2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	21–10 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Ben Jacobson
Home arena	UNI-Dome
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated SW Missouri State in the championship game of the Missouri Valley tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, UNI was defeated by No. 3 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgia Tech in the opening round.

2003–04 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Southern Illinois	17	–	1	.944	25	–	5	.833
Northern Iowa †	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Creighton	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
Southwest Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Drake	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
Evansville	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345

† 2004 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Ben Jacobson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Sioux City, IA
G	23	Brooks McKowen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Fairbank, IA

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Chicago State	W 83–59	1–0	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 25, 2003*		Butler	L 54–56	1–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 30, 2003*		at Iowa State	L 76–79	1–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 2, 2003*		Louisiana Tech	W 75–72	2–2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 6, 2003*		Furman	L 55–64	2–3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 9, 2003*		No. 24 Iowa	W 77–66	3–3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 13, 2003*		Minnesota-Crookston	W 80–58	4–3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Dec 20, 2003		at Illinois State	W 64–61	5–3 (1–0)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Dec 30, 2003*		Siena	W 82–70	6–3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 3, 2004		Evansville	W 80–67	7–3 (2–0)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 8, 2004		at Wichita State	L 65–82	7–4 (2–1)	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 11, 2004		at SW Missouri State	L 60–62	7–5 (2–2)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 14, 2004*		No. 24 Creighton	W 82–73	8–5 (3–2)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 17, 2004*		Drake	W 76–56	9–5 (4–2)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 21, 2004		at Evansville	W 67–53	10–5 (5–2)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 24, 2004		Bradley	W 78–71	11–5 (6–2)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 28, 2004		Illinois State	L 60–68	11–6 (6–3)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 31, 2004		at Southern Illinois	L 53–63	11–7 (6–4)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 4, 2004		at Creighton	L 47–58	11–8 (6–5)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 7, 2004		Indiana State	W 68–64	12–8 (7–5)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 11, 2004		SW Missouri State	W 64–59	13–8 (8–5)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 14, 2004		at Bradley	L 64–72	13–9 (8–6)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Feb 18, 2004		Wichita State	W 85–80	14–9 (9–6)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 21, 2004*		at Wisconsin–Green Bay	W 82–75	15–9	Resch Center Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 25, 2004		at Drake	W 84–79 ^OT	16–9 (10–6)	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 28, 2004		at Indiana State	W 48–47	17–9 (11–6)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Mar 1, 2004		No. 15 Southern Illinois	W 68–52	18–9 (12–6)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 6, 2004*		vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals	W 68–54	19–9	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 7, 2004*		vs. Wichita State Semifinals	W 63–56	20–9	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 8, 2004*		vs. SW Missouri State Championship game	W 79–74 ^2OT	21–9	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2004*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Georgia Tech First round	L 60–65	21–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2003-04 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
^ 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 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

[3] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

[ESPN-4] 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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