2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–9 (10–4 MWC)
Head coach	Steve Cleveland (7th season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	40	Dan Howard	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Kaysville, Utah
C	55	Rafael Araújo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Steve Cleveland

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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.

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] "Orange guard sinks BYU". The Deseret News. March 19, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[sports-reference-3] "2003-04 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
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