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2003-04 SU Men’s Basketball 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2003-04 Schedule (21-7) 19/23 Syracuse (21-7) vs. BYU (21-8) ◗ NCAA Tournament ◗ March 19, 2004 November SU Radio Network (Mark Johnson, Matt Park) ◗ CBS ( Jim Nantz, Billy Packer ) 26 Charlotte L, 92-96 SU Earns 29th NCAA Berth Defending Champs Draw BYU 30 Rhode Island W 69-65 Syracuse earned a number five seed Syracuse and Brigham Young will meet in the NCAA Tournament and will play for the fifth time on the hardcourt when December 12th-seeded Brigham Young in a first- they square off in the NCAA Tournament. 3 vs. St. Bonaventure W 87-78 round game at Denver’s Pepsi Arena on SU has won all previous four meetings, March 18. The winner will go up against including the most recent encounter on at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY the squad that emerges from the pairing December 23, 1968, a 77-73 SU victory. 13 Binghamton W 75-54 of fourth-seeded Maryland and 13th- The Orange also claimed two decisions in seeded Texas El-Paso on March 20. 1947 (74-52 and 53-45) and another in 1951 17 Manhattan W 69-63 The Orangemen are making their 29th (63-58.) appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars have won nine of their 20 Siena W 74-61 SU won its first NCAA championship a last 10 outings with the lone loss to 22 Colgate W 101-63 season ago. Utah in the Mountain West Tournament The program’s overall record in the Semifinals, 54-51. 28 NC-Asheville W 81-63 NCAA Tournament is 46-28. Syracuse Syracuse-Brigham Young 30 Canisius W 87-70 reached the Final Four in 1975, 1987, 1996 and 2003, and the title contest in 1987, SU BYU January 1996 and 2003. Won-Lost 21-7 21-8 Off. Avg. 72.9 73.3 3 Michigan State W 96-83 Coach Jim Boeheim has guided the Orange into the NCAA Tournament Def. Avg. 66.8 65.0 7 St. John’s W 65-59 in 23 of his 28 seasons at the helm. His Margin +6.1 +8.2 clubs have accumulated a 38-21 record FG% .463 .487 10 Boston College W 96-73 in the NCAA postseason. Boeheim ranks FG Def.% .397 .448 12 at Missouri W 82-68 seventh among NCAA Division I coaches 3FG% .312 .348 in Tournament victories. 3FG Def.% .285 .340 17 at Notre Dame W 81-70 SU played in and won the 1996 West FT% .636 .725 20 at Seton Hall L 67-74 Regional held in Denver. Reb. Avg. 38.6 33.9 24 Pittsburgh L 45-66 The Syracuse 11 31 Virginia Tech W 76-64 2003-04 February No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG 14 Billy Edelin G 6-4 204 So. 13.8 4.2 2 at Connecticut L 56-84 Career-high 28 points against Canisius, 12/30 51 Craig Forth C 7-0 259 Jr. 5.8 5.6 7 at Providence L 61-74 Started all 99 games of his career; career-high 13 rebounds vs. UConn, 3/7 10 Rutgers W 63-61 24 Matt Gorman F 6-9 240 So. 1.7 2.0 Career-high eight points against Binghamton 12/13 14 at Miami W 91-74 42 Louie McCroskey G 6-5 187 Fr. 4.0 2.3 16 Notre Dame L 72-84 Career-high 10 points in back-to-back games against Georgetown, 2/21, and Villanova, 2/23 3 Gerry McNamara G 6-2 179 So. 16.2 2.6 21 at Georgetown W 57-54 BIG EAST Conference, SU Career Leader in FT Percentage (186-207, .899) 23 Villanova W 64-59 34 Jeremy McNeil C 6-8 255 Sr. 3.1 2.8 Season-high nine boards against Binghamton 12/13; 10 points at Miami, 2/14 29 at Pittsburgh W 49-46 (OT) 4 Demetris Nichols G-F 6-8 205 Fr. 3.8 2.1 Career-best 17 at Providence 2/7 March 5 Josh Pace F 6-5 190 Jr. 9.9 5.5 2 at West Virginia W 65-52 Career-best 22 points in Michigan State game 1/3 33 Terrence Roberts F 6-9 221 Fr. 2.0 2.0 7 Connecticut W 67-56 Career-high 12 points and five rebounds versus Binghamton 12/13 BIG EAST Tournament, New York, NY 1 Hakim Warrick F 6-8 205 So. 19.6 8.8 Squad-best 12 double-doubles 11 vs. BC L 54-57 13 Darryl Watkins C 6-11 238 Fr. 1.8 2.0 NCAA First Round, Denver, CO Career-high six rebounds, four blocks at Connecticut 2/2 18 vs. BYU TBA (SU’s 11 