# 2003–04 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 men's basketball season. This season would mark the end of an era for the Utah men's basketball program as head coach Rick Majerus, serving in his 15th season, retired due to health concerns after 20 games. Fourth-year assistant, Kerry Rupp, guided the program for the remainder of the season. The Utes finished with an overall record of 24–9 (9–5 WAC), won the Mountain West tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2003* | | Georgia State | W 46–38 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 19, 2003* | | Minnesota Preseason NIT | W 66–54 | 2–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 23, 2003* | | at Stony Brook Preseason NIT | W 51–48 | 3–0 | Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, New York |
| Nov 26, 2003* | | vs. Texas Tech Preseason NIT | L 54–65 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Preseason NIT | L 44–76 | 3–2 | Madison Square Garden (8,910) New York, New York |
| Dec 3, 2003* | | Utah State | W 56–45 | 4–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 6, 2003* | | San Diego | W 82–39 | 5–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 13, 2003* | | Savannah State | W 87–39 | 6–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 16, 2003* | | at LSU | L 51–65 | 6–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 19, 2003* | | Cal State Northridge | W 73–57 | 7–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 23, 2003* | | at Colorado | W 77–57 | 8–3 | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 29, 2003* | | Southern Utah | W 78–45 | 9–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 3, 2004* | | at Weber State | W 70–60 | 10–3 | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Jan 5, 2004* | | Pepperdine | W 76–69 | 11–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 7, 2004* | | Whitworth | W 71–49 | 12–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| MWC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 12, 2004 | | at UNLV | W 72–67 | 13–3 (1–0) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | Wyoming | W 60–49 | 14–3 (2–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 19, 2004 | | Colorado State | W 67–49 | 15–3 (3–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | at New Mexico | L 54–70 | 15–4 (3–1) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 26, 2004 | | at Air Force | L 49–62 | 15–5 (3–2) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | BYU | W 64–56 | 16–5 (4–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | San Diego State | W 65–61 | 17–5 (5–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 9, 2004 | | UNLV | W 70–56 | 18–5 (6–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | at Colorado State | W 80–70 | 19–5 (7–2) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 16, 2004 | | at Wyoming | L 65–74 | 19–6 (7–3) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 21, 2004 | | Air Force | L 57–59 | 19–7 (7–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 23, 2004 | | New Mexico | W 73–43 | 20–7 (8–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 1, 2004 | | at BYU | L 57–70 | 20–8 (8–5) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Mar 6, 2004 | | at San Diego State | W 66–53 | 21–8 (9–5) | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| MWC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2004* | | vs. San Diego State Quarterfinals | W 75–69 | 22–8 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 12, 2004* | | vs. BYU Semifinals | W 54–51 | 23–8 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 13, 2004* | | vs. UNLV Championship game | W 73–70 | 24–8 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Boston College First round | L 51–58 | 24–9 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||