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2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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.

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 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 edit

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 edit

  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.

External links edit

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