2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record13–16 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Stanford† 17 – 1   .944 30 – 2   .938
Washington 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Arizona 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Oregon 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
California 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
USC 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
UCLA 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 16   .429
Arizona State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 17   .370
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 4, 2004[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

The 2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 13–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, tied for seventh in the standings.[3][4][5]

Seeded eighth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met top seed and second-ranked Stanford in the quarterfinal round and lost by 21 points.[6][7][8]

Bennett was hired in March 2003; he was formerly the head coach at Wisconsin.[9][10][11][12]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 8
12:15 pm, FSN 		vs. No. 2 (1) Stanford
Quarterfinal 		L 47–68  13–16
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2003–04 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2004.
  3. ^ Wiley, John K. (March 7, 2004). "Ticket to L.A." Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. ^ Fox, Tom (March 8, 2004). "WSU earns Pac-10 bid". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 7, 2004). "Cougs win: They're in". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 12, 2004). "Cardinal stifle WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  7. ^ "Stanford buries Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Harris, Beth (March 12, 2004). "WSU falls to Stanford". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  9. ^ Strickland, Carter (March 29, 2003). "Bennett introduced to his public today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  10. ^ Bauer, Doug (March 30, 2003). "Back in the game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  11. ^ Wiley, John K. (March 30, 2003). "Cougars finger Bennet to rebuild program". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. C1.
  12. ^ Richardson, Vince (March 31, 2003). "WSU hires Bennett". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.