2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers basketball
2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers basketball
MAAC Regular season champions; MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	25–6 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Bobby Gonzalez (5th season);
Home arena	Draddy Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	6	.806
Niagara	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Fairfield	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Saint Peter's	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Rider	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Siena	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Iona	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
Canisius	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Marist	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Loyola (MD)	1	–	17	.056	1	–	27	.036


† 2004 MAAC tournament winner

The 2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by head coach Bobby Gonzalez, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 16–2 in MAAC play to win the league regular season title. They were champions of the MAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the East Rutherford region, Manhattan upset No. 5 seed Florida in the opening round^[1] before pushing No. 4 seed Wake Forest to the brink before falling, 84–80.^[2]

Roster

2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Luis Flores	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Head coach

Bobby Gonzalez

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 17, 2003*		at No. 19 Syracuse	L 63–69	3–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 7, 2004*		vs. Saint Peter's Semifinals	W 83–72	23–5	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Mar 8, 2004*		vs. Niagara Championship game	W 62–61	24–5	Times Union Center Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(12 ATL)	vs. (5 ATL) Florida First Round	W 75–60	25–5	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 20, 2004*	(12 ATL)	vs. (4 ATL) No. 17 Wake Forest Second Round	L 80–84	25–6	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Tournament Begins With an Upset as Manhattan Beats Florida". The New York Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "Manhattan Cannot Bring Home a Second Upset". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[1] "Tournament Begins With an Upset as Manhattan Beats Florida". The New York Times. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[2] "Manhattan Cannot Bring Home a Second Upset". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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v t e Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
Venues	Madison Square Garden (19??–1978) Draddy Gymnasium (1978–present)
Rivalries	Fordham
Culture & lore	Point-shaving scandal Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2003–04 Manhattan Jaspers basketball

MAAC Regular season champions MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	25–6 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Bobby Gonzalez (5th season)
Home arena	Draddy Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →