2003–04 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 BYU Cougars Basketball File:BYU Cougars logo.svg Mountain West Conference MWC 21–9 10–4 Steve Cleveland 7th Marriott Center NCAA tournament first round 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 2003 BYU Cougars y Dan Howard 40 C 7 0 225 Sr Kaysville, Utah Rafael Araújo 55 C 6 11 280 Sr y basketball https://byucougars.com/roster/m-basketball/2002-2003 Steve Cleveland Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| Regular Season Nov 21, 2003 yes 2003 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Marriott Center Provo, Utah 88–54 1–0 Nov 26, 2003 yes yes 2003 men California Golden Bears California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 46–47 1–1 Nov 29, 2003 yes 2003 men Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley Marriott Center Provo, Utah 84–65 2–1 Dec 2, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Boise State Broncos Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho 75–69 3–1 Dec 6, 2003 yes yes Oklahoma State 25 Delta Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–71 4–1 Dec 10, 2003 2003 men Western Oregon Wolves Western Oregon Marriott Center Provo, Utah 92–56 5–1 2–0 Dec 13, 2003 yes 2003 men USC Trojans USC Marriott Center Provo, Utah 85–61 6–1 Dec 20, 2003 yes 2003 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Marriott Center Provo, Utah 86–65 7–1 Dec 23, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 74–76 7–2 Dec 29, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 90–66 8–2 Dec 30, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 68–66 9–2 Jan 2, 2004 yes 2003 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Marriott Center Provo, Utah 70–55 10–2 Jan 7, 2004 yes yes NC State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 62–89 10–3 Jan 12, 2004 yes 2003 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, California 61–65 10–4 0–1 Jan 17, 2004 2003 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Marriott Center Provo, Utah 82–53 11–4 1–1 Jan 19, 2004 2003 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Marriott Center Provo, Utah 78–64 12–4 2–1 Jan 24, 2004 yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 52–74 12–5 2–2 Jan 26, 2004 yes 2003 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 63–65 12–6 2–3 Jan 31, 2004 yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 56–64 12–7 2–4 Feb 7, 2004 2003 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Marriott Center Provo, Utah 64–61 13–7 3–4 Feb 9, 2004 San Diego State Marriott Center Provo, Utah 83–69 OT 14–7 4–4 Feb 14, 2004 yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 67–53 15–7 5–4 Feb 16, 2004 yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 79–73 16–7 6–4 Feb 21, 2004 New Mexico Marriott Center Provo, Utah 88–71 17–7 7–4 Feb 23, 2004 Air Force Marriott Center Provo, Utah 67–61 18–7 8–4 Mar 1, 2004 Utah Marriott Center Provo, Utah 70–57 19–7 9–4 Mar 6, 2004 yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 89–88 20–7 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| MWC tournament Mar 11, 2004 yes yes Wyoming The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Quarterfinals 79–74 21–7 Mar 12, 2004 yes yes Utah The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Semifinals 51–54 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2004 yes yes 12 W Syracuse 20 5 W The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado First round 75–80Orange guard sinks BYU https://www.deseret.com/2004/3/19/19818361/orange-guard-sinks-byu The Deseret News March 19, 2004 March 26, 2023 21–9 AP Poll W West https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/2004-schedule.html 2003-04 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 26, 2023 Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1130–1131 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Rafael Araújo MWC co-Player of the Year References Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons Byu Byu BYU Cougars men's basketball BYU Cougars men's basketball