# 2003–04 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Lute Olson in his 21st year as Arizona's head coach, the team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.
The team went 11–7 in regular-season conference play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Pac-10 tournament before losing to Washington 90–85. Seeded ninth in the South Region of the 2004 NCAA tournament, Arizona fell 80–76 to Seton Hall in the first round. The team went 20–10 overall.
After the season sophomore small forward Andre Iguodala entered the 2004 NBA draft in which he was selected ninth overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 2003* | | Northern Arizona | W 107–73 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | vs. No. 8 Florida | L 77–78 | 1–1 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Dec 6, 2003* | | at Saint Louis | W 68–67 | 2–1 | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 9, 2003* | | vs. No. 6 Texas | W 91–83 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 13, 2003* | | No. 22 Marquette | W 85–75 | 4–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 17, 2003* | | Saint Mary's | W 84–78 | 5–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 22, 2003* | | San Diego State | W 83–71 | 6–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 2003* | | Liberty | W 107–91 | 7–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 2003* | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72–69 | 8–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2004 | | at Arizona State | W 93–74 | 9–1 (1–0) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 8, 2004 | | California | W 95–75 | 10–1 (2–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 10, 2004 | | No. 4 Stanford | L 72–82 | 10–2 (2–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 15, 2004 | | at USC | L 90–99 | 10–3 (2–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | at UCLA | W 97–72 | 11–3 (3–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 22, 2004 | | Oregon State | W 109–75 | 12–3 (4–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 2004 | | Oregon | W 90–66 | 13–3 (5–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 29, 2004 | | at Washington | L 83–96 | 13–4 (5–3) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | at Washington State | W 61–57 | 14–4 (6–3) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 5, 2004 | | at California | L 83–87 | 14–5 (6–4) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | at No. 2 Stanford | L 77–80 | 14–6 (6–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 12, 2004 | | USC | W 97–70 | 15–6 (7–5) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | UCLA | W 107–83 | 16–6 (8–5) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 19, 2004 | | at Oregon | W 100–87 | 17–6 (9–5) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 21, 2004 | | at Oregon State | L 84–90 | 17–7 (9–6) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 26, 2004 | | Washington | L 84–89 | 17–8 (9–7) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 28, 2004 | | Washington State | W 72–60 | 18–8 (10–7) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 7, 2004 | | Arizona State | W 106–81 | 19–8 (11–7) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2004* | | vs. USC Quarterfinals | W 79–76 | 20–8 | Staples Center Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 12, 2004* | | vs. Washington Semifinals | L 85–90 | 20–9 | Staples Center Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2004* | (9 ATL) | vs. (8 ATL) Seton Hall First Round | L 76–80 | 20–10 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||