2003–04 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2003–04 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
2003–04 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Southland tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–14 (11–5 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Carter (9th season);
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2003–04 college basketball season. This was head coach Tim Carter's 9th season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in Southland play to finish in a first place tie. They won the Southland tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, UTSA was beaten by No. 1 seed Stanford in the round of 64.^[1]

2003–04 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Texas–Arlington	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
UTSA †	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Sam Houston State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Texas State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Northwestern State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	17	.393
Louisiana–Monroe	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
McNeese State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Lamar	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Nicholls State	1	–	15	.063	6	–	21	.222

† 2004 Southland tournament winner

Roster

2003–04 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	LeRoy Hurd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr		Moss Point, Mississippi

Head coach

Tim Carter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 29, 2003*		Illinois-Chicago	L 47–73	1–3	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Dec 3, 2003*		at No. 25 Oklahoma State	L 53–83	1–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Southland Regular season
Southland tournament
Mar 8, 2004*		Texas State Quarterfinals	W 78–73	17–13	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Mar 10, 2004*		at Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	W 87–85	18–13	University Center (2,572) Hammond, Louisiana
Mar 12, 2004*		Stephen F. Austin Championship game	W 74–70	19–13	Convocation Center (3,257) San Antonio, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 1 Stanford First round	L 45–71	19–14	KeyArena (15,512) Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

LeRoy Hurd – Southland Player of the Year

References

^ "Cardinal ice game in final 10 minutes". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ "2003-04 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[1] "Cardinal ice game in final 10 minutes". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[2] "2003-04 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[schedule-3] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

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