2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record25–6 (17–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy State18–2 .90024–7  .774
UCF †17–3 .85025–6  .806
Belmont15–5 .75021–9  .700
Georgia State14–6 .70020–9  .690
Stetson10–10 .50012–15  .444
Mercer9–11 .45012–18  .400
Jacksonville8–12 .40013–15  .464
Florida Atlantic6–14 .3009–19  .321
Gardner–Webb6–14 .3009–20  .310
Lipscomb4–16 .2007–21  .250
Campbell3–17 .1503–24  .111
† 2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2004
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 11th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 25–9, 17–3 in A-Sun play.[1]

Roster

2003–04 UCF Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waldorf, MD
G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Collinsville, IL.
G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Junction City, KS
F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Wayne, MI
F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
F 34 Jacob Loucks Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Clearwater, FL
C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Gibbsboro, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Dec 4, 2003*
 vs. No. 2 Florida L 39–59  2–2
 Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Regular season (ASUN conference play)
Feb 28, 2004
 Campbell W 106–56  22–5
(17–3)		 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
ASUN tournament
Mar 4, 2004*
 vs. Jacksonville
Quarterfinals		 W 71–63  23–5
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2004*
 at Belmont
Semifinals		 W 64–62  24–5
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004*
 vs. Troy
Championship game		 W 60–55  25–5
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*
 (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 9 Pittsburgh
First round		 L 44–53[2]  25–6
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Page, just 2-for-12, hits big shot". ESPN. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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