American college basketball season
The 2003–04 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Flames, led by head coach Randy Dunton , played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference . The team finished atop the regular season standings, and won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, Liberty lost in the first round to No. 1 seed St. Joseph's , 82–63.[ 1] The team finished the season with an 18–15 record (12–4 in the Big South).
Roster
2003–04 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
5
Gabe Martin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Junction City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 2003 *
vs. Canisius Great Alaska Shootout
W 65–48
1–2
Sullivan Arena (7,705)Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 2003 *
vs. No. 2 Duke Great Alaska Shootout
L 47–76
1–3
Sullivan Arena (8,430)Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2003 *
vs. Seton Hall Great Alaska Shootout
L 47–65
1–4
Sullivan Arena (8,700)Anchorage, Alaska
Big South tournament
Mar 2, 2004 *
Charleston Southern Quarterfinals
W 60–54
16–14
Vines Center (4,331)Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 4, 2004 *
Coastal Carolina Semifinals
W 88–73
17–14
Vines Center (6,411)Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 6, 2004 *
High Point Championship game
W 89–44
18–14
Vines Center (8,515)Lynchburg, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004 *
(16 E)
vs. (1 E) No. 5 Saint Joseph's First round
L 63–82
18–15
HSBC Arena (18,456)Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.
[ 2]
References