2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball
2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	24–8 (13–5 WAC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Doc Sadler (1st season)
Home arena	Don Haskins Center

The 2003–04 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Billy Gillispie and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Jason Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	4	Giovanni St. Amant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Bellflower, California
F	5	Roy Smallwood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	10	Chris Craig	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Scottsdale, Arizona
G	21	Filiberto Rivera	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	33	Omar Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	40	John Tofi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	San Francisco, California

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 2003*		at Texas Tech	L 57–70	3–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 6, 2003*		at New Mexico State	W 83–74	4–1	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 8, 2003*		Houston	W 88–61	5–1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 17, 2003*		New Mexico State	W 85–60	6–1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 2003*		Rutgers	W 94–68	9–1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 2004		Boise State	L 94–98	9–2 (0–1)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
WAC tournament
Mar 11, 2004*		vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 62–55	23–6	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Mar 12, 2004*		vs. Boise State Semifinals	W 85–73	24–6	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Mar 13, 2004*		vs. Nevada Championship game	L 60–66[2]	24–7	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2004*	(13 PHX)	vs. (4 PHX) No. 19 Maryland First round	L 83–86[3]	24–8	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix.

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UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	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
NCAA national championship in bold