (17–10, 10–4 Ivy)". ESPN. March 9, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. George, Thomas (March 19, 2004). "College Basketball: East Rutherford; Texas 66, Princeton 49". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  9. "(14) Princeton 49 (20–8, 13–1 Ivy); (3) Texas 66 (24–7, 12–4 Big 12)". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  10. Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
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