FEATURED GAME
Beat #17 Louisville
70
vs
69
Statement win on a neutral floor over #17
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2003-04 at a glance
2003-04 Iowa Men's Basketball
16-13
Overall
9-7
Big Ten
#24
Peak AP rank
Steve Alford
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
2-0 record in OT
Points per game
71.4
#115 nationally
Power rating
+8.7
Simple Rating System — #66 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
107
vs UNC Asheville on Nov 23
Best defensive game
held them to 51
vs Northwestern (49-51)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Louisville (70-69)
Biggest win
by 27
vs UNC Asheville (107-80)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#24
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
6
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
11-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-8
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #24 Purdue
71
vs
61
Took down #24 at home
OT WIN
Beat Indiana
84
vs
82
Pulled it out in overtime
ROAD WIN
Beat Minnesota
83
vs
68
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Wisconsin
52
vs
54
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #25 Illinois
82
vs
88
Tough matchup against #25
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Northwestern
49
vs
51
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
2003-04 Schedule 29 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | Home UNC Asheville | 107–80 | W |
| Nov 25 | Home Drake | 74–56 | W |
| Nov 29 | Neutral Louisville | 70–69 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Green Bay | 82–56 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home Eastern Washington | 70–54 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Northern Illinois | 65–57 | W |
| Dec 9 | Away Northern Iowa | 66–77 | L |
| Dec 22 | Neutral Texas Tech | 59–65 | L |
| Dec 30 | Home Eastern Illinois | 71–62 | W |
| Jan 3 | Away Missouri | 56–76 | L |
| Jan 7 | Home Purdue | 71–61 | W |
| Jan 10 | Home Northwestern | 68–77 | L |
| Jan 13 | Away Minnesota | 83–68 | W |
| Jan 17 | Away Illinois | 82–88 | L |
| Jan 21 | Away Iowa State | 76–84 | L |
| Jan 24 | Home Ohio State | 79–65 | W |
| Jan 28 | Away Michigan | 84–90 | L |
| Jan 31 | Home Penn State | 77–58 | W |
| Feb 4 | Away Michigan State | 72–89 | L |
| Feb 7 | Away Indiana | 84–82 | W |
| Feb 11 | Home Wisconsin | 52–54 | L |
| Feb 14 | Home Michigan | 69–61 | W |
| Feb 18 | Away Ohio State | 78–67 | W |
| Feb 25 | Home Illinois | 59–78 | L |
| Feb 28 | Home Minnesota | 66–62 | W |
| Mar 3 | Away Northwestern | 49–51 | L |
| Mar 6 | Away Purdue | 63–62 | W |
| Mar 12 | Neutral Michigan | 70–79 | L |
| Mar 16 | Away Saint Louis | 69–70 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
71.4
vs
68.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+2.5 points per game
Field goal %
46.0%
vs
40.6%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+5.4 percentage points
3-point %
36.5%
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
67.2%
vs
—
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
Total rebounds
37.9
vs
34.2
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.7 rebounds per game
Assists
15.2
vs
—
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
Turnovers
16.3
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
29.0
29.0
0.0
Minutes
40.5
40.5
0.0
FG
24.4
24.1
+0.3
FGA
53.0
59.3
-6.3
FG%
46.0%
40.6%
+5.4
3P
5.7
—
—
3PA
15.5
—
—
3P%
36.5%
—
—
2P
18.8
—
—
2PA
37.6
—
—
2P%
50.0%
—
—
FT
16.9
—
—
FTA
25.2
—
—
FT%
67.2%
—
—
ORB
10.8
—
—
DRB
27.1
—
—
TRB
37.9
34.2
+3.7
AST
15.2
—
—
STL
7.2
—
—
BLK
4.6
—
—
TOV
16.3
—
—
PF
18.7
—
—
PTS
71.4
68.9
+2.5
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre PierceG | 29 | 29 | 34.5 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 47.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 57.4 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 16.1 |
| Jeff HornerG | 29 | 29 | 37.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 44.0 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 42.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 13.0 |
| Brody BoydG | 29 | 29 | 33.4 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 41.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 35.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 83.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| Greg BrunnerF | 29 | 26 | 28.8 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 54.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 55.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10.9 |
