2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	25–6 (17–3 ASUN)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Schuberth Craig Brown Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena

2003–04 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy State	18	–	2		.900			24	–	7		.774
UCF †	17	–	3		.850			25	–	6		.806
Belmont	15	–	5		.750			21	–	9		.700
Georgia State	14	–	6		.700			20	–	9		.690
Stetson	10	–	10		.500			12	–	15		.444
Mercer	9	–	11		.450			12	–	18		.400
Jacksonville	8	–	12		.400			13	–	15		.464
Florida Atlantic	6	–	14		.300			9	–	19		.321
Gardner–Webb	6	–	14		.300			9	–	20		.310
Lipscomb	4	–	16		.200			7	–	21		.250
Campbell	3	–	17		.150			3	–	24		.111
† 2004 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 2, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 11th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 25–9, 17–3 in A-Sun play.

Roster

2003–04 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waldorf, MD G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Collinsville, IL. G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Junction City, KS F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Wayne, MI F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, TN F 34 Jacob Loucks  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Clearwater, FL C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Gibbsboro, NJ	Head coach Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State) Craig Brown (Florida) Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Dec 4, 2003*		vs. No. 2 Florida	L 39–59	2–2	Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena  Jacksonville, Florida
Regular season (ASUN conference play)
Feb 28, 2004		Campbell	W 106–56	22–5 (17–3)	UCF Arena  Orlando, Florida
ASUN tournament
Mar 4, 2004*		vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals	W 71–63	23–5	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2004*		at Belmont Semifinals	W 64–62	24–5	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Troy Championship game	W 60–55	25–5	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Pittsburgh First round	L 44–53	25–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.