2003–04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2003–04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 8th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the Washington Huskies. The 8th-place finish was worst ever for UCLA since the conference expanded to 10 teams.[3] The Bruins did not play in a post-season tournament. This was the first season for head coach Ben Howland following the departure of Steve Lavin.

2003–04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record11–17 (7–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Stanford 17 1   .944 30 2   .938
Washington 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Arizona 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Oregon 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
California 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
USC 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
UCLA 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Oregon State 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Arizona State 4 14   .222 10 17   .370
Conference tournament winner
As of April 4, 2004[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

Roster

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2003–04 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Trevor Ariza 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Miami, Florida
G 13 Gene Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
G 21 Cedric Bozeman (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 5 Jon Crispin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Pitman, New Jersey
F 43 T. J. Cummings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Homewood, Illinois
C 45 Michael Fey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So
G 55 Quinn Hawking 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
C 52 John Hoffart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
C 15 Ryan Hollins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So Pasadena, California
F 54 Josiah Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 25 Matt McKinney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G 3 Brian Morrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G 2 Janou Rubin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G 1 Dijon Thompson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 10 Ryan Walcott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
G 22 Ike Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Head coach

Ben Howland (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 12, 2003
EA Sports All-Stars
Exhibition
W 74–67  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2003
Southern California All-Stars
Exhibition
W 95–59  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 29, 2003
 FSNW2
Vermont W 68–67  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,852)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2003
UC Riverside W 84–70  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,331)
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2003
 CBS
vs. No. 9 Kentucky
John R. Wooden Classic
L 50–52  2–1
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,816)
Anaheim, CA
December 13, 2003
Loyola Marymount W 69–66 OT 3–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,240)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2003
 FSNW
UC Santa Barbara L 60–61  3–2
Pauley Pavilion (7,432)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2003
 FSN
Michigan State W 64–58  4–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,433)
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 2003
 CBS
at Michigan L 66–70  4–3
Crisler Arena (12,937)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 2, 2004
 FSNW2
Oregon State W 77–66  5–3
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,792)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2004
 FSN
Oregon W 81–74  6–3
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,152)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2004
at Washington State W 48–45  7–3
(3–0)
Spokane Arena (2,861)
Spokane, WA
January 10, 2004
 FSNW2
at Washington W 86–84 OT 8–3
(4–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,638)
Seattle, WA
January 15, 2004
Arizona State W 66–58  9–3
(5–0)
Pauley Pavilion (9,327)
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2004
 ABC
No. 7 Arizona L 72–97  9–4
(5–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,621)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2004
 FSN
at No. 2 Stanford L 52–67  9–5
(5–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, CA
January 24, 2004
 CBS
at California L 62–76  9–6
(5–3)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2004
 FSNW2
USC L 69–76  9–7
(5–4)
Pauley Pavilion (12,773)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2004
 CBS
at St. John's L 55–71  9–8
Madison Square Garden (9,077)
New York, NY
February 5, 2004
Washington State L 48–55  9–9
(5–5)
Pauley Pavilion (7,299)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2004
 FSNW2
Washington W 80–75  10–9
(6–5)
Pauley Pavilion (8,254)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2004
 FSN
at Arizona State L 62–74 OT 10–10
(6–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,339)
Tempe, AZ
February 14, 2004
 FSN
at No. 16 Arizona L 83–107  10–11
(6–7)
McKale Center (14,566)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2004
 FSNW2
California W 66–49  11–11
(7–7)
Pauley Pavilion (9,166)
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2004
 CBS
No. 1 Stanford L 60–73  11–12
(7–8)
Pauley Pavilion (10,815)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2004
 FSN
at USC L 77–78 OT 11–13
(7–9)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,147)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2004
 CBS
Notre Dame L 60–75  11–14
(7–9)
Pauley Pavilion (8,486)
Los Angeles, CA
March 04, 2004
 FSN
at Oregon State L 56–65  11–15
(7–10)
Gill Coliseum (6,384)
Corvallis, OR
March 06, 2004
 CBS
at Oregon L 59–60  11–16
(7–11)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, OR
Pac-10 Tournament
March 11, 2004
 FSN
vs. Washington
First Round
L 83–91  11–17
Staples Center (14,689)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2003–04 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2004.
  3. ^ "Pacific-10 conference 2003–04 standings". Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.