2003–04 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 8th in the conference and lost in the first round of the 2004 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, Pac-10 tournament to the Washington Huskies men's basketball, Washington Huskies. The 8th-place finish was worst ever for UCLA since the conference expanded to 10 teams. The Bruins did not play in a post-season tournament. This was the first season for head coach Ben Howland following the departure of Steve Lavin. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, 2004 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, Pac-10 Tournament Source References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team 2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season, UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins men's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ben Howland
Benjamin Clark Howland (born May 28, 1957) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northern Arizona University from 1994 to 1999, the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2003, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2003 to 2013. Howland became the first men's coach in modern college basketball history to be fired shortly after winning an outright power-conference title. He is one of the few NCAA Division I coaches to take four teams to the NCAA tournament. Early years and playing career Born in Lebanon, Oregon, Howland first attended Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, for a year then transferred to Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California, Cerritos, where he earned his diploma. While at Cerritos, he was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation, CIF and two-time Suburban League Most ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Northwood University
Northwood University (NU) is a private university focused on business education with its main campus in Midland, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1959, more than 33,000 people have graduated from the institution. History Northwood University opened as Northwood Institute in 1959 by Arthur E. Turner and R. Gary Stauffer. One hundred students enrolled at the new school, which was initially located in a 19th-century mansion in Alma, Michigan. Northwood Institute moved to Midland, Michigan, in 1961. The Jesuits operated a seminary known as "West Baden College" at the former West Baden Springs Hotel, in Orange County, Indiana, from 1934 until June 1964, when declining enrollment forced the closure of the facility. They sold the property to a Michigan couple, who in turn donated it to Northwood Institute, which operated a satellite campus of their business management school, "Northwood University-West Baden", under the dome on the property from 1966 until 1983, when it was close ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for seventh in the Seeded eighth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met top seed and second-ranked Stanford in the quarterfinal round and lost by Bennett was hired in March 2003; he was formerly the head coach at Postseason result , - !colspan=5 style=, References External linksSports Reference– Washington State Cougars: 2003–04 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State Washingt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous city in Michigan. Located on the Huron River, Ann Arbor is the principal city of its Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Washtenaw County and had 372,258 residents in 2020. Ann Arbor is included in the Metro Detroit, Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor combined statistical area and the Great Lakes megalopolis. Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by John Allen (pioneer), John Allen and Elisha Rumsey. It was named after the wives of the village's founders, both named Ann, and the stands of Quercus macrocarpa, bur oak trees they found at the site of the town. The University of Michigan was established in Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city's population grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. A college town, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crisler Arena
Crisler Center (formerly known as the University Events Building and Crisler Arena) is an indoor arena located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home arena for the University of Michigan's men's and women's basketball teams as well as its women's gymnastics team. Constructed in 1967, the arena seats 12,707 spectators. It is named for Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler, head football coach at Michigan from 1938 to 1947 and athletic director thereafter until his retirement in 1968. Crisler Center was designed by Dan Dworsky, a member of the 1948 Rose Bowl-winning Michigan football team. Among other structures that he has designed is the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch. The arena is often called "The House that Cazzie Built", a reference to player Cazzie Russell, who starred on Michigan teams that won three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles from 1964 to 1966. Russell's popularity caused the team's fan base to outgrow Yost Fieldhouse (now Yost Ice Ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Michigan Wolverines Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 1–2 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #12 Wisconsin 71–59 on February 22 at Crisler Arena. Colin Dill and J. C. Mathis served as team co-captains, and Lester Abram ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Student Events Center, Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his ninth year as head coach. MSU finished the season with a record of 18–12, 12–4 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball, Nevada. Previous season The 2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Spartans finished the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2002–03 season with an overall record of 22–12, 10–6 to finish in fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a No. 7 seed in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wooden Classic
The John R. Wooden Classic was an annual college basketball event hosted by the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Named after coach John Wooden, the event was founded in 1994 and featured a December neutral-site doubleheader until its final two editions, which were single games. The event was merged in 2013 with the DirecTV Classic, an eight-team, three-day tournament, to form a new event, the Wooden Legacy (now Vegas Showdown). History The John R. Classic was founded in 1994 by Atherton Communications in honor of the former Hall of Fame Purdue player and UCLA head coach John Wooden. The inaugural event was nationally televised by NBC Sports and featured four top 10 teams, including the first meeting in 20 years between UCLA and Kentucky, when they played for the 1975 NCAA Championship (won by UCLA), which marked John Wooden's 10th national title and the final game of his illustrious coaching career. The Wooden Classic grew to include a charity golf tournament and coaches ban ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the List of municipalities in California, tenth-most populous city in California, and the List of United States cities by population, 57th-most populous city in the United States. The second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area, Anaheim is known for being the home of the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and two professional sports teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It also served as the home of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 through 1994. Anaheim was founded by fifty German American, German families in 1857 and municipal corporation, incorporated as the second city in Los Angel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim
Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of US$123 million. Locally based Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993. In the short period of time after the Mighty Ducks franchise was awarded and before the naming rights deal with Arrowhead, Disney referred to the Arena as the Pond of Anaheim. In October 2006, Honda, whose American headquarters are based in Torrance, paid $60 million for the naming rights over 15 years, and renewed the deal for another decade in 2020. History The idea for a large indoor arena in Anaheim emerged from entertainment attorney Neil Papiano, who in 1987 randomly selected two of the city's councilmen from the telephone directory to sell them his idea. They approved of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2003–04 college basketball season led by head coach Tubby Smith. For the season Kentucky finished with an overall record of 27–5 (13–3 SEC). The highlight of the season came in the SEC Tournament as Kentucky easily defeated Florida 89–73, to win their 25th tournament championship. Although the team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they were upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the second round. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, SEC Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, References External linksKentucky Basketball Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003–04 Vermont Catamounts Men's Basketball Team
The 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 18th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Phoenix region, the Catamounts lost to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the opening round. This season marked the second of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Awards and honors *Taylor Coppenrath – America E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |