In the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the Conseco Fieldhouse from March 11–14, Michigan was seeded fifth and earned a first round bye. The team led the conference in rebounding margin with a 3.4 average margin in conference games as well as blocked shots with a 4.31 team average in conference games. Ĭourtney Sims won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship for blocked shots with a 2.00 average in all games. The leading rebounders were Robinson (194), Courtney Sims (161) and Graham Brown (139). (411 points) and Lester Abram (405 points). The team's leading scorers were Daniel Horton (415 points), Bernard Robinson, Jr. Mathis served as team co- captains, and Lester Abram and Bernard Robinson, Jr. The team had a 1–2 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #12 Wisconsin 71–59 on February 22 at Crisler Arena. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. The team earned a fifth place seed and advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference.
The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The 2003–04 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.