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2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

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Sports season

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Teams	13
Regular season
League champions	Western Michigan
Runners-up	Kent State
SeasonMVP	Mike Williams
Tournament
Champions	Western Michigan
Runners-up	Kent State
FinalsMVP	Mike Williams
Mid-American men's basketball seasons

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Miami (OH)	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Marshall	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Akron	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
West
Western Michigan†	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Central Michigan	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

†2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

The2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2003, followed by the start of the2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2004 and concluded in March 2004. Western Michigan won the regular season title with a conference record of 15–3 by two games over second-place Kent State. Western Michigan defeated Kent State in theMAC tournament final and represented theMAC in theNCAA tournament.^[1] There they lost in the first round toVanderbilt.^[2]

Preseason awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2003.^[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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Northern Illinois was picked by the media to win the West Division while Miami was tabbed as the favorite in the East.

Honors

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Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Johnny Hollingsworth, Akron
	Derrick Tarver, Akron
	Turner Battle, Buffalo
	Eric Haut, Kent State
	Juby Johnson, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West	Kevin Netter, Bowling Green
	Marcus Smallwood, Northern Illinois
	P.J. Smith, Northern Illinois
	Keith Triplett, Toledo
	Anthony Kann, Western Michigan

Postseason

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Coach of the Year:Reggie Witherspoon, Buffalo
Player of the Year: Mike Williams, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year:Justin Ingram, Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year:John Edwards, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: Reggie Berry, Western Michigan

Honors

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Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	John Edwards, Kent State
	Juby Johnson, Miami
	Keith Triplett, Toledo
	Ben Reed, Western Michigan
	Mike Williams, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Derrick Tarver, Akron
	Turner Battle, Buffalo
	Ronald Lewis, Bowling Green
	Eric Haut, Kent State
	Marvin Black, Marshall
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Cameron Echols, Ball State
	Kevin Netter, Bowling Green
	Gerrit Brigitha, Central Michigan
	DeAndre Haynes, Kent State
	Chet Mason, Miami
	Marcus Smallwood, Northern Illinois
	P.J. Smith, Northern Illinois
	Jaivon Harris, Ohio
	Sammy Villegas, Toledo
	Anthony Kann, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team	Jeremiah Wood, Akron
	Peyton Stovall, Ball State
	Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo
	Sonny Troutman, Ohio
	Justin Ingram, Toledo

References

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^"Williams scores 28, hits big 3 late".ESPN. Archived fromthe original on May 25, 2022. RetrievedMay 24, 2022.
^"Moore: Six 3s, scores career-high 26". ESPN.com. Archived fromthe original on May 25, 2022. RetrievedMay 24, 2022.
^"HUSKIES AND REDHAWKS NAMED PRESEASON MAC FAVORITES".
^"MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
^^a ^b"MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND THREE SPECIALTY AWARDS".
^"WMU'S WILLIAMS AND UB'S WITHERSPOON WIN MAC AWARDS".
^"MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-MAC TEAM".

v t e Mid-American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies (leaving in 2026) Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets UMass Minutemen Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
Seasons	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 2024–25 2025–26

v t e 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons
America East Atlantic 10 ACC Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Mid-Continent Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-10 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast