Tide Honors 2004 Basketball Team With Awards Reception
4/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA - A capacity crowd of an estimated 500 fans gathered at the University of Alabama's Bryant Conference Center on Tuesday night to fete the 2004 Crimson Tide men's basketball team and its first ever school trip to the NCAA men's tournament's Elite Eight.
The annual Alabama Basketball awards reception is sponsored by the Tuscaloosa Tip-Off Club and TIDEPRIDE.
Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried and his coaching staff as well as the Crimson Tide players all attended the event which included the presentation of team awards. Winners on Tuesday night included:
| Award | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Most Blocked Shots Award | Jermareo Davidson (46) |
| Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Award | Emmett Thomas (.690 all games, .824% vs. SEC) |
| Highest Field Goal Percentage Award | Chuck Davis (.514%) |
| Highest Free Throw Percentage Award | Earnest Shelton (.824%) |
| Most Steals Award | Antoine Pettway (67) |
| Highest Assists Average Award | Antoine Pettway (3.5) |
| Hustle Award | Evan Brock |
| Guy Lee Turner Defensive Award | Antoine Pettway |
| Jerry Harper Rebounding Award | Chuck Davis (5.9) |
| Highest Scoring Average Award | Kennedy Winston (17.1 all games/18.9 SEC games) |
| Hayden Riley Scholarship Award | Justin Jonus |
| Senior Awards | Antoine Pettway Reggie Rambo Demetrius Smith Emmett Thomas Brad Shurett (manager) |
In addition to the awards, the event included a season highlight video which drew cheers constantly while fans re-lived, on film, the Tide's play from the past season. Alabama finished the season at 20-13 overall and finished T-2nd in the Southeastern Conference's Western Division. After advancing to the SEC tournament quarterfinal, Alabama won three games in the NCAA tournament with wins against the then No. 1 ranked team in the country, Stanford, followed by a win against the defending national champions, Syracuse, along the way. Alabama's trip into the NCAA tournament's final field of eight teams was a first in school history as the Sweet 16 had been its final stop seven times previously for the men.
The event also marked the annual passing of the guard for the Tuscaloosa Tip-Off Club, a co-sponsor of the event. Chuck Hardin officially ended his tenure as the 2003-04 club president and David Rains took over as 2004-05 president.
