2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 21–9 (10–4 MWC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Marriott Center |
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2004 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 season. Led by head coach Steve Cleveland, the Cougars finished second in the Mountain West Conference regular season standings. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – their third bid in four years under Cleveland. BYU finished the season with a 21–9 record (10–4 MWC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 2003* | Southern Utah | W 88–54 | 1–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Nov 26, 2003* | at California | L 46–47 | 1–1 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California | |||||||
Nov 29, 2003* | Utah Valley | W 84–65 | 2–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 2, 2003* | at Boise State | W 75–69 | 3–1 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Dec 6, 2003* | vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State | W 76–71 | 4–1 | Delta Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 10, 2003 | Western Oregon | W 92–56 | 5–1 (2–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 13, 2003* | USC | W 85–61 | 6–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 20, 2003* | Weber State | W 86–65 | 7–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 23, 2003* | at Utah State | L 74–76 | 7–2 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
Dec 29, 2003* | vs. Idaho State | W 90–66 | 8–2 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 2003* | at Santa Clara | W 68–66 | 9–2 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California | |||||||
Jan 2, 2004* | Saint Mary's | W 70–55 | 10–2 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 7, 2004* | at NC State | L 62–89 | 10–3 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 12, 2004 | at San Diego State | L 61–65 | 10–4 (0–1) | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 17, 2004 | Colorado State | W 82–53 | 11–4 (1–1) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 19, 2004 | Wyoming | W 78–64 | 12–4 (2–1) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 24, 2004 | at Air Force | L 52–74 | 12–5 (2–2) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 26, 2004 | at New Mexico | L 63–65 | 12–6 (2–3) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Jan 31, 2004 | at Utah | L 56–64 | 12–7 (2–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 7, 2004 | UNLV | W 64–61 | 13–7 (3–4) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 9, 2004 | San Diego State | W 83–69 OT | 14–7 (4–4) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 14, 2004 | at Wyoming | W 67–53 | 15–7 (5–4) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 16, 2004 | at Colorado State | W 79–73 | 16–7 (6–4) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 21, 2004 | New Mexico | W 88–71 | 17–7 (7–4) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 23, 2004 | Air Force | W 67–61 | 18–7 (8–4) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Mar 1, 2004 | Utah | W 70–57 | 19–7 (9–4) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Mar 6, 2004 | at UNLV | W 89–88 | 20–7 (10–4) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
MWC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 2004* | vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals | W 79–74 | 21–7 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 12, 2004* | vs. Utah Semifinals | L 51–54 | 21–8 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2004* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 20 Syracuse First round | L 75–80[2] | 21–9 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. |
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Rankings
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Awards and honors
- Rafael Araújo – MWC co-Player of the Year
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Orange guard sinks BYU". The Deseret News. March 19, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.