2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2003–04
|team=Pacific Tigers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Pacific Tigers wordmark.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Big West Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big West
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=25–8
|conf_record=17–1
|head_coach=Bob Thomason
|hc_year = 16th
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Alex G. Spanos Center
|champion=Big West regular season co-champions
Big West tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = second round
}}
{{2003–04 Big West men's basketball standings}}
The 2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 16th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific finished tied with Utah State atop the Big West regular season standings and followed by winning the Big West tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the St. Louis region, the team upset No. 5 seed Providence in the opening round. Playing in the Round of 32 for the first time in school history, the Tigers were beaten by No. 4 seed Kansas to end their season at 25–8 (17–1 Big West).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Bob Thomason ({{college|Pacific}})
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|roster_url=https://pacifictigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-04
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Pacific Tigers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 21, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 76–65
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 69–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Canisius Golden Griffins|title=Canisius}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 59–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Texas State Bobcats|title=Texas State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 62–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 82–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 51–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Leavey Center
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, California
| gamename =
| score = 61–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Lamar Cardinals|title=Lamar}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Montagne Center
| site_cityst = Beaumont, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 73–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 72–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 55–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cal State Stanislaus Warriors |title=Cal State Stanislaus}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 68–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=UC Riverside Highlanders|title=UC Riverside}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCR Student Rec Center
| site_cityst = Riverside, California
| gamename =
| score = 73–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–6
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| site_cityst = Fullerton, California
| gamename =
| score = 66–64
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 7–6
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers |title=Long Beach State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 70–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–6
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 67–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–6
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 51–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–7
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, Idaho
| gamename =
| score = 63–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–7
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cal Poly Mustangs|title=Cal Poly}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 88–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–7
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 76–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–7
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors|title=Cal State Northridge}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matadome
| site_cityst = Northridge, California
| gamename =
| score = 86–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–7
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, California
| gamename =
| score = 64–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Long Beach State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Walter Pyramid
| site_cityst = Long Beach, California
| gamename =
| score = 67–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–7
| conference = 10–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Pacific Tigers}}| 2004 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
| site_cityst = Anaheim, California
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 67–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2003|sex=men|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors|title=Cal State Northridge}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
| site_cityst = Anaheim, California
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 75–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Pacific Tigers}}| 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 12 STL
| opponent = Providence
| opprank = 21
| oppseed = 5 STL
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = First Round
| score = 66–58{{cite web |title=Davis scored 19, hits big shot late |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000050 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626211959/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000050 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 19, 2004 |access-date=June 26, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend = 17,500
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 12 STL
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 4 STL
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 63–78{{cite web |title=Jayhawks headed to Sweet 16 again |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000052 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626211847/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000052 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 21, 2004 |access-date=June 26, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend = 17,667
| record = 25–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|poll=AP Poll
|timezone=Pacific Time
|region=STL
|regionname=St. Louis}}
References
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