2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by second-year head coach Billy Taylor, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–11, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the conference.

2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Champions Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
Conference	Patriot League
Record	20–11 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Billy Taylor (2nd season)
Home arena	Stabler Arena
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lehigh †	10	–	4		.714			20	–	11		.645
American	10	–	4		.714			18	–	13		.581
Lafayette	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Bucknell	9	–	5		.643			14	–	15		.483
Holy Cross	7	–	7		.500			13	–	15		.464
Colgate	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
Army	3	–	11		.214			6	–	21		.222
Navy	2	–	12		.143			5	–	23		.179
† 2004 Patriot League tournament winner

Following the regular season, Lehigh won the Patriot League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2004 NCAA tournament. This was their third NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 16 years, with the most recent trip in 1988. As one of two No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they fell to fellow No. 16 seed Florida A&M in the play-in game.^[1]

Roster

2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Austen Rowland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hyattsville, Maryland	Head coach Billy Taylor Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source^[2][3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 2003*		at No. 3 Connecticut	L 55–75	1–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 30, 2003*		at No. 25 Vanderbilt	L 59–85	6–5	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Patriot League regular season
Patriot League tournament
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Navy Quarterfinals	W 62–60 OT	18–10	The Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 7, 2004*		vs. Bucknell Semifinals	W 60–45	19–10	The Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 14, 2004*		American Championship game	W 59–57	20–10	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2004*	(16 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Florida A&M Play-in game	L 57–72	20–11	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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Awards and honors

• Austen Rowland – Patriot League Player of the Year

References

1. "FAMU Beats Lehigh, Advances to Play Kentucky". Orlando Sentinel. March 17, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
2. "Winter 2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
3. "2003–04 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
4. "Winter 2003-2004 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
5. "2003-2004 Men's Basketball States". Lehigh Sports.