2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 15
Record	21–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (8th season);
Home arena	RBC Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	28	–	10	.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's eighth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the second round, and finished with a record of 21–10 (11–5 ACC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Ilian Evtimov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	13	Cameron Bennerman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	14	Engin Atsür	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr
G	24	Julius Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2003*		UNC Asheville	W 71–46	1–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 25, 2003*		Howard	W 71–51	2–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 28, 2003*		Florida A&M	W 92–62	3–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 2, 2003*		at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–68	3–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 7, 2003*		Milwaukee	W 77–71	4–1	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 13, 2003*		Hartford	W 78–49	5–1	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 2003*		at South Carolina	L 55–58	5–2	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 28, 2003		Virginia	W 86–69	6–2 (1–0)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 6, 2004	No. 16	at No. 11 Wake Forest	W 81–70	19–8 (11–5)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 2004*	No. 17	Florida State Quarterfinals	W 78–71	20–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 13, 2004*	No. 17	Maryland Semifinals	L 82–85	20–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(3 PHX) No. 15	vs. (14 PHX) Louisiana–Lafayette First Round	W 61–52^[1]	21–9	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 21, 2004*	(3 PHX) No. 15	vs. (6 PHX) Vanderbilt Second Round	L 73–75^[2]	21–10	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[2] "N.C. State's Big Lead Cut Apart by Vanderbilt". The New York Times. March 22, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics