# 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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||
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