# 2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his sixth year at the school until he was replaced by interim coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tim Doyle | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Freshman | Merrick, New York | Transferred. Northwestern |
| Marcus Hatten | 1 | PG | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |
| Tristan Smith | 2 | PG | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Amityville, New York | Transferred. St. Francis |
| Eric King | 5 | SF | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred. Tennessee State |
| Anthony Glover | 22 | PF | 6'6" | 231 | Graduate | Bronx, New York | Graduated. |

### Class of 2003 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lamont Hamilton C | Brooklyn, NY | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 1, 2003 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Tyler Jones PF | Denver, CO | Heritage Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 1, 2003 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/03* 7:30pm | SLAM All-Stars | W 82–73 | | Alumni Hall (3,493) Queens, NY |
| 11/08/03* 7:30pm | EA Sports | W 80–74 | | Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/03* 9:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 Marquette Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 45–52 | 0–1 | Madison Square Garden (6,222) New York, NY |
| 11/24/03* 7:30pm | Fairfield | L 59–64 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Alumni Hall (4,336) Queens, NY |
| 11/29/03* 7:00pm | at Stony Brook | W 72–61 | 1–2 | Stony Brook Arena (3,765) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/02/03* 7:30pm | Hofstra | L 64–81 | 1–3 | Alumni Hall (4,164) Queens, NY |
| 12/06/03* 2:00pm, ESPN | at No. 6 Duke | L 58–79 | 1–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 12/09/03* 7:30pm | St. Francis (N.Y.) | W 58–52 | 2–4 | Alumni Hall (4,014) Queens, NY |
| 12/21/03* 3:00pm, FSNY | at No. 5 Georgia Tech | L 66–79 | 2–5 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,008) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/28/03* 4:30pm, MSG | vs. Penn Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round | L 61–63 $^{2OT}$ | 2–6 | Madison Square Garden (11,380) New York, NY |
| 12/29/03* 7:00pm, MSG | vs. Holy Cross Dreyfus Holiday Festival Consolation | W 64–61 | 3–6 | Madison Square Garden (11,989) New York, NY |
| 01/03/04* 7:00pm, MSG | Niagara | W 72–65 | 4–6 | Madison Square Garden (11,650) New York, NY |
| 01/07/04 7:00pm, FSNY | at No. 17 Syracuse | L 59–65 | 4–7 (0–1) | Carrier Dome (17,033) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/10/04 2:00pm, MSG | Seton Hall | L 54–71 | 4–8 (0–2) | Madison Square Garden (8,059) New York, NY |
| 01/14/04 7:30pm, FSNY | Miami | L 64–70 | 4–9 (0–3) | Alumni Hall (4,071) Queens, NY |
| 01/18/04 2:00pm, MSG | at Villanova | L 74–85 | 4–10 (0–4) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/20/04 7:30pm | at Georgetown | L 69–71 | 4–11(0–5) | MCI Center (7,203) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/24/04 4:00pm, MSG | at Rutgers | L 70–78 | 4–12 (0–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,097) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/28/04* 7:30pm, FSNY | West Virginia | L 64–73 | 4–13 (0–7) | Alumni Hall (3,923) Queens, NY |
| 01/31/04 1:30pm, CBS | UCLA | W 71–55 | 5–13 (0–7) | Madison Square Garden (9,077) New York, NY |
| 02/04/04 7:00pm, FSNY | at No. 4 Pittsburgh | L 51–71 | 5–14 (0–8) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/08/04 12:00pm, WWOR | Boston College | L 61–89 | 5–15 (0–9) | Madison Square Garden (7,453) New York, NY |
| 02/11/04 7:00pm | at West Virginia | L 52–86 | 5–16 (0–10) | WVU Coliseum (5,816) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/18/04 7:30pm, MSG | Georgetown | W 65–58 | 6–16 (1–10) | Madison Square Garden (6,192) New York, NY |
| 02/21/04 7:00pm, WWOR | at Virginia Tech | L 53–54 | 6–17 (1–11) | Cassell Coliseum (6,552) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/24/04 7:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 Connecticut | L 53–71 | 6–18 (1–12) | Madison Square Garden (11,736) New York, NY |
| 02/29/04 12:00pm, MSG | No. 13 Providence | L 78–103 | 6–19 (1–13) | Madison Square Garden (6,824) New York, NY |
| 03/03/04 7:30pm, Metro | at Boston College | L 54–68 | 6–20 (1–14) | Silvio O. Conte Forum (5,406) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/05/04 4:00pm, CBS | Notre Dame | L 62–89 | 6–21 (1–15) | Madison Square Garden (7,543) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||