2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
Record	16–14 (8–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves Jeff Meyer Brad Stevens
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
Illinois-Chicago †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Green Bay	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Wright State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Butler	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Loyola Chicago	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Cleveland State	0	–	16	.000	4	–	25	.138

† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 3rd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Roster

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2003–04 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	43	Jamie Smalligan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	21	Avery Sheets (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Lafayette, IN
G	3	Bruce Horan (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	New Castle, IN
G	10	James Parker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago, IL
F	34	Jeff James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Tampa, FL
F	31	Andy Grunst	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Milwaukee, WI
C	24	Brian Ligon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	St. Petersburg, FL
F	33	Brandon Crone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Frankfort, IN
F	44	Nick Brooks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Robinson, IL
G	22	Mike Monserez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
F	1	Duane Lightfoot	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Louisville, KY
G	30	Nick Gardner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Ryan Reynolds	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Terre Haute, IN

Head coach

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 August 2012

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2003*		Quincy	W 68–54	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,506) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25, 2003*		at Northern Iowa	W 56–54	2–0	UNI-Dome (3,641) Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 30, 2003*		vs. Michigan	L 60–61 ^OT	2–1	Conseco Fieldhouse (6,148) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2003*		at Ball State	L 61–63	2–2	Worthen Arena (7,254) Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2003*		Evansville	W 65–64	3–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,924) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2003*		at Bradley	L 55–59	3–3	Carver Arena (8,892) Peoria, IL
Dec 13, 2003*		at Indiana	L 50–62	3–4	Assembly Hall (17,282) Bloomington, IN
Dec 20, 2003*		Indiana State	W 57–39	4–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,175) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2003		Green Bay	L 63–70	4–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,524) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 27, 2003*		at St. Louis	L 54–72	4–6	Scottrade Center (8,938) St. Louis, MO
Jan 3, 2004		at Wright State	L 39–51	4–7 (0–2)	Nutter Center (4,406) Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2004		at Milwaukee	L 59–71	4–8 (0–3)	US Cellular Arena (4,207) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 10, 2004		at Green Bay	L 50–60	4–9 (0–4)	Resch Center (4,643) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 15, 2004		Loyola (IL)	W 72–54	5–9 (1–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,285) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2004		Detroit	W 70–69 ^OT	6–9 (2–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,345) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21, 2004		at Youngstown State	W 67–66 ^OT	7–9 (3–4)	Beeghly Center (3,172) Youngstown, OH
Jan 24, 2004		Wright State	L 53–54	7–10 (3–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,423) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 29, 2004		Cleveland State	W 61–43	8–10 (4–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,017) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2004		UIC	L 71–74 ^OT	8–11 (4–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,005) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2004*		IPFW	W 72–55	9–11	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,014) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2004		at Loyola (IL)	W 74–67 ^OT	10–11 (5–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,507) Chicago, IL
Feb 12, 2003		at Cleveland State	W 57–56	11–11 (6–6)	Henry J. Goodman Arena (1,676) Cleveland, OH
Feb 14, 2004		at Detroit	L 48–54	11–12 (6–7)	Calihan Hall (5,145) Detroit, MI
Feb 18, 2004		Milwaukee	W 75–58	12–12 (7–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,645) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 21, 2004*		Ohio BracketBuster	W 64–63 ^OT	13–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,220) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2004		Youngstown State	W 81–76	14–12 (8–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,725) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2004		at UIC	L 54–64	14–13 (8–8)	UIC Pavilion (6,752) Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
Mar 2, 2004	(6)	(7) Youngstown State First Round	W 88–57	15–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,301) Indiaanpolis, IN
Mar 5, 2004	(6)	vs. (3) Green Bay Quarterfinals	W 72–50	16–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,579) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 6, 2004	(6)	vs. (2) UIC Semifinals	L 56–65	16–14	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,286) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2003-04 Statistics - BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "2003-04 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "2003-04 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "2003-2004 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.

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