2003–04 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Lutz's sixth season at the school. The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 21–9 (12–4 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The 49ers were defeated by No. 8 seed Texas Tech, 76–73, in the opening round.^[2]

2003–04 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference USA Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Lutz (6th season)
Assistant coach	Benny Moss (4th season)
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Memphis	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 11 Cincinnati †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
UAB	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Charlotte	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Louisville	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
TCU	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
Tulane	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Houston	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
South Florida	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 2004 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

2003–04 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 3 Curtis Withers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G 13 Eddie Basden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Greenbelt, Maryland	Head coach Bobby Lutz Assistant coach(es) Benny Moss (Pfeiffer) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 2003*		at No. 7 Syracuse	W 96–92	2–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 3, 2003*		at Alabama	L 72–79	3–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 2, 2004*		at Southern Illinois	W 64–59	8–3	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Mar 6, 2004		Tulane	W 79–65	20–7 (12–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
C-USA tournament
Mar 10, 2004*		vs. Tulane First round	W 78–48	21–7	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. UAB Quarterfinals	L 66–77	21–8	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Texas Tech First round	L 73–76	21–9	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

See also: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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