2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	13–16 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (1st season);
Assistant coach	Tony Bennett
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Stanford†	17	–	1	.944	30	–	2	.938
Washington	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Arizona	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
California	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
USC	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
UCLA	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Arizona State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	17	.370

† Conference tournament winner As of April 4, 2004^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

The 2003–04 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 13–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, tied for seventh in the standings.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Seeded eighth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met top seed and second-ranked Stanford in the quarterfinal round and lost by 21 points.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Bennett was hired in March 2003; he was formerly the head coach at Wisconsin.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 8 12:15 pm, FSN	vs. No. 2 (1) Stanford Quarterfinal	L 47–68	13–16	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

^ "Pacific 10 conference 2003–04 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2004.
^ Wiley, John K. (March 7, 2004). "Ticket to L.A." Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ Fox, Tom (March 8, 2004). "WSU earns Pac-10 bid". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Meehan, Jim (March 7, 2004). "Cougs win: They're in". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 12, 2004). "Cardinal stifle WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ "Stanford buries Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 12, 2004. p. 1B.
^ Harris, Beth (March 12, 2004). "WSU falls to Stanford". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Strickland, Carter (March 29, 2003). "Bennett introduced to his public today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bauer, Doug (March 30, 2003). "Back in the game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Wiley, John K. (March 30, 2003). "Cougars finger Bennet to rebuild program". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. C1.
^ Richardson, Vince (March 31, 2003). "WSU hires Bennett". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 2003–04 basketball season

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2003–04 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2004.

[tcktla-3] Wiley, John K. (March 7, 2004). "Ticket to L.A." Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 1B.

[earnbid-4] Fox, Tom (March 8, 2004). "WSU earns Pac-10 bid". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[cwtin-5] Meehan, Jim (March 7, 2004). "Cougs win: They're in". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[cstifcg-6] Bergum, Steve (March 12, 2004). "Cardinal stifle WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[sbruis-7] "Stanford buries Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 12, 2004. p. 1B.

[wsfstn-8] Harris, Beth (March 12, 2004). "WSU falls to Stanford". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[bmhptod-9] Strickland, Carter (March 29, 2003). "Bennett introduced to his public today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[bitgm-10] Bauer, Doug (March 30, 2003). "Back in the game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[cgfgrb-11] Wiley, John K. (March 30, 2003). "Cougars finger Bennet to rebuild program". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. C1.

[hrebnt-12] Richardson, Vince (March 31, 2003). "WSU hires Bennett". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics