2003–04 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team


The 2003–04 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Eddie Sutton. In 2002–03, the Cowboys finished 22–10 (10–6 in the Big 12 Conference).

2003–04 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record31–4 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Texas 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 16 Kansas 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Colorado 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Missouri 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Oklahoma 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa State 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Kansas State 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Nebraska 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
Baylor 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Texas A&M 0 16   .000 7 21   .250
2004 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Preseason

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Four transfers became eligible to play for the Cowboys this season. Joey and Stevie Graham transferred from the University of Central Florida, Daniel Bobik transferred from BYU, and John Lucas III transferred from Baylor University but did not have to sit out the required year after the Baylor University basketball scandal.

Regular season

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The Cowboys won their first four games before traveling to BYU to take on Daniel Bobik's former team and Rafael Araújo, who gave the Cowboys their first setback of the year. After six more consecutive wins, OSU lost in a blowout in its conference game against Bob Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock. The Cowboys then won 11 straight conference games before falling in double overtime to Missouri. Oklahoma State won the regular season conference championship, finishing with a record of 14–2. Until 2018–19, it was the last time a team other than the Kansas Jayhawks won the Big 12 regular-season championship outright. (Oklahoma State and Kansas shared the title in 2004–05.)

Postseason

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Oklahoma State followed up its regular season Big 12 Conference championship with the tournament championship. OSU received a #2 seed in the East Regional, where it defeated the #1 seed St. Joseph's University in the regional final with the game-winning shot coming from John Lucas III. At the Final Four, the Cowboys fell to Georgia Tech on a last-second shot by Will Bynum.

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
0   F Tremaine Fuqua
4   C Frans Steyn
5   G/F Marcus Dove
13   G Guy Ikpah
14   F Joey Graham
15   G John Lucas
16   G Kenneth Meek
20   G Daniel Bobik
21   G Stephen Graham
No. Position Player
23   F Ivan McFarlin
24   G Tony Allen
25   G Janavor Weatherspoon
32   F David Monds
33   F Jason Miller
35   G Brandon Elliott
42   F Terrence Crawford

Big 12 Conference standings

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# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Oklahoma State
14-2
.875
31-4
.886
2 Texas
12-4
.750
25-8
.758
3 Kansas
12-4
.750
24-9
.727
4 Colorado
10-6
.625
18-11
.621
5 Texas Tech
9-7
.563
23-11
.676
6 Missouri
9-7
.563
16-14
.533
7 Oklahoma
8-8
.500
20-11
.645
8 Iowa State
7-9
.438
20-13
.606
9 Kansas State
6-10
.375
14-14
.500
10 Nebraska
6-10
.375
18-13
.580
11 Baylor
3-13
.188
8-21
.276
12 Texas A&M
0-16
.000
7-21
.250

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/21/2003*
7:05 pm
No. 25 Northwestern State W 90–62  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,466)
Stillwater, OK
11/26/2003*
7:05 pm
No. 25 vs. Colorado State W 84–63  2–0
Reynolds Center (7,163)
Tulsa, OK
11/29/2003*
7:05 pm
No. 24 Pepperdine W 84–82  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,040)
Stillwater, OK
12/03/2003*
7:05 pm
No. 25 Texas-San Antonio W 83–53  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,450)
Stillwater, OK
12/06/2003*
4:08 pm
No. 25 vs. Brigham Young L 76–71  4–1
Delta Center (16,285)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/16/2003*
7:05 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma State W 93–46  5–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
12/20/2003*
4:05 pm
at Arkansas W 73–58  6–1
Bud Walton Arena (18,917)
Fayetteville, AR
12/22/2003*
7:05 pm
Texas–Pan American W 96–61  7–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,613)
Stillwater, OK
12/30/2003*
7:05 pm
Samford W 65–50  8–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,670)
Stillwater, OK
1/03/2004*
6:35 pm
vs. Southern Methodist W 89–54  9–1
Paycom Center (9,760)
Oklahoma City, OK
01/06/2004*
7:05 pm
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 84–52  10–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,520)
Stillwater, OK
01/10/2004
3:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 83–62  10–2 (0–1)
United Spirit Arena (13,043)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2004
7:04 pm
No. 11 Oklahoma W 77–56  11–2 (1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
01/17/2004
6:04 pm
at Kansas State W 57–56  12–2 (2–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (10,839)
Manhattan, KS
01/21/2004
7:05 pm
No. 24 Colorado W 71–62  13–2 (3–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,839)
Stillwater, OK
01/24/2004
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 at No. 16 Texas W 72–67  14–2 (4–1)
Frank Erwin Center (16,221)
Austin, TX
01/31/2004
8:04 pm
No. 18 No. 13 Texas Tech W 70–66  15–2 (5–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
02/03/2004
7:05 pm
No. 13 at Texas A&M W 91–79  16–2 (6–1)
Reed Arena (6,021)
College Station, TX
02/07/2004
12:47 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 13 at Iowa State W 88–67  17–2 (7–1)
Hilton Coliseum (12,240)
Ames, IA
02/09/2004
8:05 pm, ESPN
No. 10 No. 12 Kansas W 80–60  18–2 (8–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
02/14/2004
3:03 pm
No. 10 Baylor W 91–58  19–2 (9–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,449)
Stillwater, OK
02/16/2004
8:05 pm
No. 7 at Oklahoma W 65–52  20–2 (10–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,628)
Norman, OK
02/21/2004
7:00 pm
No. 7 at Nebraska W 87–83 OT 21–2 (11–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,854)
Stillwater, OK
02/24/2004
7:04 pm
No. 6 at Missouri L 93–92 OT 21–3 (11–2)
Hearnes Center (13,233)
Columbia, MO
02/28/2004
3:03 pm
No. 6 at Baylor W 72–65  22–3 (12–2)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
03/01/2004
8:05 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 10 Texas W 76–67  23–3 (13–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
03/06/2004
12:47 pm
No. 8 Texas A&M W 70–41  24–3 (14–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,686)
Stillwater, OK
2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/12/2004
12:07 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 7 vs. Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 83–75  25–3
American Airlines Center (17,267)
Dallas, TX
03/13/2004
1:07 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 vs. Texas Tech
Semifinals
W 82–77  26–3
American Airlines Center (19,100)
Dallas, TX
03/14/2004
2:15 pm, ESPN
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Texas
Championship
W 65–49  27–3
American Airlines Center (17,324)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/19/2004*
2:22 pm, CBS
No. 4 (2 seed) vs. Eastern Washington
First Round
W 75–56  28–3
Kemper Arena (16,840)
Kansas City, MO
03/21/2004*
1:20 am, CBS
No. 4 (2) vs. No. 24 Memphis
Second Round
W 70–53  29–3
Kemper Arena (17,667)
Kansas City, MO
03/25/2004*
7:27 am, CBS
No. 4 (2) vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh
Sweet Sixteen
W 63–51  30–3
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, NJ
03/27/2004*
7:05 am, CBS
No. 4 (2) vs. No. 5 St. Joseph's
Elite Eight
W 64–62  31–3
Meadowlands Arena (19,779)
East Rutherford, NJ
04/03/2004*
5:07 am, CBS
No. 4 (2) vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech
Final Four
L 67–65  31–4
Alamodome (44,417)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 16 Joey Graham Toronto Raptors [2]
1 25 Tony Allen Boston Celtics [3]

References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.