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
Big 12 Tournament
2004 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2003–04 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team