2003–04 Utah Utes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2003–04 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 men's basketball season . This season would mark the end of an era for the Utah men's basketball program as head coach Rick Majerus , serving in his 15th season, retired due to health concerns after 20 games.[ 2] Fourth-year assistant, Kerry Rupp , guided the program for the remainder of the season. The Utes finished with an overall record of 24–9 (9–5 WAC), won the Mountain West tournament , and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament .
Roster
2003–04 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 2003 *
Georgia State
W 46–38
1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 19, 2003 *
Minnesota Preseason NIT
W 66–54
2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 23, 2003 *
at Stony Brook Preseason NIT
W 51–48
3–0
Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, New York
Nov 26, 2003 *
vs. Texas Tech Preseason NIT
L 54–65
3–1
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 28, 2003 *
vs. No. 1 Connecticut Preseason NIT
L 44–76
3–2
Madison Square Garden (8,910)New York, New York
Dec 3, 2003 *
Utah State
W 56–45
4–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 6, 2003 *
San Diego
W 82–39
5–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 13, 2003 *
Savannah State
W 87–39
6–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 16, 2003 *
at LSU
L 51–65
6–3
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 19, 2003 *
Cal State Northridge
W 73–57
7–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 23, 2003 *
at Colorado
W 77–57
8–3
Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Dec 29, 2003 *
Southern Utah
W 78–45
9–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 3, 2004 *
at Weber State
W 70–60
10–3
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Jan 5, 2004 *
Pepperdine
W 76–69
11–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 7, 2004 *
Whitworth
W 71–49
12–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
MWC Regular Season
Jan 12, 2004
at UNLV
W 72–67
13–3 (1–0)
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 17, 2004
Wyoming
W 60–49
14–3 (2–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 19, 2004
Colorado State
W 67–49
15–3 (3–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 24, 2004
at New Mexico
L 54–70
15–4 (3–1)
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 26, 2004
at Air Force
L 49–62
15–5 (3–2)
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 31, 2004
BYU
W 64–56
16–5 (4–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 7, 2004
San Diego State
W 65–61
17–5 (5–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 9, 2004
UNLV
W 70–56
18–5 (6–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 2004
at Colorado State
W 80–70
19–5 (7–2)
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 16, 2004
at Wyoming
L 65–74
19–6 (7–3)
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 21, 2004
Air Force
L 57–59
19–7 (7–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 23, 2004
New Mexico
W 73–43
20–7 (8–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 1, 2004
at BYU
L 57–70
20–8 (8–5)
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 6, 2004
at San Diego State
W 66–53
21–8 (9–5)
Cox Arena San Diego, California
MWC Tournament
Mar 11, 2004 *
vs. San Diego State Quarterfinals
W 75–69
22–8
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 12, 2004 *
vs. BYU Semifinals
W 54–51
23–8
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 13, 2004 *
vs. UNLV Championship game
W 73–70
24–8
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2004 *
(11 MW)
vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Boston College First round
L 51–58[ 3]
24–9
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
[ 4]
Rankings
[ 5]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics