2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 10
Record	25–7 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coaches	Greg Gard; Gary Close;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

CoachesNo. 16

APNo. 10

Record25–7 (12–4 Big Ten)

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2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Wisconsin †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
Michigan State	12	–	4	.750	18	–	12	.600
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Indiana	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ohio State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/21/2003* 5:00 pm, CSTV	No. 15	at Penn	W 64–53	1–0	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/25/2003* 7:05 pm	No. 15	Eastern Illinois	W 81–47	2–0	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
11/29/2003* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Rutgers	W 55–43	3–0	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
12/02/2003* 8:30 pm	No. 15	at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 67–73	3–1	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
12/06/2003* 7:00 pm	No. 15	Detroit	W 68–42	4–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
12/10/2003* 7:00 pm, ESPN/WPT	No. 23	Green Bay	W 73–57	5–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
12/13/2003* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Milwaukee	W 89–71	6–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
12/20/2003* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 23 Marquette	W 63–59	7–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/2003* 7:30 pm	No. 19	vs. Ohio Rock-N-Roll Shootout	W 71–48	8–1	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
12/30/2003* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at Alabama	L 56–71	8–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
1/03/2004* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	College of Charleston	W 75–49	9–2	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
1/06/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	Indiana	W 79–45	10–2 (1–0)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan State	W 77–64	11–2 (2–0)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
1/14/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at Purdue	L 51–53	11–3 (2–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/2004 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	Michigan	W 74–63	12–3 (3–1)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/2004 1:32 pm, ESPN+	No. 21	Illinois	W 76–56	13–3 (4–1)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
1/28/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	Ohio State	W 69–57	14–3 (5–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
2/04/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Minnesota	W 80–66	15–3 (6–1)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
2/07/2004 1:32 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at Northwestern	L 51–69	15–4 (6–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/11/2004 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at Iowa	W 54–52	16–4 (7–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/14/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	Ohio State	W 78–48	17–4 (8–2)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
2/18/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at Illinois	L 57–65	17–5 (8–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/22/2004 1:00 pm	No. 12	at Michigan	L 59–71	17–6 (8–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/25/2004 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Penn State	W 68–45	18–6 (9–4)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
2/29/2004 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Purdue	W 82–46	19–6 (10–4)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
3/02/2004 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	at Michigan State	W 68–64	20–6 (11–4)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
3/06/2004 11:17 am	No. 17	at Indiana	W 70–52	21–6 (12–4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
3/12/2004 5:40 pm, UPN	No. 10	vs. Minnesota Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals	W 66–52	22–6	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
3/13/2004 3:05 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. Michigan State Big Ten tournament – Semifinals	W 68–66	23–6	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
3/14/2004 2:30 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 12 Illinois Big Ten tournament – Finals	W 70–53	24–6	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/19/2004* 6:20 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (11) Richmond First Round	W 76–64	25–6	Bradley Center Milwaukee
3/21/2004* 3:52 pm, CBS	(6) No. 10	vs. (3) No. 9 Pittsburgh Second Round	L 55–59	25–7	Bradley Center Milwaukee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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