# 2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team finished with a 23–10 record (SEC East: 8–8, 4th) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 25 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.
The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 2003* | | at Belmont | W 74–59 | 1–0 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nov 24, 2003* | | Indiana | W 73–60 | 2–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nov 29, 2003* | | Tennessee-Martin | W 94–60 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 3, 2003* | | IUPUI | W 86–68 | 4–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 6, 2003* | | Michigan | W 83–63 | 5–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 10, 2003* | | Tennessee State | W 85–64 | 6–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 13, 2003* | | Tennessee Tech | W 98–79 | 7–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 20, 2003* | | Wofford | W 90–59 | 8–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 22, 2003* | No. 25 | Appalachian State | W 63–48 | 9–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 2003* | No. 22 | Lehigh | W 85–59 | 10–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 2004* | No. 22 | at TCU | W 95–60 | 11–0 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 7, 2004 | No. 20 | Auburn | W 59–53 | 12–0 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 10, 2004 | No. 20 | at No. 7 Kentucky | L 63–75 | 12–1 (1–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 14, 2004 | No. 23 | at Tennessee | L 66–76 | 12–2 (1–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 2004 | No. 23 | No. 15 Florida | W 86–72 | 13–2 (2–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 2004 | No. 22 | at Arkansas | L 62–70 | 13–3 (2–3) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 28, 2004 | No. 22 | No. 24 South Carolina | L 55–57 | 13–4 (2–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | No. 5 Kentucky | W 66–60 | 14–4 (3–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | at No. 21 Florida | L 71–81 | 14–5 (3–5) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 11, 2004 | | Georgia | W 61–39 | 15–5 (4–5) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | at No. 25 South Carolina | L 75–82 | 15–6 (4–6) | Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 18, 2004 | | at Alabama | W 70–67 | 16–6 (5–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 21, 2004 | | No. 24 LSU | W 74–54 | 17–6 (6–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 25, 2004 | | at Ole Miss | W 77–65 | 18–6 (7–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 28, 2004 | | No. 7 Mississippi State | L 69–72 | 18–7 (7–7) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 3, 2004 | | Tennessee | W 61–58 | 19–7 (8–7) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 6, 2004 | | at Georgia | L 61–71 | 19–8 (8–8) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2004* | | vs. Ole Miss First round | W 70–50 | 20–8 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 12, 2004* | | vs. No. 4 Mississippi State Quarterfinals | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 13, 2004* | | vs. Florida Semifinals | L 69–91 | 21–9 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* CBS | (6) | vs. (11) Western Michigan First round | W 71–58 | 22–9 | Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 21, 2004* CBS | (6) | vs. (3) No. 15 NC State Second Round | W 75–73 | 23–9 | Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 25, 2004* CBS | (6) | vs. (2) No. 7 Connecticut Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 53–73 | 23–10 | US Airways Center (17,889) Phoenix, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||