2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2003–04 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	22–7 (12–2 MWC)
Head coach	Joe Scott (4th season);
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

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[edit]

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

Joe Scott

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 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[edit]

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Awards and honors[edit]

Nick Welch – MWC co-Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American
Joe Scott – MWC Coach of the Year

References[edit]

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

[1] sports-reference.com 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[ESPN-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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