2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2003–04
Team:Michigan Wolverines
Logo Alt:A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:23–11
Conf Record:8–8
Asst Coach3:Andrew Moore
Captain:Colin Dill
Captain2:J. C. Mathis
Champion:National Invitational Tournament champions

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.[1] The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[2] The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament.[3] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] 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.[6]

Colin Dill and J. C. Mathis served as team co-captains, and Lester Abram and Bernard Robinson, Jr. shared team MVP honors.[7] 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).[8]

Courtney Sims won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship for blocked shots with a 2.00 average in all games.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

On March 16, 2004, Michigan defeated 65 - 64 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. Then, Michigan defeated 63 - 52 and 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 78 - 53 in the semifinals on March 30 and 62 - 55 to win the championship on April 1.[3] [6]

National Invitation tournament

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Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[13]

NameGPGSMinAvgFGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvgAstAvgPFDQTOStlBlkPtsAvg
Daniel Horton (basketball)3432107431.61343660.366681990.342791120.7051285972.91223.681210360841512.2
Bernard Robinson Jr.3433109532.21503470.43217680.250941220.770361581945.71303.884293641041112.1
Lester Abram312491329.41262570.49040970.4121131340.84335961314.2411.37925531940513.1
Dion Harris341195628.11122850.393581700.34161790.7722054742.2762.27106634334310.1
Courtney Sims343475022.11051920.547180.12552900.57863981614.7180.57205112682637.7
Graham Brown342867319.8621200.5170032560.57158811394.1150.4701482691564.6
Brent Petway33044613.555830.6630018320.56337751123.470.2350177281283.9
Chris Hunter (basketball)22533215.134680.5004110.36437460.8042846743.4110.54502311151095.0
J.C. Mathis26140715.742880.477270.28614420.33346541003.9200.839132481003.9
Sherrod Harrell2511124.51110.091190.111360.500014140.620.17067060.2
John Andrews70111.6130.333120.500000220.300.02000030.4
Dani Wohl80131.6130.33300010.0000110.110.11011020.3
Colin Dill101222.2040.000040.000020.0000000.020.20020000.0
Amadou Ba70152.1010.00000000330.400.00020000.0
Ashtyn Bell4061.5030.00000010.0001120.500.00002000.0
TEAM3462531153.48
Season Total3482318310.4491925750.3345037230.696398821121935.944513.15868507259158234168.9
Opponents3477118560.4152086420.3244005670.705347726107331.645613.466122506207108215063.2

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
2 15 45 Charlotte Bobcats
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 69. 2010-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Big Ten Tournament. 2010-09-18. CBS Interactive. 2. 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. 2010-09-02. dead.
  3. Web site: Postseason NIT. CBS Interactive. 68. 2010-09-21. 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. 2010-10-01. dead.
  4. Web site: Division I Records. 2010-09-18. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 68 - 83.
  5. Web site: Division I Records. 2010-09-18. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 90.
  6. Web site: Through The Years. 2010-09-21. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 49. 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. 2010-09-02. dead.
  7. Web site: All-Time Accolades. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 9 - 10. 2010-09-21. 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. 2010-09-01. dead.
  8. Web site: Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page . . MGoBlue.com . September 22, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php . April 18, 2010 .
  9. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 35. 2010-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  10. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 38. 2010-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  11. Web site: Big Ten Tournament. 2010-09-22. CBS Interactive. 3. 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. 2010-09-02. dead.
  12. Web site: NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History . 2009-11-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html . 2010-03-27 .
  13. Web site: Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page . 2010-03-28 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php . 18 April 2010 . dead .
  14. Web site: 2004 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. 2014-04-25.

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