| 2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Champs: | Western Michigan |
| Second Place: | Kent State |
| Mvp: | Mike Williams |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2004 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Western Michigan |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kent State |
| Finals Mvp: | Mike Williams |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American men's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American men's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2002–03 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2004–05 |
The 2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2003, followed by the start of the 2003–04 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 the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] There they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.[2]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2003.[3]
Northern Illinois was picked by the media to win the West Division while Miami was tabbed as the favorite in the East.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 |
See main article: 2004 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 | |
2003–04 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season