2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with an 11–5 conference record and a 20–9 record overall.

2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA, #5, Midwest Region, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
APNo. 21
2003–04 record209 (115 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve DeMeo
  • Phil Seymore
  • Bob Walsh
MVPRyan Gomes
CaptainRyan Gomes
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh133 .813  315  .861
No. 7 Connecticut124 .750  336  .846
No. 21 Providence115 .688  209  .690
No. 20 Syracuse115 .688  238  .742
No. 25 Boston College106 .625  2410  .706
Seton Hall106 .625  2112  .636
Notre Dame97 .563  1913  .594
Virginia Tech79 .438  1514  .517
Rutgers79 .438  2013  .606
West Virginia79 .438  1714  .548
Villanova610 .375  1817  .514
Georgetown412 .250  1315  .464
Miami*412 .250  1416  .467
St. John's*115 .063  621  .222
2004 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East Tournament

Coming off an 18–14 record and a second-round NIT loss in 2002–03, the team returned all five starters for coach Tim Welsh's sixth season with the Friars. However, forward Romuald Augustin transferred to Bryant College for his fifth year of eligibility,[2] while walk-on guard Chris Burns also transferred to Bryant for his sophomore season.[3] The team also lost two departing seniors, guard Kareem Hayletts and forward Stephen Traugott. On February 24, after playing in 12 games for the Friars, senior forward Māris Ļaksa left the team to play professional basketball in Slovenia.[4]

The Friars began the season receiving votes in both polls, but not ranked in either. Following an 8–1 start that included a win over #14 Illinois, the Friars earned a #25 ranking in the AP Poll in time for their January 5 matchup with #18 Texas. The Friars took the Longhorns to overtime, but as time expired in the overtime period, Texas forward P. J. Tucker released a layup to give the Longhorns a two-point win. The controversial shot was reviewed for more than five minutes by the officials, who determined that the clock read "0.00" but the red backboard light had not yet gone off when the ball was released, which at the time overruled the clock.[5]

Despite the close loss, the Friars re-emerged in the top 25 three weeks later, following a road win over #4 Connecticut. A six-game winning streak that began with a win over #18 Syracuse propelled the Friars to a #12 ranking in the AP Poll on March 1. This was followed by two home losses to close out the regular season, and a #3 seed in the 2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. Following a first-round bye, the Friars dropped a three-point game to Villanova in the quarterfinals, leading to a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the first round, the Friars were defeated 66–58 by the #12 seed, Pacific. The Friars ended the season with a #21 ranking in the AP Poll.

The Friars were led in scoring (18.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) by junior forward Ryan Gomes. He became the fourth Friar to be named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press.

Roster

2003–04 Providence Friars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Donnie McGrath 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoJohn F. Kennedy Catholic High School Katonah, New York
F/C 3 Ryan Gomes (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrWilby High School Waterbury, Connecticut
C 4 Marcus Douthit 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrNotre Dame Prep Syracuse, New York
G 5 Gerald Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 10 Sean Van De Walle (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrFenwick High School Elmhurst, Illinois
G 11 Abdul Mills  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrMilford Academy Brooklyn, New York
G 13 Sheiku Kabba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBronx Regional High School Bronx, New York
F 15 Herbert Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrKinston High School Kinston, North Carolina
F 20 Chris Anrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr08 Stockholm Human Rights Värmdö Municipality, Sweden
F 21 Jeff Parmer  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNiagara Falls High School Niagara Falls, New York
F 22 Māris Ļaksa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLatvian Junior National Team Ventspils, Latvia
G 24 Dwight Brewington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrWorcester Academy Lynn, Massachusetts
F 25 Tuukka Kotti 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSalon Vilpas Salo Forssa, Finland
G 31 Timothy Englert (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBergen Catholic High School Ramsey, New Jersey
F 35 Rob Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Thomas More School New London, Connecticut
Head coach

Tim Welsh

Assistant coach(es)

Steve DeMeo
Phil Seymore
Bob Walsh


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

Roster
Last update: 2010-02-07

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Marcus Douthit (Māris Ļaksa) Herbert Hill
PF Ryan Gomes Tuukka Kotti Jeff Parmer
SF Rob Sanders Chris Anrin Sean Van De Walle (W)
SG Sheiku Kabba Gerald Brown Abdul Mills
PG Donnie McGrath Dwight Brewington Timothy Englert (W)

