2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2003–04 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Louis Orr (3rd season);
Home arena	Continental Airlines Arena

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
	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	2	–	21	.087

† 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament. #St. John's had 4 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 1–15, 6–21.

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.

Roster

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

Louis Orr

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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

[standings-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.

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