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2003/2004 Season

Overall Record: 19-12
CUSA Record: 8-8

After their 2002-03 Final Four season, Dwyane Wade left early for the NBA and future NBA players Travis Diener and Steve Novak were left to lead the Warriors. They experienced a down year, becoming one of the few teams to make the Final Four one year, and miss the NCAAs entirely the next.

Despite losing Dwyane Wade and Robert Jackson, who accounted for 47% of Marquette's scoring and 38% of its rebounding in 2002-03, Crean guided the Golden Eagles to a 19-12 overall record and the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament in 2003-04. The Golden Eagles postseason appearance was their 37th all-time.

The 2003-04 season saw Crean lead Marquette to its 26th-consecutive non-conference home win, a fifth-straight Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Championship, the program's 1,300th victory all-time (a 65-52 victory at Houston on January 7) and, as a result of a 77-70 victory over Louisville on January 31, only its second victory ever on the road over a Top 5-ranked opponent. After opening the season ranked 23rd in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, the Golden Eagles spent nine and ten weeks, respectively, ranked in both polls.

Marquette won their first two games in the NIT, then lost @Iowa State.

Schedule and Results

Day Date Opponent Result Record
Thu. Nov 6 Team Nike W, 86-77
Sun. Nov 9 Wisconsin All-Stars W, 79-72
Thurs. Nov 13 St. John's (CvC) W, 52-45 (1-0)
Fri. Nov 21 vs. Savannah State W, 79-41 (2-0)
Sat. Nov 22 vs. Valparaiso W, 75-70 (3-0)
Mon. Nov 24 Northern Michigan W, 70-58 (4-0)
Mon. Dec 1 Notre Dame W, 71-58 (5-0)
Fri. Dec 5 Grambling W, 71-55 (6-0)
Sat. Dec 13 at Arizona L, 85-75 (6-1)
Mon. Dec 15 Canisius W, 68-65 (7-1)
Sat. Dec 20 at Wisconsin L, 63-59 (7-2)
Mon. Dec 22 Florida A&M W, 83-63 (8-2)
Mon. Dec 29 Sacred Heart W, 77-72 (9-2)
Wed. Jan 7 at Houston* W, 65-52 (10-2)
Sat. Jan 10 Saint Louis* W, 61-59 (11-2)
Wed. Jan 14 Cincinnati* L, 85-73 (11-3)
Fri. Jan 16 vs. S. Mississippi* L, 83-61 (11-4)
Tue. Jan 20 at Charlotte* L, 84-76 (11-5)
Sat. Jan 24 DePaul* W, 70-62 (12-5)
Sat. Jan 31 at Louisville* W, 77-70 (13-5)
Tue. Feb 3 TCU* L, 85-79 (13-6)
Sat. Feb 7 at DePaul* L, 84-78 (13-7)
Sat. Feb 14 Memphis* L, 89-71 (13-8)
Wed. Feb 18 at St. Louis* L, 58-54 (13-9)
Sat. Feb 21 Tulane* W, 81-69 (14-9)
Thurs. Feb 26 at South Florida* W, 70-63 (15-9)
Sat. Feb 28 at UAB* L, 87-69 (15-10)
Wed. Mar 3 East Carolina* W, 77-73 (16-10)
Sat. Mar 6 Louisville* W, 81-80 (17-10)
Wed. Mar 10 TCU (CUSA Tournament) L, 64-62 (17-11)
Mon. Mar 15 Toledo (NIT) W, 87-72 (18-11)
Tue. Mar 23 Boise State (NIT) W, 66-53 (19-11)
Thu. Mar 25 at Iowa State (NIT) L, 77-69 (19-12)

* Denotes C-USA Game

Coaches

Tom Crean - Head Coach Kyle Green - Assistant

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