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 | |
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 14–16 (9–9 Big West) |
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Home arena | Cowan Spectrum |
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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
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ Lawson, Jamie (March 10, 2003). "Vandal focus". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 11, 2003). "Vandals catch their breath". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 11, 2003). "Vandals will depend on defense". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C6.
- ^ "UI comes through in the clutch". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho opens with win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 12, 2004). "Vandals score a win with win in tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Idaho men bow out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 13, 2004. p. 1B.
- ^ "Vandals come up short". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 13, 2004. p. 1B.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 13, 2004). "Pacific ousts Idaho from tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2003–04 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2004 editions