# 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Riley Wallace, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Hawaii finished 5th in the WAC during the regular season, and lost in the first round in the WAC tournament to Rice.
Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, the school's fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason. The Rainbow Warriors won their first game against #25 Utah State, the first road victory over a ranked opponent in school history. Hawaii won again to advance to the NIT quarterfinals, but were eliminated by eventual NIT champion Michigan, 88–73.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason ||||||
| November 17, 2003* 7:05 pm | | BYU–Hawaii Exhibition | W 63–56 | — | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 21, 2003* 7:05 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 51–57 | 0–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,058) Honolulu, HI |
| November 24, 2003* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational | W 56–43 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| November 25, 2003* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 68–54 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| November 26, 2003* 4:30 pm | | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational | L 72–82 | 2–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| December 7, 2003* 4:05 pm | | EA Sports All-Stars Exhibition | W 69–67 | — | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 15, 2003* 7:05 pm | | Oregon State | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,752) Honolulu, HI |
| December 19, 2003* 7:05 pm | | Texas Southern Adidas Festival | W 97–67 | 4–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,694) Honolulu, HI |
| December 20, 2003* 7:05 pm | | New Orleans Adidas Festival | W 92–64 | 5–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,954) Honolulu, HI |
| December 27, 2003* 7:35 pm | | Lamar Rainbow Classic | W 94–88 | 6–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,997) Honolulu, HI |
| December 29, 2003* 7:35 pm | | IUPUI Rainbow Classic | W 82–64 | 7–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,892) Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 2003* 7:05 am | | Fairfield Rainbow Classic | W 50–49 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,384) Honolulu, HI |
| January 3, 2004 7:05 pm | | Fresno State | L 58–69 | 8–3 (0–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,798) Honolulu, HI |
| January 5, 2004 7:05 pm | | Nevada | W 60–53 | 9–3 (1–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,155) Honolulu, HI |
| January 10, 2004 4:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 83–76 | 10–3 (2–1) | Event Center Arena (1,354) San Jose, CA |
| January 15, 2004 3:05 pm | | at SMU | W 66–65 | 11–3 (3–1) | Moody Coliseum (2,743) Dallas, TX |
| January 17, 2004 3:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 67–60 | 12–3 (4–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,679) Ruston, LA |
| January 22, 2004 7:05 pm | | UTEP | W 85–63 | 13–3 (5–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,903) Honolulu, HI |
| January 24, 2004 7:05 pm | | Boise State | W 64–58 | 14–3 (6–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,962) Honolulu, HI |
| January 28, 2004 3:05 pm | | at Rice | L 73–76 | 14–4 (6–2) | Rice Gymnasium (2,923) Houston, TX |
| January 31, 2004 10:05 am | | at Tulsa | W 73–71 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4 (7–2) | Reynolds Center (7,604) Tulsa, OK |
| February 7, 2004 7:05 pm | | San Jose State | W 56–55 | 16–4 (8–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,337) Honolulu, HI |
| February 12, 2004 7:05 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 61–62 | 16–5 (8–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,476) Honolulu, HI |
| February 14, 2004 7:05 pm | | SMU | W 62–59 | 17–5 (9–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,883) Honolulu, HI |
| February 18, 2004 4:30 pm | | at Boise State | L 57–74 | 17–6 (9–4) | BSU Pavilion (5,033) Boise, ID |
| February 21, 2004* 7:00 pm | | at No. 20 Southern Illinois ESPN BracketBusters | L 62–66 | 17–7 | SIU Arena (9,628) Carbondale, IL |
| February 23, 2004 4:05 pm | | at UTEP | L 62–71 | 17–8 (9–5) | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| February 27, 2004 7:05 pm | | Tulsa | W 92–62 | 18–8 (10–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,780) Honolulu, HI |
| February 29, 2004 3:05 pm | | Rice | W 91–77 | 19–8 (11–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (9,214) Honolulu, HI |
| March 4, 2004 5:05 pm | | at Nevada | L 64–77 | 19–9 (11–6) | Lawlor Events Center (10,153) Reno, NV |
| March 6, 2004 5:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 60–69 | 19–10 (11–7) | Save Mart Center (14,222) Fresno, CA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2004 12:35 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Rice WAC Quarterfinals | L 68–70 | 19–11 | Save Mart Center (5,303) Fresno, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 17, 2004 4:05 pm | | at No. 25 Utah State NIT First Round | W 85–74 | 20–11 | Smith Spectrum (8,976) Logan, UT |
| March 22, 2004 6:00 pm | | Nebraska NIT Second Round | W 84–83 | 21–11 | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI |
| March 24, 2004 4:05 pm | | at Michigan NIT Quarterfinals | L 73–88 | 21–12 | Crisler Arena (10,306) Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaiian Time. ||||||
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