2003–04 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2003–04 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
2003–04 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
	West
Record	20–13 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Jerry Wainwright (2nd season);
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's	16	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
Temple	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	20	–	14	.588
UMass	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214
West
Dayton	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
Xavier †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
Richmond	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333

† 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2003–04 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2003–04 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head basketball coach Jerry Wainwright and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished third in the A-10 West regular-season standings with a 10–6 conference record, and lost in the semifinal round of the A-10 tournament. The Spiders received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Spiders lost to No. 6 seed Wisconsin, 76–64,^[2] to finish with a 20–13 record.

Roster[edit]

2003–04 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Tony Dobbins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr		Washington, D.C.
F	22	Mike Skrocki	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr		Howell, New Jersey

Head coach

Jerry Wainwright

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
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 17, 2003*		Mississippi Valley State	W 62–46	1–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 18, 2003*		New Hampshire	W 63–49	2–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 2003*		vs. San Francisco Guardians Classic	W 66–59	3–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 25, 2003*		vs. South Carolina Guardians Classic	L 61–67^[3]	3–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
A-10 Regular season
Mar 6, 2004		UMass	W 69–65	18–11 (10–6)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
A-10 Tournament
Mar 10, 2004*		vs. Fordham Quarterfinals	W 67–47	19–11	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Temple Semifinals	W 64–49	20–11	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*		at Dayton Championship game	L 56–58	20–12	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 10 Wisconsin First round	L 64–76	20–13	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
^ "South Carolina 67, Richmond 61". ESPN. November 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[ridemc-2] White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.

[3] "South Carolina 67, Richmond 61". ESPN. November 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[4] "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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v t e Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1942–43 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