2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 9 16 1st Basketball 2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference North Big 12 24–9 12–4 Bill Self Joe Dooley 1st Tim Jankovich 1st Norm Roberts 1st Jeff Graves Bryant Nash Allen Fieldhouse NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 106th basketball season and first under head coach Bill Self who was hired after Roy Williams accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater North Carolina. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. KU finished the season with a record of 24–9, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place in conference. The Jayhawks lost to Texas in the Big 12 tournament semifinals and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the St. Louis Region. They advanced to the Elite Eight where they lost to Georgia Tech. Recruiting class no no 2004 Jeremy Case PG McAlester, OK McAlester HS 6 1 190 2002-04-26 2 3 N/A J.R. Giddens SF Oklahoma City, OK John Marshall 6 5 200 2002-04-26 4 5 N/A David Padgett C Reno, NV Reno HS 6 10 210 2002-10-02 5 5 N/A Omar Wilkes SG Los Angeles, CA Loyola HS 6 2 170 2002-10-02 4 4 N/A 2003 Kansas 2003 Basketball Commitments 2003 Kansas Basketball Commits ESPN kansas 172 2305 1 8 N/A 2011-06-23 yes Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town Nick Bahe 21 Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Lincoln, NE Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–0 165 Freshman McAlester, OK J.R. Giddens 15 Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK Jeff Graves 42 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Lee's Summit, MO Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 210 Junior Fort Worth, TX Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Junior Portland, OR Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Junior Portland, OR Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Asheville, NC Bryant Nash 33 Forward 6–7 210 Senior Carrollton, TX Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore El Cajon, CA Brett Olson 3 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Chanute, KS David Padgett 44 Center 6–11 230 Freshman Reno, NV Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 250 Junior Leavenworth, KS Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Lawrence, KS Omar Wilkes 2 Guard 6–4 175 Freshman Los Angeles, CA 2003–2004 Men's Basketball Roster http://www.kusports.com/basketball/roster/03-04/index.html English 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629063439/http://www.kusports.com/basketball/roster/03-04/index.html 2009-06-29 dead Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Regular season 11/21/2003 7:00 pm yes 6 UT Chattanooga Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 90–76 16,300 1–0 11/25/2003 8:00 pm yes 6 Michigan State 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 81–74 16,300 2–0 12/1/2003 10:00 pm yes yes 1 TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 85–66 7,267 3–0 12/6/2003 3:00 pm yes yes 1 Stanford 21 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic J-TV 58–64 17,816 3–1 12/10/2003 7:00 pm yes 5 Fort Hays State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 80–40 16,300 4–1 12/13/2003 1:00 pm yes 5 Oregon Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Feist Shootout ESPN 77–67 14,158 5–1 12/20/2003 7:00 pm yes yes 6 UC Santa Barbara Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Wolf Pack Holiday Classic J-TV 72–52 N/A 6–1 12/21/2003 9:30 pm yes yes 6 Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Wolf Pack Holiday Classic J-TV 61–75 10,983 6–2 12/29/2003 7:00 pm yes 13 Binghamton Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 78–46 16,300 7–2 1/2/2004 7:00 pm yes 13 Villanova Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 86–79 16,300 8–2 1/5/2004 8:00 pm yes 13 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPN 77–62 10,740 9–2 1–0 1/14/2004 7:00 pm 14 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN+ 73–67 16,300 10–2 2–0 1/17/2004 3:00 pm yes 14 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN 71–65 8,122 11–2 3–0 1/22/2004 8:00 pm yes 12 Richmond Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 68–69 16,300 11–3 1/25/2004 1:00 pm 12 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN+ 78–57 16,300 12–3 4–0 1/28/2004 8:00 pm yes 15 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN+ 78–70 11,103 13–3 5–0 1/31/2004 3:00 pm yes 15 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN+ 61–68 11,205 13–4 5–1 2/2/2004 8:00 pm 20 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 65–56 16,300 14–4 6–1 2/7/2004 3:00 pm 20 Texas Tech 19 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 96–77 16,300 15–4 7–1 2/9/2004 8:00 pm yes 12 Oklahoma State 10 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN 60–80 13,611 15–5 7–2 2/15/2004 12:30 pm yes 12 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ABC 55–74 13,611 15–6 7–3 2/18/2004 7:00 pm 21 Baylor Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 74–54 16,300 16–6 8–3 2/21/2004 3:00 pm 21 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN+ 90–89 OT 16,300 17–6 9–3 2/23/2004 8:00 pm yes 20 Texas 10 Frank Erwin Center fAustin, TX ESPN 67–82 16,103 17–7 9–4 2/29/2004 1:00 pm 20 Oklahoma Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 79–58 16,300 18–7 10–4 3/3/2004 6:30 pm 21 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 78–67 16,300 19–7 11–4 3/7/2004 1:00 pm yes 21 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO CBS 84–82 13,611 20–7 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|Big 12 Tournament 3/12/2004 8:20 pm yes 18 3 Missouri 6 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX quarterfinals ESPN+ 94–69 18,057 21–7 3/13/2004 3:20 pm yes 18 3 Texas 11 2 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX semifinals ESPN2 60–64 19,100 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|NCAA tournament 3/19/2004 8:45 pm yes yes 16 4 St. Louis Illinois-Chicago 13 St. Louis Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO First Round CBS 78–53Jayhawks boosted by injured Simien's return https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000051 https://web.archive.org/web/20230701184519/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000051 dead July 1, 2023 ESPN March 20, 2004 June 20, 2023 17,667 22–8 3/21/2004 3:40 pm yes yes 16 4 St. Louis Pacific 12 St. Louis Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Second Round CBS 78–63Jayhawks headed to Sweet 16 again https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000052 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626211847/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000052 dead June 26, 2022 ESPN March 21, 2004 June 26, 2022 17,667 23–8 3/26/2004 6:10 pm yes yes 16 4 St. Louis UAB 9 St. Louis Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen CBS 100–74 30,000 24–8 3/28/2004 1:40 pm yes 16 4 St. Louis Georgia Tech 14 3 St. Louis Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Elite Eight CBS 71–79 OTJack's 29 pace Jackets past Jayhawks https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000061 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407154706/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/244000061 dead April 7, 2022 ESPN March 28, 2004 June 23, 2023 30,648 24–9 Central Time Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final AP 6 6 1 5 6 12 13 13 14 12 15 20 12 21 20 21 18 16 N/A Coaches 5 5 1 7 7 11 13 14 12 10 12 17 13 20 18 18 15 14 9 References 2 Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Jay