# 2003–04 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2003–04 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Eddie Sutton. In 2002–03, the Cowboys finished 22–10 (10–6 in the Big 12 Conference).

## Preseason

Four transfers became eligible to play for the Cowboys this season. Joey and Stevie Graham transferred from the University of Central Florida, Daniel Bobik transferred from BYU, and John Lucas III transferred from Baylor University but did not have to sit out the required year after the Baylor University basketball scandal.

## Regular season

The Cowboys won their first four games before traveling to BYU to take on Daniel Bobik's former team and Rafael Araújo, who gave the Cowboys their first setback of the year. After six more consecutive wins, OSU lost in a blowout in its conference game against Bob Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock. The Cowboys then won 11 straight conference games before falling in double overtime to Missouri. Oklahoma State won the regular season conference championship, finishing with a record of 14–2. Until 2018–19, it was the last time a team other than the Kansas Jayhawks won the Big 12 regular-season championship outright. (Oklahoma State and Kansas shared the title in 2004–05.)

## Postseason

Oklahoma State followed up its regular season Big 12 Conference championship with the tournament championship. OSU received a #2 seed in the East Regional, where it defeated the #1 seed St. Joseph's University in the regional final with the game-winning shot coming from John Lucas III. At the Final Four, the Cowboys fell to Georgia Tech on a last-second shot by Will Bynum.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | F | Tremaine Fuqua |
| 4 | C | Frans Steyn |
| 5 | G/F | Marcus Dove |
| 13 | G | Guy Ikpah |
| 14 | F | Joey Graham |
| 15 | G | John Lucas |
| 16 | G | Kenneth Meek |
| 20 | G | Daniel Bobik |
| 21 | G | Stephen Graham |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 23 | F | Ivan McFarlin |
| 24 | G | Tony Allen |
| 25 | G | Janavor Weatherspoon |
| 32 | F | David Monds |
| 33 | F | Jason Miller |
| 35 | G | Brandon Elliott |
| 42 | F | Terrence Crawford |

## Big 12 Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 14-2 | .875 | 31-4 | .886 |
| 2 | Texas | 12-4 | .750 | 25-8 | .758 |
| 3 | Kansas | 12-4 | .750 | 24-9 | .727 |
| 4 | Colorado | 10-6 | .625 | 18-11 | .621 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 9-7 | .563 | 23-11 | .676 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9-7 | .563 | 16-14 | .533 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8-8 | .500 | 20-11 | .645 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 7-9 | .438 | 20-13 | .606 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 6-10 | .375 | 14-14 | .500 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 6-10 | .375 | 18-13 | .580 |
| 11 | Baylor | 3-13 | .188 | 8-21 | .276 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 0-16 | .000 | 7-21 | .250 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/21/2003* 7:05 pm | No. 25 | Northwestern State | W 90–62 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,466) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/26/2003* 7:05 pm | No. 25 | vs. Colorado State | W 84–63 | 2–0 | Reynolds Center (7,163) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/29/2003* 7:05 pm | No. 24 | Pepperdine | W 84–82 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,040) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/03/2003* 7:05 pm | No. 25 | Texas-San Antonio | W 83–53 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,450) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/06/2003* 4:08 pm | No. 25 | vs. Brigham Young | L 76–71 | 4–1 | Delta Center (16,285) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/16/2003* 7:05 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 93–46 | 5–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 12/20/2003* 4:05 pm | | at Arkansas | W 73–58 | 6–1 | Bud Walton Arena (18,917) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/22/2003* 7:05 pm | | Texas–Pan American | W 96–61 | 7–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,613) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/30/2003* 7:05 pm | | Samford | W 65–50 | 8–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,670) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/03/2004* 6:35 pm | | vs. Southern Methodist | W 89–54 | 9–1 | Ford Center (9,760) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 01/06/2004* 7:05 pm | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 84–52 | 10–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,520) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/10/2004 3:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | L 83–62 | 10–2 (0–1) | United Spirit Arena (13,043) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/14/2004 7:04 pm | | No. 11 Oklahoma | W 77–56 | 11–2 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/17/2004 6:04 pm | | at Kansas State | W 57–56 | 12–2 (2–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (10,839) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2004 7:05 pm | No. 24 | Colorado | W 71–62 | 13–2 (3–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,839) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/24/2004 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 16 Texas | W 72–67 | 14–2 (4–1) | Frank Erwin Center (16,221) Austin, TX |
| 01/31/2004 8:04 pm | No. 18 | No. 13 Texas Tech | W 70–66 | 15–2 (5–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/03/2004 7:05 pm | No. 13 | at Texas A&M | W 91–79 | 16–2 (6–1) | Reed Arena (6,021) College Station, TX |
| 02/07/2004 12:47 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 13 | at Iowa State | W 88–67 | 17–2 (7–1) | Hilton Coliseum (12,240) Ames, IA |
| 02/09/2004 8:05 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | No. 12 Kansas | W 80–60 | 18–2 (8–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/14/2004 3:03 pm | No. 10 | Baylor | W 91–58 | 19–2 (9–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,449) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/16/2004 8:05 pm | No. 7 | at Oklahoma | W 65–52 | 20–2 (10–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,628) Norman, OK |
| 02/21/2004 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at Nebraska | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 21–2 (11–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,854) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/24/2004 7:04 pm | No. 6 | at Missouri | L 93–92 $^{OT}$ | 21–3 (11–2) | Hearnes Center (13,233) Columbia, MO |
| 02/28/2004 3:03 pm | No. 6 | at Baylor | W 72–65 | 22–3 (12–2) | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| 03/01/2004 8:05 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 10 Texas | W 76–67 | 23–3 (13–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/06/2004 12:47 pm | No. 8 | Texas A&M | W 70–41 | 24–3 (14–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,686) Stillwater, OK |
| 2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2004 12:07 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 7 | vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals | W 83–75 | 25–3 | American Airlines Center (17,267) Dallas, TX |
| 03/13/2004 1:07 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | vs. Texas Tech Semifinals | W 82–77 | 26–3 | American Airlines Center (19,100) Dallas, TX |
| 03/14/2004 2:15 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | vs. No. 11 Texas Championship | W 65–49 | 27–3 | American Airlines Center (17,324) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2004* 2:22 pm, CBS | No. 4 (2 seed) | vs. Eastern Washington First Round | W 75–56 | 28–3 | Kemper Arena (16,840) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/21/2004* 1:20 am, CBS | No. 4 (2) | vs. No. 24 Memphis Second Round | W 70–53 | 29–3 | Kemper Arena (17,667) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/25/2004* 7:27 am, CBS | No. 4 (2) | vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh Sweet Sixteen | W 63–51 | 30–3 | Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 03/27/2004* 7:05 am, CBS | No. 4 (2) | vs. No. 5 St. Joseph's Elite Eight | W 64–62 | 31–3 | Meadowlands Arena (19,779) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 04/03/2004* 5:07 am, CBS | No. 4 (2) | vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech Final Four | L 67–65 | 31–4 | Alamodome (44,417) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 16 | Joey Graham | Toronto Raptors |
| 1 | 25 | Tony Allen | Boston Celtics |