2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season explained
The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2004, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 4, 2005, at the Edward Jones Dome in Saint Louis, Missouri. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 75–70 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Season headlines
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 11, 2004.[3]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 2004–05 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
30 conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Ivy League is the only Division I conference that does not hold a conference tournament, instead sending their regular-season champion.
| Conference | Regular
season Winner[4] | Conference
Player of the Year | Conference
Tournament | Tournament
Venue (City) | Tournament
Winner |
|---|
| | Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5] | | Events Center
(Vestal, New York)
(Except Finals) | Vermont[6] |
| St. Joseph's (East)
George Washington (West) | Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's &<br />Steven Smith, La Salle[7] | | U.S. Bank Arena
(Cincinnati) | George Washington[8] |
| | JJ Redick, Duke[9] | | MCI Center
(Washington, D.C.) | Duke[10] |
| | Mike Bell, Florida Atlantic[11] | | Curb Event Center
(Nashville, Tennessee) | Central Florida |
| | Wayne Simien, Kansas[12] | | Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri) | Oklahoma State[13] |
| | Hakim Warrick, Syracuse[14] | | Madison Square Garden
(New York City) | Syracuse |
| | Seamus Boxley, Portland State[15] | | Memorial Coliseum
(Portland, Oregon)
(Semifinals and Finals) | Montana[16] |
| | Pele Paelay, Coastal Carolina[17] | | Winthrop Coliseum
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)
(Semifinals and Finals) | Winthrop[18] |
| | Dee Brown, Illinois[19] | | United Center
(Chicago) | Illinois[20] |
| | David Doubley, Pacific[21] | | Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California) | Utah State |
| | Alex Loughton, Old Dominion[22] | | Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) | Old Dominion |
| | Eddie Basden, Charlotte[23] | | FedExForum
(Memphis, Tennessee) | Louisville[24] |
| | Ed McCants, Wisconsin-Milwaukee[25] | | U.S. Cellular Arena
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
(Except First Round) | Wisconsin-Milwaukee[26] |
| | Tim Begley, Penn[27] | No Tournament |
| | Juan Mendez, Niagara[28] | | HSBC Arena
(Buffalo, New York) | Niagara[29] |
| Miami (OH) (East)
Western Michigan & Toledo (West) | Turner Battle, Buffalo[30] | | Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio) | Ohio[31] |
| | Caleb Green, Oral Roberts[32] | | John Q. Hammons Arena
(Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Oakland[33] |
| | Chakowby Hicks, Norfolk State[34] | | Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) | Delaware State[35] |
| | Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois[36] | | Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) | Southern Illinois[37] |
| | Andrew Bogut, Utah[38] | | Pepsi Center
(Denver, Colorado) | New Mexico[39] |
| | Blake Hamilton, Monmouth[40] | | Campus Sites | Fairleigh Dickinson[41] |
| | Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech[42] | | Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals) | Eastern Kentucky[43] |
| | Ike Diogu, Arizona State[44] | | Staples Center
(Los Angeles) | Washington[45] |
| | Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross[46] | | Campus Sites | Bucknell[47] |
| Kentucky (East)
Alabama & LSU (West) | Brandon Bass, LSU[48] | | Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee) | Florida[49] |
| Chattanooga (North)
Davidson (South) | Brendan Winters, Davidson[50] | | McKenzie Arena
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) | Chattanooga[51] |
| | Joe Thompson, Sam Houston State[52] | | Prather Coliseum
(Natchitoches, Louisiana)
(Finals) | Southeastern Louisiana[53] |
| | Obie Trotter, Alabama A&M[54] | | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama) | Alabama A&M[55] |
| Arkansas-Little Rock (East)
Denver (West) | Yemi Nicholson, Denver[56] | | UNT Coliseum
(Denton, Texas) | Louisiana-Lafayette[57] |
| | Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga[58] | | Leavey Center
(Santa Clara, California) | Gonzaga[59] |
| | Nick Fazekas, Nevada[60] | | Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada) | UTEP[61] | |
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | PPG | | Player | School | RPG | | Player | School | APG | | Player | School | SPG |
|---|
| | 25.8 | | | | 12.4 | | | | 8.0* | | | | 3.9 |
| | 25.1 | | | | 12.2 | | | | 8.0* | | | | 3.4 |
| | 23.5 | | | | 12.0 | | | | 7.8 | | | | 3.3 |
| | 22.7 | | | | 11.7 | | | | 7.3 | | | | 3.3 |
| | 22.6 | | | | 11.6 | | | | 7.3 | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | BPG | | Player | School | FG% | | Player | School | 3FG% | | Player | School | FT% |
|---|
| | 5.5 | | | | 66.2 | | | | 50.4 | | | | 94.7 |
| | 5.4 | | | | 65.2 | | | | 49.2 | | | | 93.8 |
| | 3.7 | | | | 63.0 | | | | 48.4 | | | | 92.0 |
| | 3.5 | | | | 63.0 | | | | 46.5 | | | | 91.0 |
| | 3.0 | | | | 62.5 | | | | 46.2 | | | | 91.0 | |
- Coleman and Funn tied for the national assists lead. Each player had 224 assists in 28 games.
