2003–04 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2003–04 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	14–16 (9–9 Big West)
Head coach	Leonard Perry (3rd season)
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Utah State	17	–	1		.944			25	–	4		.862
Pacific †	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	8		.556			16	–	12		.571
Idaho	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UC Riverside	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Cal State Northridge	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Cal Poly	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
UC Irvine	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Long Beach State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	21		.222
† 2004 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2004^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The Vandals were 13–15 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fourth in the standings.^[2][3][4]

Idaho met fifth seed UC Riverside in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament in Anaheim and defeated the Highlanders for their first-ever victory in the Big West tourney.^[5][6][7] The following night in the semifinal, they lost to second-seed Pacific by six points.^[8][9][10]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big West tournament
Thu, March 11 8:30 pm	vs. (5) UC Riverside Quarterfinal	W 66–58	14–15	Anaheim Convention Center (2,655) Anaheim, California
Fri, March 12 8:30 pm	vs. (2) Pacific Semifinal	L 61–67	14–16	Anaheim Convention Center (5,548) Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. Lawson, Jamie (March 10, 2003). "Vandal focus". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
3. Grummert, Dale (March 11, 2003). "Vandals catch their breath". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
4. Meehan, Jim (March 11, 2003). "Vandals will depend on defense". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C6.
5. "UI comes through in the clutch". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
6. "Idaho opens with win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
7. Meehan, Jim (March 12, 2004). "Vandals score a win with win in tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
8. "Idaho men bow out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 13, 2004. p. 1B.
9. "Vandals come up short". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 13, 2004. p. 1B.
10. Meehan, Jim (March 13, 2004). "Pacific ousts Idaho from tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

External links

• Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2003–04 basketball season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2004 editions