# 2003–04 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2003–04 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 7th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The 2002–03 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 20–9 and 13–5 in Big West play.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15, 2003* | vs. UIC Dell BCA Classic | L 65–77 | 0–1 | Cintas Center (9,987) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 16, 2003* | vs. San Diego Bell BCA Classic | W 65–60 | 1–1 | Cintas Center (455) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 17, 2003* | vs. Ohio Bell BCA Classic | W 63–60 | 2–1 | Cintas Center (408) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25, 2003* | No. 20 Stanford | L 59–72 | 2–2 | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA |
| December 3, 2003* | at California | L 57–65 | 2–3 | Haas Pavilion (11,069) Berkeley, CA |
| December 5, 2003* | vs. Princeton McCaffrey Classic | W 57–55 | 3–3 | Save Mart Center (14,309) Fresno, CA |
| December 6, 2003* | vs. Arkansas–Monticello McCaffrey Classic | W 84–67 | 4–3 | Selland Arena (14,420) Fresno, CA |
| December 18, 2003* | Pepperdine | W 85–83 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | Bren Events Center (2,089) Irvine, CA |
| December 20, 2003* | at Sacramento State | L 56–64 | 5–4 | Hornets Nest (1,132) Sacramento, CA |
| January 3, 2004 | Cal Poly | W 74–69 | 6–4 (1–0) | Bren Events Center (2,251) Irvine, CA |
| January 5, 2004 | UC Santa Barbara | L 77–84 | 6–5 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (2,306) Irvine, CA |
| January 8, 2004 | at Cal State Northridge | W 72–56 | 7–5 (2–1) | Matadome (1,311) Northridge, CA |
| January 10, 2004 | at Pacific | L 52–67 | 7–6 (2–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,625) Stockton, CA |
| January 15, 2004 | UC Riverside | W 66–65 | 8–6 (3–2) | Bren Events Center (2,083) Irvine, CA |
| January 17, 2004 | Cal State Fullerton | W 74–67 | 9–6 (4–2) | Bren Events Center (2,219) Irvine, CA |
| January 24, 2004 | at Long Beach State | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (4–3) | The Pyramid (2,058) Long Beach, CA |
| January 29, 2004 | at Utah State | L 48–57 | 9–8 (4–4) | Smith Spectrum (9,037) Logan, UT |
| January 31, 2004 | at Idaho | L 52–57 | 9–9 (4–5) | Cowan Spectrum (2,037) Moscow, ID |
| February 5, 2004 | Pacific | L 52–64 | 9–10 (4–6) | Bren Events Center (1,945) Irvine, CA |
| February 7, 2004 | Cal State Norhtridge | L 51–56 | 9–11 (4–7) | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA |
| February 12, 2004 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 63–70 | 9–12 (4–8) | Titan Gym (1,612) Fullerton, CA |
| February 14, 2004 | at UC Riverside | L 54–72 | 9–13 (4–9) | Student Recreation Center (863) Riverside, CA |
| February 18, 2004 | Long Beach State | W 80–71 | 10–13 (5–9) | Bren Events Center (1,825) Irvine, CA |
| February 21, 2004* | at New Mexico State BracketBusters | L 64–69 | 10–14 | Pan American Center (4,582) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 26, 2004 | Idaho | W 65–63 | 11–14 (6–9) | Bren Events Center (1,521) Irvine, CA |
| February 28, 2004 | No. 24 Utah State | L 56–59 | 11–15 (6–10) | Bren Events Center (4,210) Irvine, CA |
| March 4, 2004 | at vs. UC Santa Barbara | L 55–56 | 11–16 (6–11) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,191) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 6, 2004 | at vs. Cal Poly | L 62–70 | 11–17 (6–12) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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