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2003-2004 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 6 - 9, 2004
Tournament Champions: Louisiana-Lafayette
Tournament Runner Up: New Orleans
Tournament MOP/MVP: Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.)
All-Tournament Team: Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.), Brad Boyd (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.), Michael Cuffee (Middle Tennessee State, Jr.), Brandon Freeman (Arkansas-Little Rock, Jr.), Tommy Gunn (Middle Tennessee State, Sr.), Brian Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, KY)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: N/A
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.) (59)
Total Rebounds:Victor Brown (New Orleans, So.) (22)
Total Assists:Brian Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (9), Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.) (9), Brad Boyd (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.) (9), Laurie Bridges (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.) (9), A.J. Meredith (New Orleans, Sr.) (9)
Total Steals:Brian Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (8)
Total Blocks:Shawnson Johnson (North Texas, So.) (8)
Total Minutes:Kyle Buggs (New Orleans, Sr.) (118)
Total FIC:Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.) (37.0)
Total Fouls:Nathaniel Parker (New Orleans, So.) (14)
Total Turnovers:Bryan Smithson (Middle Tennessee State, Fr.) (9), Brandon Freeman (Arkansas-Little Rock, Jr.) (9)
Total FGs:Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.) (21)
Total 3PM:Kyle Buggs (New Orleans, Sr.) (11)
Total FTs:Bo McCalebb (New Orleans, Fr.) (15)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 84
8 South Alabama 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Western Kentucky 62
5 Middle Tennessee State 76
3 New Orleans 91
6 North Texas 89
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Arkansas-Little Rock 83
7 Arkansas State 78
Semifinals
 
 
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 70
5 Middle Tennessee State 66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Arkansas-Little Rock 65
3 New Orleans 80
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 67
3 New Orleans 58

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 Arkansas State 17  10  62.96% 7  7  50.00%
2 Arkansas-Little Rock 16  11  59.26% 9  5  64.29%
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 17  8  68.00% 12  3  80.00%
5 Middle Tennessee State 16  11  59.26% 8  6  57.14%
6 North Texas 13  14  48.15% 8  7  53.33%
8 South Alabama 12  15  44.44% 6  9  40.00%
4 Western Kentucky 15  12  55.56% 8  6  57.14%
3 New Orleans 15  13  53.57% 9  6  60.00%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 6, 2004
 Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock 78-83 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 31. Brandon Freeman
REB: 9. Brandon Freeman
AST: 4. Zack Graber 		PTS: 23. J.J. Montgomery
REB: 8. Kim Adams
AST: 2. J.J. Montgomery
Mar 6, 2004
 South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette 58-84 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 17. Dwayne Mitchell
REB: 7. Dwayne Mitchell
AST: 5. Dwayne Mitchell 		PTS: 13. Richard Law
REB: 11. Henry Williams
AST: 2. Richard Law
Mar 7, 2004
 Middle Tennessee State Western Kentucky 76-62 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 19. Mike Wells
REB: 10. Nigel Dixon
AST: 3. Mike Wells 		PTS: 22. Michael Cuffee
REB: 9. Michael Cuffee
AST: 8. Bryan Smithson
Mar 7, 2004
 North Texas New Orleans 89-91 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 31. Bo McCalebb
REB: 11. Kentrell Martin
AST: 4. Bo McCalebb 		PTS: 27. Leonard Hopkins
REB: 21. Shawnson Johnson
AST: 5. Jerome Rogers
Mar 8, 2004
 Middle Tennessee State Louisiana-Lafayette 66-70 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 17. Brian Hamilton
REB: 4. Orien Greene
AST: 5. Orien Greene 		PTS: 20. Tommy Gunn
REB: 9. Marcus Robinson
AST: 2. Marcus Robinson
Mar 8, 2004
 New Orleans Arkansas-Little Rock 80-65 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 15. Brandon Freeman
REB: 7. Brandon Freeman
AST: 4. Zack Graber 		PTS: 19. Bo McCalebb
REB: 8. Victor Brown
AST: 4. A.J. Meredith
Mar 9, 2004
 New Orleans Louisiana-Lafayette 58-67 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 16. Antoine Landry
REB: 12. Laurie Bridges
AST: 3. Laurie Bridges 		PTS: 11. Johnell Smith
REB: 10. Nathaniel Parker
AST: 3. Kentrell Martin