2003–04 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

2003–04 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record23–8 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
No. 7 Connecticut 12 4   .750 33 6   .846
No. 21 Providence 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 20 Syracuse 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
No. 25 Boston College 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Villanova 6 10   .375 18 17   .514
Georgetown 4 12   .250 13 15   .464
Miami (FL)* 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
St. John's*# 1 15   .063 2 21   .087
2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament.
#St. John's had 4 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 1–15, 6–21.

The 2003–04 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA men's basketball competition in the 2003–04 Division I season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 28th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–8 (11–5) record, while making it to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. The team was led by junior Hakim Warrick and sophomore Gerry McNamara. Senior Jeremy McNeil, juniors Craig Forth and Josh Pace and sophomore Billy Edelin were also major contributors.

This was the last season for Syracuse men's basketball under the Orangemen nickname. (At that time, women's teams and athletes were known as "Orangewomen".) Effective with the 2004–05 academic year, the school nickname became "Orange" for both men and women.