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2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

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2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–9 (15–3 America East)
Head coach
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2003–04 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 17 1   .944 23 6   .793
Vermont 15 3   .833 22 9   .710
Northeastern 13 5   .722 19 11   .633
Maine 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Binghamton 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Hartford 6 12   .333 12 17   .414
New Hampshire 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Stony Brook 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
UMBC 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
Albany 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
2004 America East tournament winner

The 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 18th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Phoenix region, the Catamounts lost to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the opening round.[1]

This season marked the second of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

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2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 T. J. Sorrentine 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Raphael Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island
F 22 Taylor Coppenrath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Johnsbury Academy Barnet, Vermont
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2003*
at Nevada L 49–69  0–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Nov 24, 2003*
vs. Iona L 53–56  0–2
Westchester County Center 
White Plains, New York
Nov 29, 2003*
at UCLA L 67–68  0–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 2003*
at UMass L 64–76  0–4
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 2003*
Cornell W 73–60  1–4
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Dec 14, 2003*
Harvard W 48–42  2–4
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Dec 21, 2003*
at Marist W 62–57  3–4
McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, New York
Dec 30, 2003*
at Rhode Island L 56–94  3–5
Thomas M. Ryan Center 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 2, 2004
at Binghamton W 67–60  4–5
(1–0)
West Gym 
Binghamton, New York
Jan 4, 2004
at UMBC W 67–66  5–5
(2–0)
RAC Arena 
Catonsville, Maryland
Jan 7, 2004
Northeastern W 88–78  6–5
(3–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Jan 11, 2004
at Maine W 71–62  7–5
(4–0)
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
Jan 14, 2004
Stony Brook W 77–70  8–5
(5–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Jan 17, 2004
at Boston University W 59–57  9–5
(6–0)
Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 2004*
at Dartmouth W 76–66  10–5
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
America East tournament
Mar 6, 2004*
vs. New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 58–50  20–8
Walter Brown Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 7, 2004*
vs. Hartford
Semifinals
W 61–48  21–8
Walter Brown Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 13, 2004*
Maine
Championship game
W 72–53  22–8
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004*
 CBS
(15 PHX) vs. (2 PHX) No. 7 Connecticut
First round
L 53–70  22–9
HSBC Arena (18,686)
Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
PHX=Phoenix.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Okafor has 15 and 14, stymies Coppenrath". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.