2003–04 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Lorenzo Romar, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

2003–04 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2003–04 record19–12 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coachLorenzo Romar (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Stanford†17–1 .944  30–2  .938
Washington12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Arizona11–7 .611  20–10  .667
Oregon9–9 .500  18–13  .581
California9–9 .500  13–15  .464
USC8–10 .444  13–15  .464
Washington State7–11 .389  13–16  .448
UCLA7–11 .389  11–17  .393
Oregon State6–12 .333  12–16  .429
Arizona State4–14 .222  10–17  .370
† 2004 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2004[1]; Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

The Huskies were 17–10 overall in the regular season and 12–6 in conference play, second in the standings.[3]

Washington lost their first five Pac-10 games,[4][5] then won twelve of thirteen to finish as runner-up.[6] In the eight-team conference tournament, they defeated UCLA in the quarterfinal and Arizona in the semifinal, the first team in 65 years to defeat the Wildcats three times in one season.[7] In the final, they met top seed Stanford; a week earlier, the undefeated Cardinal traveled to Seattle and lost by thirteen points.[6] It was a different outcome in the tourney in Los Angeles as Stanford won by eleven points.[8]

Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years, and were seeded eighth in the St. Louis regional. In the first round at Columbus, Ohio, the Huskies scored a hundred points, but lost to ninth seed UAB by two.[9]

Postseason results
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 11
6:00 pm, FSN		 vs. (7) UCLA
Quarterfinal		 W 91–83  18–10
 Staples Center (13,625)
Los Angeles, California
Fri, March 12
8:30 pm, FSN		 vs. (3) Arizona
Semifinal		 W 90–85  19–10
 Staples Center (15,754)
Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 13
3:00 pm, CBS		 vs. No. 2 (1) Stanford
Final		 L 66–77  19–11
 Staples Center (16,418)
Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 19*
6:30 pm, CBS		 vs. (9S) UAB
First round		 L 100–102  19–12
 Nationwide Arena (19,588)
Columbus, Ohio
*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. "Pac-10 men's basketball final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 2004. p. E3.
  4. Clark, Bob (January 16, 2004). "Ducks share load, snap streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. C1.
  5. "Oregon 84, Washington 74". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 16, 2004. p. C2.
  6. Geranios, Nicholas K. (March 7, 2004). "Washington ruins Stanford's run". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D1.
  7. "Huskies come up short". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 2004. p. C4.
  8. Harris, Beth (March 14, 2004). "Finally, Stanford reigns". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D1.
  9. "Huskies come up short". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 2004. p. C4.
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