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2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
MAC West Division champions ; MAC regular season champions; MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	26–5 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates; Larry Farmer; James Holland;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Miami (OH)	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Marshall	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Akron	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
West
Western Michigan†	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Central Michigan	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were Mid-American Conference (MAC) overall and West Division co-champions with Toledo, received the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and defeated Toledo in the conference finals to receive the MAC's automatic berth into the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. WMU is led by 11th year head coach Steve Hawkins and play their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

WMU was given a No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to No. 6 seeded Vanderbilt in the opening round, 71–59.^[1]

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2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Mike Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Steve Hawkins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		USC	W 83–65	1–0	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 24, 2003*		at Detroit	L 43–64	1–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Dec 6, 2003		Miami (OH)	W 61–38	2–1 (1–0)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 13, 2003*		Fordham	W 88–67	3–1	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 15, 2003*		vs. UAB	W 69–62	4–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 2003*		at Loyola–Chicago	W 79–61	5–1	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 29, 2003*		vs. Winthrop	W 76–71	6–1	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 30, 2003*		at Arizona State	W 81–76	7–1	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Jan 3, 2004		at Akron	W 83–75	8–1 (2–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Jan 10, 2004		at Buffalo	W 84–54	9–1 (3–0)	Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York
Jan 12, 2004		Marshall	W 88–65	10–1 (4–0)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 14, 2004*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 77–48	11–1	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mar 6, 2004		Northern Illinois	W 93–61	23–4 (15–3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Marshall Quarterfinals	W 96–62	24–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. Toledo Semifinals	W 87–77	25–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. Kent State Championship game	W 77–66	26–4	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Vanderbilt First round	L 58–71	26–5	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. Rankings in parentheses indicate tournament seeds. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Little man Moore rises to the occasion vs. Western Michigan". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[1] "Little man Moore rises to the occasion vs. Western Michigan". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Venues	East Hall gymnasium (1913–1938) Oakland Gymnasium (1938–1957) Read Fieldhouse (1957–1992) Lawson Arena (1992–1994) University Arena (1994–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
Culture and lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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2003–04 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

MAC West Division champions MAC regular season champions MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	26–5 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates Larry Farmer James Holland
Home arena	University Arena
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →