2003–04 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2003–04 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 36th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Capel III, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in first place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament, before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 4 seed Wake Forest.^[1]

2003–04 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA Regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	23–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gerald White Jeff LaMere Mark Cline
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			18	–	11		.621
George Mason	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	12		.571
Hofstra	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
UNC Wilmington	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Towson	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
William & Mary	4	–	14		.222			7	–	21		.250
James Madison	3	–	15		.167			7	–	21		.250
† 2004 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2003–04 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Dixon Renardo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Houston, TX F 2 Michael Doles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Richmond, VA F 5 Julian Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fayetteville, NC G 20 B. A. Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Onancock, VA F 21 Nick George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Manchester, ENG G 23 Jesse Pellot-Rosa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Richmond, VA G 25 Alex Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbia, SC F 30 Calvin Roland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Hephzibah, GA F 31 Eric Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, PA G 32 Drew Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Raleigh, NC F 34 Derrick Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA	Head coach Jeff Capel III (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Gerald White (Auburn) Jeff LaMere (Duke) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Iona	W 65–61	1–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Nov 25, 2003*		Western Kentucky	W 72–67	2–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Nov 29, 2003*		at Hampton	W 67–51	3–0	Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Dec 3, 2003*		at Richmond	L 52–70	3–1	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 6, 2003*		William & Mary	W 71–60	4–1 (1–0)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 15, 2003*		North Carolina A&T	W 105–51	5–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 18, 2003*		UAB	L 58–68	5–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 22, 2003*		at La Salle	W 55–54	6–2	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 2003*		at No. 4 Georgia Tech	L 65–86	6–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 2, 2004*		Middle Tennessee	W 66–61	7–3	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 5, 2004		at Hofstra	L 61–66	7–4 (1–1)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, New York
Feb 28, 2004		at William & Mary	W 74–59	20–7 (14–4)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 6, 2004*		Towson Quarterfinals	W 67–60	21–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 7, 2004*		Old Dominion Semifinals	W 84–67	22–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 8, 2004*		George Mason Championship game	W 55–54	23–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004*  CBS	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 17 Wake Forest First round	L 78–79	23–8	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

References

1. "Paul's late FTs lift Wake past VCU". ESPN. March 18, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2023.^{[dead link]}