2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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|year=2003–04

|team=Michigan Wolverines

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|logo = Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg

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|logo_alt = A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.

|conference=Big Ten Conference

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|short_conf=Big Ten

|CoachRank=

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|record=23–11

|conf_record=8–8

|head_coach=Tommy Amaker

|hc_year=3rd

|asst_coach1=Charles Ramsey

|asst_coach2=Chuck Swenson

|asst_coach3=Andrew Moore

|captain=Colin Dill

|captain2=J.C. Mathis

|mvp=Bernard Robinson, Jr.

|mvp_year=2nd

|mvp2=Lester Abram

|stadium=Crisler Arena

|champion=National Invitational Tournament champions

|bowl=

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The 2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=69|access-date=2010-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}} The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|title=Big Ten Tournament|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902070801/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}} The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-postseason-nit|title=Postseason NIT|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=68|access-date=2010-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001141251/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-postseason-nit|archive-date=2010-10-01|url-status=dead}} The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|pages=68–83}} and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=90}} The team had a 1–2 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #12 Wisconsin 71–59 on February 22 at Crisler Arena.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years|title=Through The Years|access-date=2010-09-21|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com|page=49|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}}

Colin Dill and J. C. Mathis served as team co-captains, and Lester Abram and Bernard Robinson, Jr. shared team MVP honors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|title=All-Time Accolades|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com|pages=9–10|access-date=2010-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|archive-date=2010-09-01|url-status=dead}} The team's leading scorers were Daniel Horton (415 points), Bernard Robinson, Jr. (411 points) and Lester Abram (405 points). The leading rebounders were Robinson (194), Courtney Sims (161) and Graham Brown (139).{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |archive-date=April 18, 2010 }}

Courtney Sims won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship for blocked shots with a 2.00 average in all games.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=35|access-date=2010-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}} The team led the conference in rebounding margin with a 3.4 average margin in conference games as well as blocked shots with a 4.31 team average in conference games.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=38|access-date=2010-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}}

In the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the Conseco Fieldhouse from March 11–14, Michigan was seeded fifth and earned a first round bye. Then, in the second round they defeated number 4 Iowa79–70 before being defeated by number 1 Illinois 74–60.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|title=Big Ten Tournament|access-date=2010-09-22|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902070801/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}}

On March 16, 2004, Michigan defeated {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team= Missouri Tigers |school= University of Missouri |title= Missouri}} 65–64 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. Then, Michigan defeated {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team= Oklahoma Sooners|school= Oklahoma University|title= Oklahoma}} 63–52 and {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team= Hawaii Rainbows|school= University of Hawaii |title= Hawaii}} 88–73 on March 22 and March 24 at Crisler Arena, respectively. At the final four in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the team defeated {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team= Oregon Ducks|school= University of Oregon |title= Oregon}} 78–53 in the semifinals on March 30 and {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team= Rutgers Scarlett Knights|school= Rutgers University |title= Rutgers}} 62–55 to win the championship on April 1.

National Invitation tournament

First Round
Michigan 65, Missouri 64
Second Round
Michigan 63, Oklahoma 52
Quarterfinal
Michigan 88, Hawaii 73
Semifinal
Michigan 78, Oregon 53
Final
Michigan 62, Rutgers 55

{{cite web|url=http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html |title=NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History |access-date=2009-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html |archive-date=2010-03-27 }}

Roster

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Tommy Amaker

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Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |title=Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page |access-date=2010-03-28 |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |archive-date=18 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" ! Name ! GP ! GS ! Min ! Avg ! FG ! FGA ! FG% ! 3FG ! 3FGA ! 3FG% ! FT ! FTA ! FT% ! OR ! DR ! RB ! Avg ! Ast ! Avg ! PF ! DQ ! TO ! Stl ! Blk ! Pts ! Avg
Daniel Horton (basketball)	34	32	1074	31.6	134	366	0.366	68	199	0.342	79	112	0.705	12	85	97	2.9	122	3.6	81	2	103	60	8	415	12.2
Bernard Robinson Jr.	34	33	1095	32.2	150	347	0.432	17	68	0.250	94	122	0.770	36	158	194	5.7	130	3.8	84	2	93	64	10	411	12.1
Lester Abram	31	24	913	29.4	126	257	0.490	40	97	0.412	113	134	0.843	35	96	131	4.2	41	1.3	79	2	55	31	9	405	13.1
Dion Harris	34	11	956	28.1	112	285	0.393	58	170	0.341	61	79	0.772	20	54	74	2.2	76	2.2	71	0	66	34	3	343	10.1
Courtney Sims	34	34	750	22.1	105	192	0.547	1	8	0.125	52	90	0.578	63	98	161	4.7	18	0.5	72	0	51	12	68	263	7.7
Graham Brown	34	28	673	19.8	62	120	0.517	0	0		32	56	0.571	58	81	139	4.1	15	0.4	70	1	48	26	9	156	4.6
Brent Petway	33	0	446	13.5	55	83	0.663	0	0		18	32	0.563	37	75	112	3.4	7	0.2	35	0	17	7	28	128	3.9
Chris Hunter (basketball)	22	5	332	15.1	34	68	0.500	4	11	0.364	37	46	0.804	28	46	74	3.4	11	0.5	45	0	23	11	15	109	5.0
J.C. Mathis	26	1	407	15.7	42	88	0.477	2	7	0.286	14	42	0.333	46	54	100	3.9	20	0.8	39	1	32	4	8	100	3.9
Sherrod Harrell	25	1	112	4.5	1	11	0.091	1	9	0.111	3	6	0.500	0	14	14	0.6	2	0.1	7	0	6	7	0	6	0.2
John Andrews	7	0	11	1.6	1	3	0.333	1	2	0.500	0	0		0	2	2	0.3	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.4
Dani Wohl	8	0	13	1.6	1	3	0.333	0	0		0	1	0.000	0	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0.3
Colin Dill	10	1	22	2.2	0	4	0.000	0	4	0.000	0	2	0.000	0	0	0	0.0	2	0.2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Amadou Ba	7	0	15	2.1	0	1	0.000	0	0		0	0		0	3	3	0.4	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Ashtyn Bell	4	0	6	1.5	0	3	0.000	0	0		0	1	0.000	1	1	2	0.5	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0
TEAM	34													62	53	115	3.4					8
Season Total	34				823	1831	0.449	192	575	0.334	503	723	0.696	398	821	1219	35.9	445	13.1	586	8	507	259	158	2341	68.9
Opponents	34				771	1856	0.415	208	642	0.324	400	567	0.705	347	726	1073	31.6	456	13.4	661	22	506	207	108	2150	63.2

Awards and honors

Daniel Horton, NIT Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="background:#121840;color:#F8E616;" \| Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2004	2	15	45	Bernard Robinson	Charlotte Bobcats
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{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2004.html|title=2004 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=2014-04-25}}

References

External links

[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/130/year/2004/michigan-wolverines stats] @ ESPN

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