2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Louis Orr and played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaContinental Airlines Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
No. 7 Connecticut 12 4   .750 33 6   .846
No. 21 Providence 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 20 Syracuse 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
No. 25 Boston College 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Villanova 6 10   .375 18 17   .514
Georgetown 4 12   .250 13 15   .464
Miami (FL)* 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
St. John's* 1 15   .063 6 21   .222
2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

Roster

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2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Eric Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Milford Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 1 Kelly Whitney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Christian Faith Center Chicago, Illinois
G 4 J.R. Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Heritage Christian Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 Donald Copeland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Anthony HS Jersey City, New Jersey
G 12 Andre Barrett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Rice HS The Bronx, New York
F 13 Marcus Toney-El 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep East Orange, New Jersey
G 15 Jerel Cokley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Queens Village, New York
G 20 Jamar Wise 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Roselle, New Jersey
F 21 Mani Messy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Cottage Grove HS Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
C 22 Alexander Gambino 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Long Island Lutheran HS Huntington Station, New York
F 23 Damion Fray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Huntington, New York
G 25 Kevin Grier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Christian Brothers Academy Lincroft, New Jersey
F 32 John Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Coatesville HS Coatesville, Pennsylvania
C 33 Grant Billmeier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Fr St. Patrick HS Pennington, New Jersey
F 33 Andre Sweet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brother Rice HS New York, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2003*
Morgan State W 89–62  1–0
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 26, 2003*
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 62–57  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 2003*
vs. Purdue
Great Alaska Shootout
L 63–75  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2003*
vs. Liberty
Great Alaska Shootout
W 65–47  3–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 10, 2003*
at Louisville L 71–80  3–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 13, 2003*
Saint Peter's W 91–62  4–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 20, 2003*
Ohio State W 75–59  5–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 22, 2003*
Davidson W 73–50  6–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 27, 2003*
DePaul W 76–62  7–2
Continental Airlines Arena (7,431)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 30, 2003*
7:30 p.m.
Monmouth W 88–61  8–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 1, 2004*
Rhode Island W 79–67  9–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 3, 2004*
at La Salle W 86–74  10–2
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 2004
2:00 p.m., MSG
at St. John's W 71–54  11–2
(1–0)
Madison Square Garden (8,059)
New York, New York
Jan 12, 2004
8:00 p.m., Cox Sports
Providence L 60–63  11–3
(1–1)
Continental Airlines Arena (7,737)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 17, 2004
2:00 p.m.
at Boston College L 63–72  11–4
(1–2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 2004
Syracuse W 74–67  12–4
(2–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 24, 2004
Virginia Tech W 83–76  13–4
(3–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 1, 2004
12:00 p.m., Cox Sports
at No. 23 Providence W 55–46  14–4
(4–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,191)
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 4, 2004
at West Virginia L 64–69  14–5
(4–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 7, 2004
Rutgers W 85–58  15–5
(5–3)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 9, 2004
Pittsburgh W 68–67 2OT 16–5
(6–3)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 14, 2004
at Notre Dame L 68–71  16–6
(6–4)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 16, 2004
8:00 p.m.
Boston College L 63–67  16–7
(6–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 21, 2004
Villanova W 70–68  17–7
(7–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 24, 2004
at Miami (FL) W 76–66  18–7
(8–5)
Convocation Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
Feb 28, 2004
Georgetown W 75–48  19–7
(9–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 1, 2004
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 8 Connecticut L 67–89  19–8
(9–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 7, 2004
at Rutgers W 66–64  20–8
(10–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 2004*
(6) vs. (11) Villanova
First Round
L 60–61  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004*
(8 ATL) vs. (9 ATL) No. 22 Arizona
First Round
W 80–76[2]  21–9
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 20, 2004*
 CBS
(8 ATL) vs. (1 ATL) No. 6 Duke
Second Round
L 62–90[3]  21–10
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ATL=Atlanta.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  2. ^ "Seton Hall Makes Stand To Rally Past Arizona". The New York Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall Ousted By Duke as Barrett Can't Find Shot". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Seton Hall Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2022.