The 2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 106th basketball season and first under head coach Bill Self who was hired after Roy Williams accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater North Carolina. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. KU finished the season with a record of 24–9, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place in conference. The Jayhawks lost to Texas in the Big 12 tournament semifinals and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the St. Louis Region. They advanced to the Elite Eight where they lost to Georgia Tech.
Recruiting class
Roster
Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town Nick Bahe 21 Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Lincoln, NE Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–0 165 Freshman McAlester, OK J.R. Giddens 15 Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK Jeff Graves 42 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Lee's Summit, MO Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 210 Junior Fort Worth, TX Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Junior Portland, OR Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Junior Portland, OR Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Asheville, NC Bryant Nash 33 Forward 6–7 210 Senior Carrollton, TX Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore El Cajon, CA Brett Olson 3 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Chanute, KS David Padgett 44 Center 6–11 230 Freshman Reno, NV Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 250 Junior Leavenworth, KS Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Lawrence, KS Omar Wilkes 2 Guard 6–4 175 Freshman Los Angeles, CA
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 Tournament
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Rankings
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final AP 6 6 1 5 6 12 13 13 14 12 15 20 12 21 20 21 18 16 N/A Coaches 5 5 1 7 7 11 13 14 12 10 12 17 13 20 18 18 15 14 9
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