2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan , who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa , and competed in the Big 12 Conference .
Previous season
The Cyclones finished 17–14, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish 9th the regular season conference standings.[ 2] Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament . They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Wichita State and lost to Iowa .[ 3]
On April 28, 2003, The Des Moines Register Larry Eustachy kissing several young women and holding a beer at a party near the University of Missouri 's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated the Cyclones on January 22.[ 4] Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Register reported that Iowa State documents showed that the NCAA cited Eustachy for rules violations related to paying players.[ 9]
On April 30, 2003, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay and recommended that he be fired for violating a morals clause in his contract.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
In the wake of the scandal assistant coach Wayne Morgan was promoted to replace Eustachy as head coach.[ 15]
Incoming players
Roster
2003–04 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Jake Sullivan (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr Tartan High
Oakdale, Minnesota
G 1
Curtis Stinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr Winchendon Prep
The Bronx
G 3
John Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Winterset High
Winterset, Iowa
F 4
Jackson Vroman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Jr Snow College
Bountiful, Utah
G 11
Will Blalock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Notre Dame Prep
Boston
G 12
Tim Barnes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Sr Southeastern Illinois
Henderson, Kentucky
F 15
Adam Schaper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr Kankakee Valley
DeMotte, Indiana
F 22
Damion Staple 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr Southeastern Illinois
Kingston, Jamaica
F 33
Mark Boll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr West Genesee
Syracuse, New York
F 34
Jeff Bergstrom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Kingwood High
Kingwood, Texas
G 40
Dave Braet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr Calamus–Wheatland
Calamus, Iowa
C 41
Reggie George 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Notre Dame Prep
Chicago
G 42
Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr Washington High
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G/F 50
Marcus Jefferson (C)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr Notre Dame Prep
East Chicago
C 51
Jared Homan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr St. Mary's
Remsen, Iowa
C 54
Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Sr Hopkins High
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Exhibition
November 3, 2003 *7:00 pm
L.A. Stars Exhibition W 81-61 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 17, 2003 *7:00 pm
Global Sports Exhibition W 91-83 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 28, 2003 *7:00 pm
Mercer W 87-64 1-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2003 *12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
UNI Iowa Big Four W 79-76 2-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 5, 2003 *7:30 pm
IPFW Cyclone Challenge W 78-51 3-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 6, 2003 *7:30 pm
Idaho State Cyclone Challenge W 73-47 4-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 13, 2003 *12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Liberty W 76-58 5-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 20, 2003 *7:05 pm, WOI/KFXA/KFXB/KWQC/KCAU/KIMT/Cox
at Drake Iowa Big Four W 83-77 6-0
Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
December 23, 2003 *7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Xavier W 68-61 7-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2003 *5:00 pm
at Virginia
L 74-85 7-1
University Hall
January 3, 2004 *9:00 pm, 4SD
at San Diego State
L 76-86 7-2
Viejas Arena San Diego
January 7, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Missouri W 70-65 8-2
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Nebraska W 89-74 9-2
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2004 *6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Northern Colorado W 89-63 10-2
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Colorado
L 70-88 10-3
Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
January 21, 2004 *7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry W 84-76 11-3
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 24, 2004 7:05 pm, ESPN Plus
at Baylor
L 59-63 11-4
Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
January 28, 2004 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas A&M W 91-82 12-4
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 31, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 15 Kansas
W 68-61 13-4
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 4, 2004 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Oklahoma
L 48-75 13-5
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 2004 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 13 Oklahoma State
L 67-88 13-6
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2004 7:00 pm
at Kansas State
L 59-90 13-7
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 11 Texas
W 78-77 14-7
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 18, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Missouri
L 70-82 14-8
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at No. 21 Kansas
L 89-90 OT
14-9
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 2004 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Kansas State W 75-69 15-9
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2004 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Nebraska
L 65-68 15-10
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3, 2004 7:00P PM
Colorado W 83-77 16-10
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 6, 2004 12:30 pm, ABC
at Texas Tech
L 58-72 16-11
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2004 2:00 pm, ESPN Plus
vs. Kansas State
W 78-64 17-11
American Airlines Center Dallas
March 12, 2004 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus
vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State
L 75-83 17-12
American Airlines Center Dallas
NIT Tournament
March 17, 2004 *8:30 pm, Mediacom
Georgia NIT first round W 82-74 18-12
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 23, 2004 *6:00 pm, Mediacom
at Florida State NIT second round W 62-59 19-12
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
March 25, 2004 *8:30 pm, Mediacom
Marquette NIT Quarterfinals W 77-69 20-12
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 30, 2004 6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Rutgers NIT Semifinals L 81-84 OT
20-13
Madison Square Garden New York City
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Awards and honors
References
^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 26– 30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF) .^ "NIT Championship Home" .^ "Kiszla: Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story – The Denver Post" . April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2017 .^ Kluck, Ted (April 29, 2003). "Larry's big night out" . Page 2 . ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2014 . ^ Witosky, Tom (April 28, 2003). "Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment' . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2014 . ^ Witosky, Tom (April 29, 2003). "Party Photos: A Timeline" . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014 . ^ Higgins, Tim (May 1, 2003). "Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri" . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. ^ Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players" . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. ^ "Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports" . ABC News . May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .^ Witosky, Tom (May 1, 2003). "Eustachy to be fired?" . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2014 . ^ Pennington, Bill; Glier, Ray (May 1, 2003). "Iowa St. Coach Faces Firing For Behavior" . New York Times . Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. ^ Witosky, Tom (May 9, 2003). "Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history" . Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. ^ Hack, Damon (May 6, 2003). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Iowa State's Eustachy Steps Down as Coach" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 16, 2017 . ^ "Iowa State Names Wayne Morgan New Coach" . May 14, 2003.^ "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics" .^ "Iowa State Adds Two Walk-Ons – Iowa State Athletics" . cyclones.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021 .^ a b c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF) . cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .^ "Big 12 Men's Basketball 2003-04 Wrap Up" . big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF) . big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
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