2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The group is one of 25 teams to finish the regular season undefeated in men's division I basketball. They were the last to do so until Wichita State did it in 2014. Under 9th-year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 27–0 and a conference record of 16–0 in the regular season before losing to Xavier in the A-10 tournament and Oklahoma State in the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.^[2]

2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	30–2 (16–0 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (5th season) Matt Brady (11th season) Monté Ross (8th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's	16	–	0		1.000			30	–	2		.938
Temple	9	–	7		.563			15	–	14		.517
Rhode Island	7	–	9		.438			20	–	14		.588
UMass	4	–	12		.250			10	–	19		.345
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
Fordham	3	–	13		.188			6	–	22		.214
West
Dayton	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
George Washington	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
Xavier †	10	–	6		.625			26	–	11		.703
Richmond	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Duquesne	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
† 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Rob Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So LaSalle College High School Philadelphia, PA G 5 Dwayne Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So   Jersey City, NJ G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr   Newark, NJ G 13 Chet Stachitas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So   Ponte Vedra Beach, FL G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chester HS Chester, PA G 15 Delonte West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C. F/C 21 Dwayne Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So American Christian School Morgantown, WV G 33 Pat Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hatboro-Horsham HS Pittsburgh, PA F 34 John Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Woodbridge, VA F 40 Dave Mallon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So   East Aurora, NY	Head coach Phil Martelli (Widener) Assistant coach(es) Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) Matt Brady (Siena) Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

• Jameer Nelson, (20.6 ppg/4.7 rpg)
• Delonte West, (18.9 ppg/5.4 rpg)
• Dwayne Jones, (6.4 ppg/7.0 rpg)
• Pat Carroll, (10.1 ppg/3.6 rpg)
• Tyrone Barley, (7.2 pgg/1.0 rpg)
• Chet Stachitas
• John Bryant
• Dwayne Lee
• Dave Mallon
• Arvydas Lidzius
• Artur Surov
• Robert Hartshorn
• Brian Jesiolowski
• Rob Sullivan
• Andrew Koefer

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2003*	No. 17	vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 73–66	1–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
11/24/2003*	No. 13	at Boston University	W 71–56	2–0	Case Gym  Boston, MA
11/29/2003*	No. 13	at Old Dominion	W 75–72	3–0	Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
12/2/2003*	No. 12	San Francisco	W 84–52	4–0	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2003*	No. 12	at Penn Philadelphia Big 5	W 67–59	5–0	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2003*	No. 12	Boston College	W 67–57	6–0	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2003*	No. 12	vs. Drexel	W 92–70	7–0	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2003*	No. 11	vs. California	W 59–57	8–0	The Arena in Oakland  Oakland, CA
12/27/2003*	No. 10	Pacific	W 73–55	9–0	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2003*	No. 10	at Delaware	W 75–54	10–0	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
01/03/2004	No. 10	George Washington	W 90–81	11–0 (1–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2004	No. 9	at Richmond	W 71–60	12–0 (2–0)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
01/10/2004	No. 9	at Duquesne	W 78–61	13–0 (3–0)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2004	No. 6	Fordham	W 79–35	14–0 (4–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2004	No. 6	at Xavier	W 81–73	15–0 (5–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2004	No. 3	UMass	W 92–67	16–0 (6–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2004	No. 3	at St. Bonaventure	W 114–63	17–0 (7–0)	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
01/31/2004	No. 3	at Temple Rivalry	W 83–71	18–0 (8–0)	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2004*	No. 3	at Villanova Holy War	W 74–67	19–0	Wachovia Center  Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2004	No. 3	vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	W 89–63	20–0 (9–0)	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2004	No. 3	Dayton	W 81–67	21–0 (10–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2004	No. 3	Rhode Island	W 73–59	22–0 (11–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2004	No. 2	at Fordham	W 72–54	23–0 (12–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
02/21/2004	No. 2	vs. Temple Rivalry	W 76–53	24–0 (13–0)	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2004	No. 2	at UMass	W 83–58	25–0 (14–0)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/28/2004	No. 2	at Rhode Island	W 57–55	26–0 (15–0)	Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
03/02/2004	No. 2	St. Bonaventure	W 82–50	27–0 (15–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/11/2004	(E1) No. 1	vs. (W4) Xavier Quarterfinals	L 67–87	27–1	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
03/18/2004*	(1) No. 5	vs. (16) Liberty First Round	W 82–63	28–1	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, NY
03/20/2004*	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) Texas Tech Second Round	W 70–65	29–1	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, NY
03/25/2004*	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) No. 17 Wake Forest Sweet Sixteen	W 84–80	30–1	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
03/27/2004*	(1) No. 5	vs. (2) No. 4 Oklahoma State Elite Eight	L 62–64	30–2	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	17	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	5	Not released
Coaches	18	14	14	15	12	10	10	9	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	5	5

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Regular season

The Hawks dominated the regular season, going 27-0 . In the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Hawks received a #1 seed, which included a first-round bye. However, they lost badly to the Xavier Musketeers 87–67. Despite their early exit, the Hawks still received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks also won the Philadelphia Big 5, going 4–0.

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The Hawks received a #1 seed and defeated Liberty, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest in the First, second, and third rounds, respectively. In the Elite 8 match-up against Oklahoma State, the Hawks lost by 2 points.^[5] John Lucas III of Oklahoma State hit a go-ahead three with only a few seconds left. Jameer Nelson attempted to tie the game on the ensuing possession, but his 15 ft. shot fell short.

Accolades

Phil Martelli AP College Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year Henry Iba Award Adolph Rupp Cup NABC Coach of the Year Jim Phelan Award A-10 Conference Coach of the Year

Jameer Nelson Naismith College Player of the Year John R. Wooden Award Oscar Robertson Trophy Adolph Rupp Trophy NABC Player of the Year AP College Player of the Year Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year Robert V. Geasey Trophy 2004 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Bob Cousy Award Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Lowe's Senior Class Award A-10 Player of the Year

Notes

• The Hawks progressed to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1981.^[6]
• Sports Illustrated named shouting Saint Joseph's staple chant, "The Hawk Will Never Die," as the number 12 thing "you gotta do before you graduate."^[7]
• The Hawks earned a spot in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame after receiving the Pride of Philadelphia award in 2004.^[8]

Draft list

• Jameer Nelson was the 20th draft pick in the NBA draft of 2004 by the Denver Nuggets.^[9]
• Delonte West was the 24th draft pick in the NBA draft of 2004 by the Boston Celtics.^[10]
• Pat Carroll was a second round draft pick in the NBA Development League draft of 2009 by the Iowa Energy.^[11]
• Dwayne Jones was signed as a free agent in 2005 by the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[12]