2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	25–8 (17–1 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Thomason (16th season)
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center

2003–04 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Utah State	17	–	1		.944			25	–	4		.862
Pacific †	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	8		.556			16	–	12		.571
Idaho	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UC Riverside	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Cal State Northridge	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Cal Poly	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
UC Irvine	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Long Beach State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	21		.222
† 2004 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2004[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 16th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific finished tied with Utah State atop the Big West regular season standings and followed by winning the Big West tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the St. Louis region, the team upset No. 5 seed Providence in the opening round. Playing in the Round of 32 for the first time in school history, the Tigers were beaten by No. 4 seed Kansas to end their season at 25–8 (17–1 Big West).

Roster

2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Miah Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr C 33 Guillaume Yango 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr	Head coach Bob Thomason (Pacific) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		San Jose State	W 76–65 ^OT	1–0	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Nov 27, 2003*		vs. No. 2 Duke Great Alaska Shootout	L 69–82	1–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 2003*		vs. Canisius Great Alaska Shootout	L 59–62	1–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2003*		vs. Texas State Great Alaska Shootout	W 62–55	2–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 6, 2003*		Nevada	W 82–76	3–2	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Dec 10, 2003*		Fresno State	L 51–66	3–3	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Dec 13, 2003*		at Santa Clara	L 61–72	3–4	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Dec 20, 2003*		at Lamar	W 73–71	4–4	Montagne Center  Beaumont, Texas
Dec 23, 2003*		at San Francisco	L 72–73	4–5	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 27, 2003*		at No. 10 Saint Joseph's	L 55–73	4–6	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2003*		Cal State Stanislaus	W 68–47	5–6	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 3, 2004		at UC Riverside	W 73–59	6–6 (1–0)	UCR Student Rec Center  Riverside, California
Jan 5, 2004		at Cal State Fullerton	W 66–64 ^OT	7–6 (2–0)	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Jan 8, 2004		Long Beach State	W 70–55	8–6 (3–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 10, 2004		UC Irvine	W 67–52	9–6 (4–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 15, 2004		at Utah State	L 51–66	9–7 (4–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 17, 2004		at Idaho	W 63–62	10–7 (5–1)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, Idaho
Jan 22, 2004		Cal Poly	W 88–64	11–7 (6–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 24, 2004		UC Santa Barbara	W 76–56	12–7 (7–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 31, 2004		at Cal State Northridge	W 86–78	13–7 (8–1)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 5, 2004		at UC Irvine	W 64–52	14–7 (9–1)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Feb 7, 2004		at Long Beach State	W 67–58	15–7 (10–1)	The Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, California
Big West tournament
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. Idaho Semifinals	W 67–61	23–7	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. Cal State Northridge Championship game	W 75–73	24–7	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(12 STL)	vs. (5 STL) No. 21 Providence First Round	W 66–58[2]	25–7	Kemper Arena (17,500) Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 21, 2004*	(12 STL)	vs. (4 STL) No. 16 Kansas Second Round	L 63–78[3]	25–8	Kemper Arena (17,667) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. STL=St. Louis. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "Davis scored 19, hits big shot late". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
3. "Jayhawks headed to Sweet 16 again". ESPN. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.^[dead link‍]
4. "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.