2003–04 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2003–04 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
MEAC tournament champions
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (10–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRobert Washington (3rd season)
Home arenaJake Gaither Gymnasium
2003–04 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 18 11   .621
Coppin State 14 4   .778 18 14   .563
Delaware State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Hampton 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Florida A&M 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Norfolk State 10 8   .556 12 17   .414
Morgan State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Bethune–Cookman 7 11   .389 8 21   .276
Maryland Eastern Shore 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
Howard 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
North Carolina A&T 3 15   .167 3 25   .107
2004 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by head coach Mike Gillespie, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place in the conference regular season standings. They broke through to capture the MEAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, The Rattlers defeated fellow No. 16 seed Lehigh in the play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Kentucky, 96–76.