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2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22–7 (12–2 MWC)
Head coach
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons← 2002–032004–05 →
2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Air Force 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
BYU 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Utah 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
UNLV 7 7   .500 18 13   .581
New Mexico 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
San Diego State 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Wyoming 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Colorado State 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
2004 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 4th-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force completed one of the most successful seasons in program history by winning the MWC regular season title and the school's first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 42 seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 6 seed North Carolina in the opening round.

Roster

2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Tim Keller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Austin, Texas
C 45 Nick Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2003*
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 63–40  1–0
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nov 28, 2003*
at Navy W 86–46  2–0
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 30, 2003*
at Belmont L 38–46  2–1
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 7, 2003*
at Auburn L 49–68  2–2
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 9, 2003*
at Texas A&M W 56–53  3–2
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Dec 20, 2003*
Charleston Southern W 67–46  4–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dec 27, 2003*
vs. Prairie View W 59–46  5–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 2003*
at California W 49–44  6–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 2, 2004*
Milwaukee W 71–49  7–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 6, 2004*
Savannah State W 72–35  8–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 9, 2004*
Purdue-Fort Wayne W 64–44  9–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 12, 2004
at Colorado State W 65–57  10–2
(1–0)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 17, 2004
at New Mexico W 68–42  11–2
(2–0)
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 21, 2004*
Texas A&M W 61–37  12–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 24, 2004
BYU W 74–52  13–2
(3–0)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 26, 2004*
Utah W 62–49  14–2
(4–0)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 31, 2004
at San Diego State W 57–43  15–2
(5–0)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Feb 2, 2004
at UNLV L 50–63  15–3
(5–1)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 7, 2004
Wyoming W 83–71  16–3
(6–1)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 9, 2004
Colorado State W 52–44  17–3
(7–1)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 14, 2004
New Mexico W 51–50  18–3
(8–1)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 16, 2004*
at Texas-Rio Grande Valley L 35–37  18–4
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
Feb 21, 2004
at Utah W 59–57  19–4
(9–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 23, 2004
at BYU L 61–67  19–5
(9–2)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 28, 2004
UNLV W 72–70  20–5
(10–2)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 1, 2004
San Diego State W 61–49  21–5
(11–2)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 6, 2004
at Wyoming W 52–47  22–5
(12–2)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
MWC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*
No. 25 vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals
L 48–60  22–6
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2004*
(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 18 North Carolina
First round
L 52–63  22–7
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

See also: 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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