2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
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|team=Princeton Tigers
|sport=Basketball
|logo=Princeton Tigers logo.svg
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|conference=Ivy League
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|short_conf=Ivy
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|record= 20–8
|conf_record= 13–1, 1st
|head_coach=John Thompson III
|captain=Ed Persia
|captain2=Judson Wallace
|asst_coach1=Mike Brennan
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|stadium=Jadwin Gymnasium
|champion= Ivy League Champion
|tourney=2004 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
|tourney_result= Fourteen Seed, Round of 64
}}
{{2003–04 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
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. 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 Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fourteenth in the Atlanta Region.{{cite book|title=2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide|page=41|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}} Following the season Thompson departed to coach Georgetown where his father John Thompson Jr. had coached for decades.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/21/sports/college-basketball-familiar-name-back-with-hoyas.html|title=College Basketball; Familiar Name Back With Hoyas|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=April 21, 2004|author=Williams, Lena|work=The New York Times}} He was replaced by Joe Scott.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/sports/scott-leaves-air-force-for-alma-mater-princeton.html|title=Scott Leaves Air Force For Alma Mater, Princeton|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=April 22, 2004|work=The New York Times}} Both Scott and the younger Thompson are former Princeton Tigers basketball captains.
Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 20–8 overall record and a 13–1 conference record.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results |date=June 12, 2009|accessdate=September 27, 2010|publisher=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}} Princeton clinched the Ivy League title on March 6, 2004, at {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team=Dartmouth Big Green|school=Dartmouth College|title=Dartmouth}},{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/sports/college-basketball-worth-noting.html|title=College Basketball; Worth Noting|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=March 7, 2004|work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240660159|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822220725/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240660159|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2017|title=Princeton 64 (19–7, 12–1 Ivy); Dartmouth 59 (3–25, 1–13 Ivy)|access-date=October 5, 2010|date=March 6, 2004|publisher=ESPN}} making the March 9 annual Ivy League season finale contest against {{cbb link|2003|sex=men|team=Penn Quakers|school=University of Pennsylvania|title=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240690219|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023442/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240690219|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 23, 2017|title=Princeton 76 (20–7, 13–1 Ivy); Pennsylvania 70 (17–10, 10–4 Ivy)|access-date=October 5, 2010|date=March 9, 2004|publisher=ESPN}} In its March 18, 2004 NCAA Division I men's 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/19/sports/college-basketball-east-rutherford-texas-66-princeton-49.html|title=College Basketball: East Rutherford; Texas 66, Princeton 49|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=March 19, 2004|work=The New York Times|author=George, Thomas}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023856/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000024|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 23, 2017|title=(14) Princeton 49 (20–8, 13–1 Ivy); (3) Texas 66 (24–7, 12–4 Big 12)|access-date=October 5, 2010|date=March 18, 2004|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason|accessdate=September 30, 2010|date=June 22, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|publisher=Princeton University|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}}
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Will Venable and Judson Wallace.
Schedule and results
The team posted a 20–8 (13–1 Ivy League) record.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results|accessdate=February 5, 2024|date=June 12, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}
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| site_stadium = RAC Arena
| site_cityst = Catonsville, Maryland
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| score = 68–56
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| record = 3–0
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| opponent = UC Irvine
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| site_cityst = Fresno, California
| gamename = McCaffrey Classic
| score = 55–57
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| record = 3–1
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| site_cityst = Fresno, California
| gamename = McCaffrey Classic
| score = 72–67
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| record = 4–1
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| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, New Jersey
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| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
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| record = 4–3
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| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = Touchstone Energy All-College Classic
| score = 55–58
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| record = 5–5
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| opponent = Monmouth
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| score = 67–52
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| record = 6–5
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
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| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| score = 53–57
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| record = 6–6
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| score = 86–48
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| record = 7–6
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| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
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| score = 64–49
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| record = 8–6
| conference = 1–0
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
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| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater
| site_cityst = New Haven, Connecticut
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| record = 9–6
| conference = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
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| score = 61–45
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| record = 10–6
| conference = 3–0
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
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| score = 58–50
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| record = 11–6
| conference = 4–0
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| record = 11–7
| conference = 4–1
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| date = Feb 13, 2004
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
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| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, New York
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| score = 69–64
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| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–1
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| date = Feb 14, 2004
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| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, New York
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| score = 78–71
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| record = 13–7
| conference = 6–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| record = 14–7
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| opponent = Brown
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| record = 15–7
| conference = 8–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 2004
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| opponent = Columbia
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| record = 16–7
| conference = 9–1
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| opponent = Cornell
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| score = 59–46
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| record = 17–7
| conference = 10–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 2004
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| opponent = Harvard
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| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| score = 60–51
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| record = 18–7
| conference = 11–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 2004
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| opponent = Dartmouth
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| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, New Hampshire
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| score = 64–59
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| record = 19–7
| conference = 12–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2004
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| opponent = Penn
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| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| score = 76–70
| overtime = OT
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| record = 20–7
| conference = 13–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 2004
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| seed = 14 ATL
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 12
| oppseed = 3 ATL
| site_stadium = The Pepsi Center
| site_cityst = Denver, Colorado
| gamename = First round
| score = 49–66
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| record = 20–8
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| timezone = EST
| region = ATL
| regionname = Atlanta
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References
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