# 2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 24th season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. They finished the season with a record of 6–21, 4–12.
True sophomore Josh Gomes was the team's leading scorer with 13.6 points along with senior center Jesse Mackinson with 5.3 rebounds. Other statistical leaders include true freshman guard Derik Hollyfield with 2.7 assists.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 2003* | at Northern Illinois | L 78–83 | 0–1 | Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois |
| Nov 25, 2003* 7:05 pm | at No. 15 Wisconsin | L 47–81 | 0–2 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 2, 2003* | Illinois-Chicago | L 60–77 | 0–3 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 2003* | Indiana State | L 56–71 | 0–4 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 10, 2003* | St. Francis (IL) | W 80–57 | 1–4 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 13, 2003* | at Evansville | L 76–86 | 1–5 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 20, 2003* | at Western Illinois | L 79–84 | 1–6 | Western Hall Macomb, Illinois |
| Dec 23, 2003* | at Ohio State | L 50–69 | 1–7 | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 2003* | at Iowa | L 62–71 | 1–8 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 3, 2004* | Illinois College | W 93–75 | 2–8 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| Jan 8, 2004 | Tennessee Tech | W 83–70 | 3–8 (1–0) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 10, 2004 | Austin Peay | L 53–60 | 3–9 (1–1) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 13, 2004 | Southeast Missouri State | L 64–84 | 3–10 (1–2) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 17, 2004 | Tennessee State | L 59–60 | 3–11 (1–3) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 22, 2004 | at Austin Peay | L 57–64 | 3–12 (1–4) | Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 2004 | at Tennessee Tech | L 67–84 | 3–13 (1–5) | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 2004 | at Samford | L 69–73 | 3–14 (1–6) | Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 2004 | at Jacksonville State | L 73–78 | 3–15 (1–7) | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Feb 5, 2004 | Murray State | L 67–85 | 3–16 (1–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 7, 2004 | Tennessee-Martin | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–16 (2–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 2004 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 89–85 | 5–16 (3–8) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Feb 12, 2004 | at Tennessee State | L 68–75 | 5–17 (3–9) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 2004* | Florida Gulf Coast | L 72–81 | 5–18 (3–9) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 19, 2004 | Morehead State | W 78–59 | 6–18 (4–10) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 21, 2004 | Eastern Kentucky | L 67–71 | 6–19 (4–11) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 26, 2004 | at Tennessee-Martin | L 73–77 | 6–20 (4–12) | Skyhawk Arena Union City, Tennessee |
| Feb 28, 2004 | at Murray State | L 51–81 | 6–21 (4–13) | CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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