2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
MAC West Division champions ; MAC regular season champions; MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	26–5 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates; Larry Farmer; James Holland;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Miami (OH)	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Marshall	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Akron	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
West
Western Michigan†	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Central Michigan	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were Mid-American Conference (MAC) overall and West Division co-champions with Toledo, received the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and defeated Toledo in the conference finals to receive the MAC's automatic berth into the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. WMU is led by 11th year head coach Steve Hawkins and play their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

WMU was given a No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to No. 6 seeded Vanderbilt in the opening round, 71–59.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Mike Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Steve Hawkins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		USC	W 83–65	1–0	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 24, 2003*		at Detroit	L 43–64	1–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Dec 6, 2003		Miami (OH)	W 61–38	2–1 (1–0)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 13, 2003*		Fordham	W 88–67	3–1	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 15, 2003*		vs. UAB	W 69–62	4–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 2003*		at Loyola–Chicago	W 79–61	5–1	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 29, 2003*		vs. Winthrop	W 76–71	6–1	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 30, 2003*		at Arizona State	W 81–76	7–1	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Jan 3, 2004		at Akron	W 83–75	8–1 (2–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Jan 10, 2004		at Buffalo	W 84–54	9–1 (3–0)	Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York
Jan 12, 2004		Marshall	W 88–65	10–1 (4–0)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 14, 2004*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 77–48	11–1	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mar 6, 2004		Northern Illinois	W 93–61	23–4 (15–3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Marshall Quarterfinals	W 96–62	24–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. Toledo Semifinals	W 87–77	25–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. Kent State Championship game	W 77–66	26–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Vanderbilt First round	L 58–71	26–5	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. Rankings in parentheses indicate tournament seeds. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Little man Moore rises to the occasion vs. Western Michigan". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[1] "Little man Moore rises to the occasion vs. Western Michigan". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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