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The 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2003–04 college basketball season led by head coach Tubby Smith. Although the team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they were upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the second round.[2]
| 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC tournament champions SEC East champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 27–5 (13–3 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Kentucky † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 South Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Mississippi State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2004 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 21, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 10 | Winthrop | W 65–44 | 1–0 |
Rupp Arena (21,271) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 28, 2003* 7:30 pm, UKTV |
No. 10 | Tennessee Tech | W 108–81 | 2–0 |
Rupp Arena (21,918) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 1, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 10 | vs. Marshall | W 89–76 | 3–0 |
US Bank Arena (13,913) Cincinnati | ||||||
| December 6, 2003* 1:30 pm, CBS |
No. 9 | vs. UCLA | W 52–50 | 4–0 |
Anaheim Pond (17,816) Anaheim, California | ||||||
| December 13, 2003* 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 8 | vs. No. 21 Michigan State Basketbowl |
W 79–74 | 5–0 |
Ford Field (78,129) Detroit | ||||||
| December 20, 2003* 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 | vs. Indiana | W 80–41 | 6–0 |
RCA Dome (25,686) Indianapolis | ||||||
| December 23, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 2 | Eastern Kentucky | W 101–72 | 7–0 |
Rupp Arena (22,023) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 27, 2003* 5:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 | No. 20 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass |
L 56–65 | 7–1 |
Rupp Arena (24,328) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 31, 2003* 4:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 8 | Austin Peay | W 61–53 | 8–1 |
Freedom Hall (11,526) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 3, 2004* 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 8 | No. 9 North Carolina | W 61–56 | 9–1 |
Rupp Arena (23,014) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| SEC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 10, 2004 7:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 7 | No. 20 Vanderbilt | W 75–63 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Rupp Arena (22,927) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 13, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | at No. 20 Mississippi State | W 67–66 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (10,432) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
| January 17, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 5 | Georgia | L 57–65 | 11–2 (2–1) |
Rupp Arena (23,102) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 20, 2004 9:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 9 | at Tennessee | W 69–68 OT | 12–2 (3–1) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (17,990) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| January 25, 2004* 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 9 | at Notre Dame | W 71–63 | 13–2 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
| January 28, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 71–61 | 14–2 (4–1) |
Rupp Arena (22,151) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 31, 2004 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | at Vanderbilt | L 60–66 | 14–3 (4–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| February 3, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | at No. 21 Florida | W 68–65 | 15–3 (5–2) |
O'Connell Center (12,330) Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
| February 7, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 9 | No. 25 South Carolina | W 65–64 | 16–3 (6–2) |
Rupp Arena (23,244) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 10, 2004 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | Alabama | W 66–55 | 17–3 (7–2) |
Rupp Arena (22,042) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 8 | at Georgia | L 68–74 | 17–4 (7–3) |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| February 18, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 7 | Arkansas | W 73–56 | 18–4 (8–3) |
Rupp Arena (21,941) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 21, 2004 2:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 9 | at Auburn | W 68–59 | 19–4 (9–3) |
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL | ||||||
| February 25, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 3 | Tennessee | W 92–60 | 20–4 (10–3) |
Rupp Arena (23,201) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 29, 2004 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 9 | at LSU | W 70–64 | 21–4 (11–3) |
Maravich Center (12,791) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
| March 3, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 9 | at South Carolina | W 84–65 | 22–4 (12–3) |
Colonial Center (18,000) Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
| March 7, 2004 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 9 | Florida | W 82–62 | 23–4 (13–3) |
Rupp Arena (24,191) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| 2004 SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
(1 E) No. 8 | vs. (5 E) Georgia 2004 SEC tournament quarterfinals |
W 69–60 | 24–4 |
Georgia Dome (20,203) Atlanta | ||||||
| March 13, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
(1 E) No. 8 | vs. (3 E) South Carolina SEC tournament semifinals |
W 78–63 | 25–4 |
Georgia Dome (21,446) Atlanta | ||||||
| March 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS |
(1 E) No. 8 | vs. (2 E) Florida SEC tournament championship |
W 89–73 | 26–4 |
Georgia Dome (22,024) Atlanta | ||||||
| 2004 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2004 6:45 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (16 MW) Florida A&M First Round |
W 96–76 | 27–4 |
Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| March 21, 2004 4:30 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (9 MW) UAB Second Round |
L 75–76 | 27–5 |
Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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