| Jared ReinerC | 13 | 12 | 23.5 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.9 | 5.8 | 67.1 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| Glen WorleyF | 25 | 15 | 25.9 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 41.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 36.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 75.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.1 |
| Sean SonderleiterC | 17 | 5 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 59.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 59.2 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| Nick DeWitzF | 8 | 0 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 40.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 44.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| Mike HendersonG | 10 | 0 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 52.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Erek HansenC | 22 | 0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Kurt SpurgeonF | 19 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 36.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Ben RandG | 19 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 42.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Jack BrownleeG | 12 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff HornerG | 29 | 1084 | — | 63.4 | — | 17.1 | — | — | 8.0 | 22.5 | — | 0.2 | 20.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | — | — |
| Greg BrunnerF | 29 | 836 | — | 56.7 | — | 19.8 | — | — | 16.1 | 11.6 | — | 2.6 | 16.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | — | — |
| Brody BoydG | 29 | 970 | — | 58.5 | — | 16.0 | — | — | 3.4 | 11.3 | — | 0.1 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | — | — |
| Pierre PierceG | 29 | 1000 | — | 51.6 | — | 28.4 | — | — | 9.2 | 25.0 | — | 0.7 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | — | — |
| Glen WorleyF | 25 | 647 | — | 51.4 | — | 19.9 | — | — | 9.8 | 9.4 | — | 1.5 | 23.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Sean SonderleiterC | 17 | 295 | — | 60.4 | — | 16.9 | — | — | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 2.5 | 24.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | — | — |
| Jared ReinerC | 13 | 306 | — | 51.9 | — | 26.7 | — | — | 17.1 | 14.1 | — | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | — | — |
| Erek HansenC | 22 | 253 | — | 40.5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | 10.2 | 5.4 | — | 10.8 | 22.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Nick DeWitzF | 8 | 126 | — | 45.7 | — | 24.1 | — | — | 12.5 | 13.6 | — | 4.3 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Kurt SpurgeonF | 19 | 102 | — | 57.4 | — | 9.7 | — | — | 11.0 | 5.2 | — | 0.7 | 25.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Ben RandG | 19 | 98 | — | 53.5 | — | 12.2 | — | — | 8.6 | 11.3 | — | 0.7 | 37.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Jack BrownleeG | 12 | 26 | — | 36.0 | — | 21.0 | — | — | 6.5 | 22.0 | — | 0.0 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Mike HendersonG | 10 | 132 | — | 42.1 | — | 17.4 | — | — | 7.7 | 19.0 | — | 0.0 | 17.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
2003-04 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jeff Horner | SO | G | 6-3 | 185 | Mason City, IA | |
| 3 | Pierre Pierce | SO | G | 6-4 | 195 | Westmont, IL | |
| 4 | Glen Worley | SR | F | 6-7 | 218 | Coralville, IA | |
| 5 | Jared Reiner | SR | C | 6-11 | 255 | Tripp, SD | |
| 11 | Brody Boyd | SR | G | 5-11 | 165 | Dugger, IN | |
| 11 | Nick DeWitz | SO | F | 6-8 | 230 | Chandler, AZ | |
| 15 | Jack Brownlee | JR | G | 6-0 | 165 | Fort Dodge, IA | |
| 30 | Kurt Spurgeon | SR | F | 6-5 | 195 | DeWitt, IA | |
| 33 | Ben Rand | FR | G | 6-6 | 205 | Rochelle, IL | |
| 34 | Erek Hansen | SO | C | 6-11 | 220 | Bedford, TX | |
| 35 | Mike Henderson | FR | G | 6-2 | 200 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 44 | Greg Brunner | SO | F | 6-7 | 245 | Charles City, IA | |
| 53 | Sean Sonderleiter | SR | C | 6-9 | 235 | Des Moines, IA |
2003-04 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #24
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 1
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
11/24
NR
12/1
NR
12/8
#24
12/15
NR
12/22
NR
12/29
NR
1/5
NR
1/12
NR
1/19
NR
1/26
NR
2/2
NR
2/9
NR
2/16
NR
2/23
NR
3/1
NR
3/8
NR
3/15
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM