Following the 2003–04 regular season, West Virginia qualified for the 2004 Big East Tournament as the number 10 seed. The team lost its first round match against team by a 65–64 margin on a three-point shot with 15 seconds remaining. The team's 15–13 record earned it an invitation to the 2004 NIT. In the first round of the tournament, the team traveled to play a 22–8 . Despite early foul trouble the team won 65–54 to advance to the second round.