# 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas, 100–74.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 2003* | | Georgia Southern | W 94–73 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (3,270) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 2003* | | Richmond | W 83–75 | 2–0 | Bartow Arena (3,898) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 3, 2003* | | Birmingham Southern | W 90–67 | 3–0 | Bartow Arena (5,056) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 6, 2003* | | at Mississippi State | L 84–86 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,120) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 15, 2003* | | vs. Western Michigan | L 62–69 | 3–2 | Mitchell Center (N/A) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 18, 2003* | | at VCU | W 68–58 | 4–2 | Siegel Center (2,412) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 2003* | | Alabama A&M | W 81–68 | 5–2 | Bartow Arena (3,904) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 23, 2003* | | Louisiana Tech | W 79–67 | 6–2 | Bartow Arena (3,183) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 27, 2003* | | vs. LSU | L 62–78 | 6–3 | New Orleans Arena (5,328) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 2003* | | Marshall | L 66–68 | 6–4 | Bartow Arena (3,811) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 3, 2004* | | South Alabama | W 90–75 | 7–4 | Bartow Arena (4,118) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 7, 2004 | | at East Carolina | W 71–68 | 8–4 (1–0) | Minges Coliseum (4,911) Greenville, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 2004 | | Houston | W 64–42 | 9–4 (2–0) | Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | at DePaul | L 64–75 | 9–5 (2–1) | Allstate Arena (8,098) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 20, 2004 | | South Florida | W 86–47 | 10–5 (3–1) | Bartow Arena (3,930) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | at Charlotte | W 69–62 | 11–5 (4–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,418) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 28, 2004 | | Tulane | W 80–59 | 12–5 (5–1) | Bartow Arena (4,360) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | Saint Louis | W 72–52 | 13–5 (6–1) | Bartow Arena (7,192) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | at No. 6 Louisville | L 55–73 | 13–6 (6–2) | Freedom Hall (19,723) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 11, 2004 | | at Southern Miss | W 69–65 | 14–6 (7–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,906) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | East Carolina | W 72–69 | 15–6 (8–2) | Bartow Arena (4,154) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 2004 | | No. 17 Cincinnati | W 80–69 | 16–6 (9–2) | Bartow Arena (9,312) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 21, 2004 | | at No. 23 Memphis | L 66–73 | 16–7 (9–3) | The Pyramid (18,156) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 25, 2004 | | at Tulane | L 69–74 | 16–8 (9–4) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,588) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 28, 2004 | | Marquette | W 87–69 | 17–8 (10–4) | Bartow Arena (7,132) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 3, 2004 | | at South Florida | W 61–59 | 18–8 (11–4) | Sun Dome (2,912) Tampa, Florida |
| Mar 6, 2004 | | TCU | W 87–62 | 19–8 (12–4) | Bartow Arena (5,146) Birmingham, Alabama |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2004* | (4) | vs. (5) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 77–66 | 20–8 | U.S. Bank Arena (11,777) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 12, 2004* | (4) | vs. (1) DePaul Semifinals | L 74–75 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 | U.S. Bank Arena (14,677) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Washington First Round | W 102–100 | 21–9 | Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 21, 2004* | (9 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kentucky Second Round | W 76–75 | 22–9 | Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 26, 2004* | (9 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 16 Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 74–100 | 22–10 | Edward Jones Dome (30,000) St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=St. Louis. ||||||