The 2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena

Walter Brown Arena

Walter Brown Arena is a 3,806-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey team and hosted the men's team before they moved to Agganis Arena. It hosted the first rounds of the 2003 and 2004 America East Conference men's...

 . The final was held at Patrick Gym

Patrick Gym

The Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1963. It is used mainly as the home arena of the University of Vermont Catamounts. It hosted the 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 America East men's basketball tournament championship game, as the...

 on the campus of the University of Vermont. Vermont gained its second consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament

2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

 with its win over Maine. Vermont was given the 15th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut

Connecticut Huskies

The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...

 70–53. Boston University gained a bid to the NIT

2004 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:...

 and lost in the opening round to Rhode Island 80–52.

Bracket and Results

* Game Ended in Overtime