The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC.

They lost to Boston College in the first round of the 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament and had no further postseason play.

With power forward Mike Sweetney having left the team over the offseason, choosing to forgo his senior year to enter the National Basketball Association draft, Riley became the team's offensive centerpiece, and he averaged 33 minutes a game for the year.

[4] Junior forward Darrel Owens started the season strong, averaging in double figures in early games and scoring 20 points against Boston College.

[2] Owens also saw his performance drop; during Georgetown's season-ending nine-game losing streak, he never scored in double figures and averaged only 4.5 points per game.

[3] Losing 14 of the final 17 games of the regular season, the team finished the regular season at 13-14 overall and 4-12 in the Big East – the worst conference record it ever had in the 34-season history of the original Big East Conference – and tied for 12th place.

It went into the 2004 Big East tournament with an eight-game losing streak and lost in the first round to Boston College.

[7] He indicated to the press late in the 2003-2004 season that his position as head coach was secure,[7] that he had a good recruiting class joining the team for the 2004-2005 season[7] – it included future stars Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert, and Jonathan Wallace[6] – and that they should "stay tuned,"[7] and Georgetown president John DeGioia gave him a public show of support around the same time.