# 2003–04 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 16–16, with a conference record of 6–10. They appeared in the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the second round to eventual champion St. John's.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov. 11 7:30 pm | Big Apple All-Stars | W 104–80 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 17 7:30 pm | Coaches vs. Cancer Team Dasani | W 91–90 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov. 23* 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 80–71 | 1–0 | University Hall (6,437) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 28* 8:00 pm, Fox Sports South/CSN | Virginia Tech | W 80–65 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,771) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 30* 2:00 pm | High Point | W 79–64 | 3–0 | University Hall (6,329) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 3* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 86–78 | 4–0 | University Hall (7,084) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 5* 7:00 pm | at VMI | W 78–56 | 5–0 | Cameron Hall (3,724) Lexington, Virginia |
| Dec. 16* 7:30 pm | James Madison | W 90–80 | 6–0 | University Hall (7,645) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 19* 7:05 pm | at Loyola Marymount | W 76–68 | 7–0 | Gersten Pavilion (1,662) Los Angeles |
| Dec. 22* 7:30 pm | Coastal Carolina | W 89–74 | 8–0 | University Hall (7,185) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 28 8:00 pm, FSN | at NC State | L 69–86 | 8–1 (0–1) | RBC Center (16,627) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec. 31* 6:00 pm | Iowa State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 85–74 | 9–1 (0–1) | University Hall (7,354) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 3* 3:00 pm | Providence | L 69–84 $^{CSN}$ | 9–2 (0–1) | University Hall (7,470) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 5* 9:00 pm, CSN | William & Mary | W 84–71 | 10–2 (0–1) | University Hall (6,354) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 11 5:30 pm, CSN | No. 2 Duke | L 71–93 | 10–3 (0–2) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 15 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 12 Georgia Tech | L 57–75 | 10–4 (0–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta |
| Jan. 18 1:00 pm, Raycom | Florida State | W 76–67 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–3) | University Hall (7,345) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 20 7:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | W 61–50 | 12–4 (2–3) | University Hall (7,129) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 24 Noon, ESPN | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 77–96 | 12–5 (2–4) | Dean Smith Center (20,874) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan. 31 2:30 pm, Raycom | at No. 19 Wake Forest | L 78–91 | 12–6 (2–5) | LJVM Coliseum (14,163) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb. 4 9:00 pm, Raycom | Maryland | L 67–71 | 12–7 (2–6) | University Hall (7,378) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 7 3:00 pm, Raycom | NC State | L 63–79 | 12–8 (2–7) | University Hall (7,619) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 11 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 1 Duke | L 75–93 | 12–9 (2–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb. 14 2:00 pm, Raycom | No. 15 Georgia Tech | W 82–80 | 13–9 (3–8) | University Hall (7,544) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 17 7:00 pm, RSN | at Florida State | L 57–76 | 13–10 (3–9) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (9,065) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb. 21 4:00 pm, Raycom | at Clemson | W 58–55 | 14–10 (4–9) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,900) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb. 24 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 12 North Carolina | W 74–72 | 15–10 (5–9) | University Hall (7,429) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 Wake Forest | W 84–82 | 16–10 (6–9) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 7 8:00 pm, FSN | Maryland | L 61–70 | 16–11 (6–10) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament |||||
| Mar. 11 7:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Clemson ACC Tournament first round | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (17,211) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar. 12 Noon, Raycom/ESPN2 | vs. No. 5 Duke ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 74–84 | 17–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||
| Mar. 17* 7:00 pm | George Washington NIT First Round | W 79–66 | 18–12 | University Hall (6,512) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 20* | at Villanova NIT Second Round | L 63–73 | 18–13 | The Pavilion (3,714) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||