# 2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 16th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific finished tied with Utah State atop the Big West regular season standings and followed by winning the Big West tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the St. Louis region, the team upset No. 5 seed Providence in the opening round. Playing in the Round of 32 for the first time in school history, the Tigers were beaten by No. 4 seed Kansas to end their season at 25–8 (17–1 Big West).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 2003* | | San Jose State | W 76–65 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Nov 27, 2003* | | vs. No. 2 Duke Great Alaska Shootout | L 69–82 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | vs. Canisius Great Alaska Shootout | L 59–62 | 1–2 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 29, 2003* | | vs. Texas State Great Alaska Shootout | W 62–55 | 2–2 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 6, 2003* | | Nevada | W 82–76 | 3–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Dec 10, 2003* | | Fresno State | L 51–66 | 3–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Dec 13, 2003* | | at Santa Clara | L 61–72 | 3–4 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Dec 20, 2003* | | at Lamar | W 73–71 | 4–4 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 23, 2003* | | at San Francisco | L 72–73 | 4–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 27, 2003* | | at No. 10 Saint Joseph's | L 55–73 | 4–6 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 30, 2003* | | Cal State Stanislaus | W 68–47 | 5–6 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 3, 2004 | | at UC Riverside | W 73–59 | 6–6 (1–0) | UCR Student Rec Center Riverside, California |
| Jan 5, 2004 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (2–0) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Jan 8, 2004 | | Long Beach State | W 70–55 | 8–6 (3–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 10, 2004 | | UC Irvine | W 67–52 | 9–6 (4–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 15, 2004 | | at Utah State | L 51–66 | 9–7 (4–1) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | at Idaho | W 63–62 | 10–7 (5–1) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho |
| Jan 22, 2004 | | Cal Poly | W 88–64 | 11–7 (6–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 76–56 | 12–7 (7–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 86–78 | 13–7 (8–1) | Matadome Northridge, California |
| Feb 5, 2004 | | at UC Irvine | W 64–52 | 14–7 (9–1) | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | at Long Beach State | W 67–58 | 15–7 (10–1) | The Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2004* | | vs. Idaho Semifinals | W 67–61 | 23–7 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California |
| Mar 13, 2004* | | vs. Cal State Northridge Championship game | W 75–73 | 24–7 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* | (12 STL) | vs. (5 STL) No. 21 Providence First Round | W 66–58 | 25–7 | Kemper Arena (17,500) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 21, 2004* | (12 STL) | vs. (4 STL) No. 16 Kansas Second Round | L 63–78 | 25–8 | Kemper Arena (17,667) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. STL=St. Louis. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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