2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2003–04 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play, lost in the second round of the 2004 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and advance to the elite eight before losing to the eventual national champs, UCONN. Until the 2023-24 season, this was Alabama's only Elite Eight appearance.

2003–04 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mark Gottfried (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Pearson
  • Orlando Early
  • Tom Asbury
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2003–04 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky133 .813275  .844
Florida97 .5632011  .645
No. 23 South Carolina88 .5002311  .676
Vanderbilt88 .5002310  .697
Georgia79 .4381614  .533
Tennessee79 .4381514  .517
West
No. 8 Mississippi State142 .875264  .867
LSU88 .5001811  .621
Alabama88 .5002013  .606
Auburn511 .3131414  .500
Ole Miss511 .3131315  .464
Arkansas412 .2501216  .429
2004 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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