# 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The group is one of 25 teams to finish the regular season undefeated in men's division I basketball. They were the last to do so until Wichita State did it in 2014. Under 9th-year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 27–0 and a conference record of 16–0 in the regular season before losing to Xavier in the A-10 tournament and Oklahoma State in the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.

## Roster

* Jameer Nelson, (20.6 ppg/4.7 rpg)
* Delonte West, (18.9 ppg/5.4 rpg)
* Dwayne Jones, (6.4 ppg/7.0 rpg)
* Pat Carroll, (10.1 ppg/3.6 rpg)
* Tyrone Barley, (7.2 pgg/1.0 rpg)
* Chet Stachitas
* John Bryant
* Dwayne Lee
* Dave Mallon
* Arvydas Lidzius
* Artur Surov
* Robert Hartshorn
* Brian Jesiolowski
* Rob Sullivan
* Andrew Koefer

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2003* | No. 17 | vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 73–66 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/24/2003* | No. 13 | at Boston University | W 71–56 | 2–0 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| 11/29/2003* | No. 13 | at Old Dominion | W 75–72 | 3–0 | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| 12/2/2003* | No. 12 | San Francisco | W 84–52 | 4–0 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2003* | No. 12 | at Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | W 67–59 | 5–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/09/2003* | No. 12 | Boston College | W 67–57 | 6–0 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/14/2003* | No. 12 | vs. Drexel | W 92–70 | 7–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/2003* | No. 11 | vs. California | W 59–57 | 8–0 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA |
| 12/27/2003* | No. 10 | Pacific | W 73–55 | 9–0 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/2003* | No. 10 | at Delaware | W 75–54 | 10–0 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| 01/03/2004 | No. 10 | George Washington | W 90–81 | 11–0 (1–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2004 | No. 9 | at Richmond | W 71–60 | 12–0 (2–0) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| 01/10/2004 | No. 9 | at Duquesne | W 78–61 | 13–0 (3–0) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/13/2004 | No. 6 | Fordham | W 79–35 | 14–0 (4–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/17/2004 | No. 6 | at Xavier | W 81–73 | 15–0 (5–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/21/2004 | No. 3 | UMass | W 92–67 | 16–0 (6–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/24/2004 | No. 3 | at St. Bonaventure | W 114–63 | 17–0 (7–0) | Reilly Center Olean, NY |
| 01/31/2004 | No. 3 | at Temple Rivalry | W 83–71 | 18–0 (8–0) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2004* | No. 3 | at Villanova Holy War | W 74–67 | 19–0 | Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2004 | No. 3 | vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 | W 89–63 | 20–0 (9–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/11/2004 | No. 3 | Dayton | W 81–67 | 21–0 (10–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/14/2004 | No. 3 | Rhode Island | W 73–59 | 22–0 (11–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2004 | No. 2 | at Fordham | W 72–54 | 23–0 (12–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 02/21/2004 | No. 2 | vs. Temple Rivalry | W 76–53 | 24–0 (13–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2004 | No. 2 | at UMass | W 83–58 | 25–0 (14–0) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 02/28/2004 | No. 2 | at Rhode Island | W 57–55 | 26–0 (15–0) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| 03/02/2004 | No. 2 | St. Bonaventure | W 82–50 | 27–0 (15–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2004 | (E1) No. 1 | vs. (W4) Xavier Quarterfinals | L 67–87 | 27–1 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2004* | (1) No. 5 | vs. (16) Liberty First Round | W 82–63 | 28–1 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY |
| 03/20/2004* | (1) No. 5 | vs. (8) Texas Tech Second Round | W 70–65 | 29–1 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY |
| 03/25/2004* | (1) No. 5 | vs. (4) No. 17 Wake Forest Sweet Sixteen | W 84–80 | 30–1 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 03/27/2004* | (1) No. 5 | vs. (2) No. 4 Oklahoma State Elite Eight | L 62–64 | 30–2 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |

## Regular season

The Hawks dominated the regular season, going 27-0 . In the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Hawks received a #1 seed, which included a first-round bye. However, they lost badly to the Xavier Musketeers 87–67. Despite their early exit, the Hawks still received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks also won the Philadelphia Big 5, going 4–0.

## NCAA tournament

The Hawks received a #1 seed and defeated Liberty, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest in the First, second, and third rounds, respectively. In the Elite 8 match-up against Oklahoma State, the Hawks lost by 2 points. John Lucas III of Oklahoma State hit a go-ahead three with only a few seconds left. Jameer Nelson attempted to tie the game on the ensuing possession, but his 15 ft. shot fell short.

## Accolades

| Phil Martelli AP College Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year Henry Iba Award Adolph Rupp Cup NABC Coach of the Year Jim Phelan Award A-10 Conference Coach of the Year | Jameer Nelson Naismith College Player of the Year John R. Wooden Award Oscar Robertson Trophy Adolph Rupp Trophy NABC Player of the Year AP College Player of the Year Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year Robert V. Geasey Trophy 2004 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Bob Cousy Award Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Lowe's Senior Class Award A-10 Player of the Year |