2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular season co-champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–8 (13–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoc Sadler (1st season)
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Boise State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Rice 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Hawaii 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Fresno State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Louisiana Tech 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
SMU 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Tulsa 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207
† 2004 WAC tournament winner

The 2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Billy Gillispie and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Roster

2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Jason Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
G 4 Giovanni St. Amant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bellflower, California
F 5 Roy Smallwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 10 Chris Craig 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Scottsdale, Arizona
G 21 Filiberto Rivera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Carolina, Puerto Rico
F 33 Omar Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 40 John Tofi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So San Francisco, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 2003*
 at Texas Tech L 57–70  3–1
 United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 6, 2003*
 at New Mexico State W 83–74  4–1
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 8, 2003*
 Houston W 88–61  5–1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 17, 2003*
 New Mexico State W 85–60  6–1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 2003*
 Rutgers W 94–68  9–1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 2004
 Boise State L 94–98  9–2
(0–1) 		Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
WAC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*
 vs. Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 62–55  23–6
 Save Mart Center 
Fresno, California
Mar 12, 2004*
 vs. Boise State
Semifinals 		W 85–73  24–6
 Save Mart Center 
Fresno, California
Mar 13, 2004*
 vs. Nevada
Championship game 		L 60–66[2]  24–7
 Save Mart Center 
Fresno, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*
 (13 PHX) vs. (4 PHX) No. 19 Maryland
First round 		L 83–86[3]  24–8
 The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
PHX=Phoenix.

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References

  1. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nevada's first Dance since '85". ESPN. March 14, 2004. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Terps escape with win over UTEP". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.