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dwight Brewington
PG
Lynn, Massachusetts Worcester Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Gerald Brown
SG
Baltimore Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jeff Parmer
PF
Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2003 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  • "2003 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition games
    November 2*
    3:00 pm
    Global Sports All-Stars W 7763 
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,260)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    November 15*
    7:30 pm
    USDBL/320 All-Stars L 109112 OT
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,173)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Non-conference games
    November 22*
    7:30 pm
    Hofstra W 6956  10
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,163)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    November 29*
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    Alabama W 7671  20
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,256)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    December 2*
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    South Florida W 8460  30
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,554)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    December 6*
    4:00 pm, Cox Sports
    at Rhode Island L 7989  31
    Ryan Center (7,657)
    Kingston, Rhode Island
    December 9*
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 14 Illinois
    Jimmy V Classic
    W 7051  41
    Madison Square Garden (7,665)
    New York City
    December 21*
    3:00 pm, Cox Sports
    Central Connecticut W 7267  51
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,543)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    December 23*
    7:30 pm
    at Richmond W 5756  61
    Robins Center (6,043)
    Richmond, Virginia
    December 28*
    12:00 pm, Cox Sports
    Siena W 7366  71
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,434)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    January 3*
    3:00 pm, CSN
    at Virginia W 8469  81
    University Hall (7,470)
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    January 5*
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 25 No. 18 Texas L 7779 OT 82
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Big East regular season
    January 10
    7:00 pm, NESN
    No. 25 at Rutgers L 6465  83 (01)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,942)
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    January 12
    8:00 pm, Cox Sports
    at Seton Hall W 6360  93 (11)
    Continental Airlines Arena (7,737)
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    January 17
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    West Virginia W 8766  103 (21)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,033)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    January 19*
    8:00 pm
    Loyola Chicago W 8959  113 (21)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,943)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    January 21
    7:30 pm
    Villanova W 6256  123 (31)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,972)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    January 24
    12:00 pm, Cox Sports
    at No. 4 Connecticut W 6656  133 (41)
    Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    January 26
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 23 Georgetown W 6650  143 (51)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,397)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    February 1
    12:00 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 23 Seton Hall L 4655  144 (52)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,191)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    February 4
    7:00 pm
    No. 23 at Virginia Tech L 5769  145 (53)
    Cassell Coliseum (6,323)
    Blacksburg, Virginia
    February 7
    12:00 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 23 No. 18 Syracuse W 7461  155 (63)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    February 11
    7:00 pm
    No. 24 at Villanova W 10074  165 (73)
    The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, Pennsylvania
    February 14
    2:00 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 24 at Boston College W 6152  175 (83)
    Conte Forum (7,682)
    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    February 21
    2:00 pm, NESN
    No. 19 Miami W 7057  185 (93)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    February 24
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 13 at Notre Dame W 7359  195 (103)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418)
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    February 29
    12:00 pm, NESN
    No. 13 at St. John's W 10378  205 (113)
    Madison Square Garden (N/A)
    New York
    March 2
    7:30 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 12 No. 6 Pittsburgh L 6188  206 (114)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    March 6
    12:00 pm, Cox Sports
    No. 12 Boston College L 5463  207 (115)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Big East Tournament
    March 11
    9:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 20 vs. Villanova
    Quarterfinals
    L 6669  208 (115)
    Madison Square Garden (19,528)
    New York
    NCAA Tournament
    March 19*
    6:25 pm, CBS
    No. 5-M vs. No. 12-M Pacific
    First Round
    L 5866  209 (115)
    Kemper Arena (17,500)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.  †NCAA Tournament ranks are seeds in the region (E=East, M=Midwest, S=South, W=West). (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time [6].

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Final
    AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV 23 23 24 19 13 12 20 21 n/a
    Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 17 13 13 17 19 RV

    Awards and honors

    Recipient Award(s)
    Chris Anrin 2004 John Zannini Coaches' Award[7]
    2004 Thomas Ramos Academic Award[7]
    Dwight Brewington 2004 Promising Prospect Award[7]
    Marcus Douthit 2004 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player of the Year Award[7]
    Ryan Gomes 2004 Associated Press First Team All-American[8]
    2004 USBWA First Team All-American[9]
    2004 NABC Second Team All-American[9]
    2004 All-Big East First Team[10]
    2004 USBWA All-District 1 First Team[9]
    2004 NABC Division I All-District 1 First Team[9]
    2004 Naismith College Player of the Year Finalist[9]
    2004 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award[7]
    March 1: Big East Co-Player of the Week[11]
    January 26: Big East Player of the Week[12]
    January 5: Big East Co-Player of the Week[13]
    December 15: Big East Co-Player of the Week[14]
    2004 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate[9]
    2004 Preseason All-Big East First Team[9]
    2004 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidate[9]
    Sheiku Kabba 2004 Co-Unsung Hero Award[7]
    Tuukka Kotti 2004 Co-Unsung Hero Award[7]
    Donnie McGrath 2004 Coca-Cola Most Improved Player Award[7]

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