The 2003–04 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Ray Giacoletti and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 11–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Weber State and Northern Arizona to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – where they lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma State, 75–56.[1]
| 2003–04 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season co–champions Big Sky tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 17–13 (11–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Reese Court |
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| Eastern Washington † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2004 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 5, 2003* |
at Iowa Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge |
L 54–70 | 2–4 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
| Dec 6, 2003* |
vs. Illinois-Chicago Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge |
L 52–67 | 2–5 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 9, 2004* |
Weber State Semifinals |
W 72–53 | 16–12 |
Reese Court Cheney, Washington | |||||||
| Mar 10, 2004* |
Northern Arizona Championship game |
W 71–59 | 17–12 |
Reese Court Cheney, Washington | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* |
(15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 4 Oklahoma State First round |
L 56–75 | 17–13 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "A Changing of the Guard Propels Oklahoma State". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.