2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2003–04 Air Force Falcons Basketball Air Force Falcons.svg 150px Mountain West Conference MWC 22–7 12–2 Joe Scott 4th Clune Arena Mountain West regular season champions NCAA tournament first round The 2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 4th-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Air Force finished with a 12–2 record in the Mountain West and a 22–7 overall record. They won the Mountain West regular season title, but lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Colorado State. The Falcons also made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 42 seasons, receiving an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the 11-seed in the South region where they lost to 6-seed North Carolina in the opening round. Roster 2003 Air Force Falcons y Tim Keller 11 G 6 3 185 Jr Austin, Texas Nick Welch 45 C 6 8 210 So Fort Worth, Texas y basketball Joe Scott Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Air Force Falcons| Regular season Nov 22, 2003 yes 2003 men Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas-Pine Bluff Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 63–40 1–0 Nov 28, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland 86–46 2–0 Nov 30, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Belmont Bruins Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 38–46 2–1 Dec 7, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 49–68 2–2 Dec 9, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 56–53 3–2 Dec 20, 2003 yes 2003 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 67–46 4–2 Dec 27, 2003 yes yes 2003 men Prairie View Panthers Prairie View Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 59–46 5–2 Dec 28, 2003 yes yes 2003 men California Golden Bears California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 49–44 6–2 Jan 2, 2004 yes Milwaukee Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 71–49 7–2 Jan 6, 2004 yes 2003 men Savannah State Tigers Savannah State Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 72–35 8–2 Jan 9, 2004 yes 2003 men IPFW Mastodons Purdue-Fort Wayne Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 64–44 9–2 Jan 12, 2004 yes 2003 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 65–57 10–2 1–0 Jan 17, 2004 yes 2003 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 68–42 11–2 2–0 Jan 21, 2004 yes Texas A&M Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 61–37 12–2 Jan 24, 2004 BYU Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 74–52 13–2 3–0 Jan 26, 2004 yes Utah Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 62–49 14–2 4–0 Jan 31, 2004 yes 2003 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, California 57–43 15–2 5–0 Feb 2, 2004 yes 2003 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 50–63 15–3 5–1 Feb 7, 2004 2003 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 83–71 16–3 6–1 Feb 9, 2004 Colorado State Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 52–44 17–3 7–1 Feb 14, 2004 New Mexico Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 51–50 18–3 8–1 Feb 16, 2004 yes yes 2003 men Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Texas-Rio Grande Valley UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas 35–37 18–4 Feb 21, 2004 yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 59–57 19–4 9–1 Feb 23, 2004 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 61–67 19–5 9–2 Feb 28, 2004 UNLV Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 72–70 20–5 10–2 Mar 1, 2004 San Diego State Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 61–49 21–5 11–2 Mar 6, 2004 yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 52–47 22–5 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Air Force Falcons | MWC tournament Mar 11, 2004 yes yes 25 Colorado State The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Quarterfinals 48–60 22–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Air Force Falcons | NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 2004 yes yes 11 S North Carolina 18 6 S The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado First round 52–63 22–7 AP Poll/Coaches' Poll Mountain Time S South 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 Nick Welch MWC co-Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American Joe Scott MWC Coach of the Year References Category:Air Force Falcons men's basketball seasons Air Force Air Force Air Force Falcons Air Force Falcons