scholarship players) www.suathletics.com 1 2003-04 SU Men’s Basketball 2002-03 NCAANCAA CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAANCAA CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2002-03 NCAA CHAMPIONS SU Career Games Played 2003-04 SU Free Throw Shooting In Last 5 Minutes, OT No. Name Games Years 28 games 1. Stephen Thompson 144 1986-90 No. Player 5:00-2:00 1:59-1:00 :59-0:00 Total Pct. OT 2003-04 Pct. 2. Derrick Coleman 143 1986-90 1 Warrick 9-15 5-8 7-11 21-34 .618 0-0 148-216 .685 3. Sherman Douglas 138 1985-89 3 McNamara 8-8 13-14 19-23 40-45 .889 2-2 96-108 .889 4. Rony Seikaly 136 1984-88 14 Edelin 10-17 3-9 2-4 15-30 .500 0-0 38-71 .535 5. Allen Griffin 133 1997-01 5 Pace 6-11 1-2 2-7 9-20 .450 0-0 22-53 .415 6. Jeremy McNeil 132 1999-04 Jason Hart 132 1996-00 51 Forth 3-4 1-4 2-2 6-10 .600 0-0 22-29 .759 Dave Johnson 132 1988-92 34 McNeil 5-7 0-0 0-0 5-7 .714 0-0 14-27 .519 9. Otis Hill 130 1993-97 33 Roberts 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 .500 0-0 9-19 .474 Greg Monroe 130 1983-87 13 Watkins 0-3 0-1 1-2 1-6 .167 0-0 3-18 .167 42 McCroskey 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-4 .250 0-0 8-19 .421 2003-04 By Class 4 Nichols 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 .500 0-0 4-12 .333 28 games 11 Herron 4-4 0-0 2-2 6-6 1.000 0-0 6-6 1.000 Scoring 24 Gorman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-2 .000 Class PPG Pct. 10 Kouwe 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 Senior 3.5 4.8 Junior 35.3 48.3 Totals 47-73 25-44 35-52 107-169 .633 2-2 371-583 .636 Sophomore 25.0 34.3 Freshman 9.1 12.5 This Year’s Orangemen Get Defensive With its postseason fate very much up in the air in mid-February, Syracuse turned Rebounding to something familiar in forging its way into the NCAA Tournament Field. The Class RPG Pct. Orangemen’s fabled 2-3 zone, which received rave reviews the year before in SU’s Senior 2.8 8.1 run to the NCAA Championship, re-emerged at full strength down the stretch of the Junior 19.9 57.4 regular campaign. Sophomore 5.7 16.5 Over the final five games of the regular season, SU held the opposition below 60 Freshman 6.2 17.9 points each time out and the result was five consecutive triumphs. During that span, Syracuse limited its foes to an average of 53.4 points an outing, .344 shooting from the Assists field and a .245 mark from the three-point line. Class APG Pct. Senior 0.1 0.5 BC Bounces SU From BIG EAST Tournament Junior 6.7 43.5 Despite owning a lead for the first 37:09 of play, Syracuse Sophomore 7.1 46.3 yielded seven of the game’s last 10 points and was beaten by Freshman 1.5 9.8 Boston College in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament, Steals 57-54. The Orangemen, 96-73 winners against Boston College on Class SPG Pct. Jan. 10, owned a nine-point halftime margin and led by 10 in the Senior 0.4 4.5 second half, 41-31, with 14:43 left. SU remained in control until Junior 3.3 42.1 the Eagles tied the game with 2:51 left. A conventional three-point Sophomore 2.6 33.0 play by Gerry McNamara put SU ahead again, 54-51 with 2:17 Freshman 1.6 20.4 left, but the Eagles closed out the scoring. McNamara finished Gerry McNamara with a squad-best 15 points and, with four three-pointers, set the Field Goal Percentage SU season record for treys (90). Class Pct. Senior ........................................................ .696 Season’s Top Crowd Sees SU Upset UConn Junior......................................................... .520 A gathering of 32,944, the largest on-campus crowd of the Sophomore ............................................... .425 college basketball season, saw #24/arv Syracuse defeat #7/8 Freshman.................................................. .343 Connecticut, 67-56, in the Dome on March 7. It marked the 20th time the two teams have met while both were ranked. 3PT Field Goal Percentage Class Pct.