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2003-2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 5 - 13, 2004
Tournament Champions: Vermont
Tournament Runner Up: Maine
Tournament MOP/MVP: Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont, Jr.), Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.), D.J. Munir (Stony Brook, Sr.), Germain Njila (Vermont, So.), T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont, So.)
Championship Game Venue: Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Bob Adams, Gary Agger, Richard Antonelli, Jeffery Bryant, Fran Connolly, Paul Faia, Rich Giallella, John Gwynn, John Hughes, Bill Laubenstein, Alan Libardoni, Rick Mansur, Tim O'Brien, Robert Patey, Ray Perrone, Jeff Plunkett, Gary Pucino, John Regan, Jeff Smith, Jack Sweeney, Ben Vasconcells
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.) (44)
Total Rebounds:Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.) (26)
Total Assists:Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.) (25)
Total Steals:Kevin Reed (Maine, So.) (11)
Total Blocks:Martin Klimes (Vermont, Fr.) (5)
Total Minutes:T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont, So.) (113)
Total FIC:Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.) (44.1)
Total Fouls:Cori Spencer (Stony Brook, So.) (10), Martin Klimes (Vermont, Fr.) (10), Germain Njila (Vermont, So.) (10)
Total Turnovers:Eric Dobson (Maine, Sr.) (11), T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont, So.) (11)
Total FGs:Kevin Reed (Maine, So.) (15), T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont, So.) (15)
Total 3PM:T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont, So.) (9)
Total FTs:Germain Njila (Vermont, So.) (15)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Stony Brook 65
9 UMBC 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 New Hampshire 43
10 Albany 38
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Boston University 58
8 Stony Brook 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Maine 79
5 Binghamton 77
2 Vermont 58
7 New Hampshire 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Northeastern 74
6 Hartford 79
Semifinals
 
 
 
4 Maine 78
8 Stony Brook 54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Vermont 61
6 Hartford 48
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Vermont 72
4 Maine 53

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
10 Albany 5  22  18.52% 3  15  16.67%
5 Binghamton 14  15  48.28% 10  8  55.56%
1 Boston University 23  4  85.19% 16  1  94.12%
6 Hartford 11  16  40.74% 6  12  33.33%
4 Maine 18  9  66.67% 12  6  66.67%
7 New Hampshire 9  19  32.14% 5  13  27.78%
8 Stony Brook 8  19  29.63% 5  13  27.78%
9 UMBC 7  20  25.93% 4  14  22.22%
2 Vermont 19  8  70.37% 15  3  83.33%
3 Northeastern 19  10  65.52% 13  5  72.22%
*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 5, 2004
 UMBC Stony Brook 59-65 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 16. D.J. Munir
REB: 7. Mike Konopka
AST: 3. Mike Popoko 		PTS: 20. Rob Gogerty
REB: 5. Kareem Washington
AST: 3. Kareem Washington
Mar 5, 2004
 Albany New Hampshire 38-43 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 11. Blagoj Janev
REB: 8. Ben Sturgill
AST: 6. Jermaine Anderson 		PTS: 18. Aquawasi St. Hillaire
REB: 12. Aquawasi St. Hillaire
AST: 4. Jon Iati
Mar 6, 2004
 New Hampshire Vermont 50-58 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 19. T.J. Sorrentine
REB: 11. Germain Njila
AST: 4. T.J. Sorrentine 		PTS: 12. Ben Sturgill
REB: 8. Marcus Bullock
AST: 4. Marcus Bullock
Mar 6, 2004
 Stony Brook Boston University 62-58 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 13. Rashad Bell
REB: 6. Rashad Bell
AST: 6. Shaun Wynn 		PTS: 15. Cori Spencer
REB: 5. Mitchell Beauford
AST: 3. D.J. Munir
Mar 6, 2004
 Hartford Northeastern 79-74 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 36. Marcus Barnes
REB: 9. Sylbrin Robinson
AST: 6. Jose Barea 		PTS: 18. Aaron Cook
REB: 11. Bo Taylor
AST: 4. Rich Baker
Mar 6, 2004
 Binghamton Maine 77-79 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 22. Eric Dobson
REB: 9. Eric Dobson
AST: 9. Eric Dobson 		PTS: 20. Nick Billings
REB: 9. Nick Billings
AST: 6. Billy Williams
Mar 7, 2004
 Hartford Vermont 48-61 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 18. T.J. Sorrentine
REB: 7. Martin Klimes
AST: 5. T.J. Sorrentine 		PTS: 17. Aaron Cook
REB: 7. Bo Taylor
AST: 3. Charles Ford
Mar 7, 2004
 Stony Brook Maine 54-78 Walter Brown Arena PTS: 17. Kevin Reed
REB: 8. Joe Campbell
AST: 8. Eric Dobson 		PTS: 14. Cori Spencer
REB: 8. Mike Orfini
AST: 3. Hendrik Feist
Mar 13, 2004
 Maine Vermont 53-72 Patrick Gym PTS: 43. Taylor Coppenrath
REB: 13. Taylor Coppenrath
AST: 5. Martin Klimes 		PTS: 11. Eric Dobson
REB: 10. Eric Dobson
AST: 8. Eric Dobson