Conference standings
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
See main article: 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 15, 2005 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. North Carolina won their fourth NCAA title, beating Illinois 75–70 in the final. North Carolina forward Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
National Invitation tournament
See main article: 2005 National Invitation Tournament.
After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won the title, defeating the Saint Joseph's Hawks 60–57 in the championship game. The Gamecocks' Carlos Powell was named tournament MVP.
NIT Semifinals & Final
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
See main article: 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[62]
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080122081343/http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110904aab.html Paul Tops AP Preseason All-America Team
- Web site: Playing Rules History . . . ncaa.org . NCAA . June 25, 2024 . 13.
- Web site: 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 11). ESPN. 2009-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090123052341/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2005&weekNumber=1&seasonType=2. 23 January 2009 . live.
- News: NCAA Division I Basketball Standings – 2004–2005. March 14, 2005. ESPN. 2009-02-01.
- http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59734&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=696988 America East Players of the Year
- http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59734&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=696978 America East Championship results
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-pt8.pdf 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-pt9.pdf 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Championship section
- http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031605aag.html Redick Named ACC Player Of The Year
- News: Duke Fights Off Georgia Tech 69–64, Reclaims ACC Tournament Title. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 13, 2005. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204145222/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031305aab.html. December 4, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
- http://www.atlanticsun.org/media/2008-09/pdf/Records-MBasketball.pdf Atlantic Sun men's basketball record book
- http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1520359 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced
- News: Cowboys Lasso Big 12 Tournament Crown Again. March 13, 2005. Big 12 Conference. 2009-02-01.
- http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008–09 Big East men's basketball media guide – Records section
- https://archive.today/20120722162522/http://www.bigskyconf.com/Sports/mbball/2008/MBBAwardWinners060508.asp Men's Basketball Award Winners
- News: 2008–09 Big Sky Conference men's basketball media guide. March 7, 2007. Big Sky Conference. 2009-02-01.
- http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf1/154123.pdf?ATCLID=1623717&SPID=1987&DB_OEM_ID=4800&SPSID=38031 2008–09 Big South men's basketball media guide – History section
- News: Winthrop Defeats Charleston Southern, 68–46 to Win 2005 Advance Auto Parts Men's Basketball Championship. March 5, 2005. Big South Conference. 2009-02-01.
- http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032105aac.html Men's Basketball Weekly Release – March 21
- News: Men's Basketball Weekly Release – March 14. March 14, 2005. Big Ten Conference. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080306082059/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031405aac.html. March 6, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
- http://www.bigwest.org/sports/mbball/0708_MB_Media_Guide.pdf 2008–09 Big West Conference men's basketball media guide
- http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8500/supportfiles/Records/recordbookmbask.pdf CAA men's basketball record book
- http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030905aab.html Basden and Pitino Earn C-USA Player and Coach of the Year Honors
- News: 2005 Kelly Tires Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament – Championship. Conference USA. March 12, 2005. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212722/http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031205aaa.html. July 8, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
- http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022805aab.html Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball All-League Teams and Specialty Award Winners
- News: UW-Milwaukee Captures Horizon League Men's Basketball Title, NCAA Tournament Berth. Horizon League. March 8, 2005. 2009-02-01. https://archive.today/20070618125105/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030905aaa.html. 2007-06-18. dead.
- http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/alltime.asp?intSID=6 Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers
- http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=940275 Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards
- News: Men's Basketball Championship History. MAAC. June 30, 2007. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090306065832/http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=1060599. 6 March 2009 . live.
- http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1093522 Charlie Coles Honored as MAC Coach of the Year – UB's Turner Battle Cops Player of the Year Award
- News: Ohio Tips Buffalo in Overtime to Win MAC Title. Mid-American Conference. March 12, 2005. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126181843/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1093551. January 26, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
- http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21773&SPID=1768&DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=921790 Men's Basketball Yearly Award Winners
- News: Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Regular Season and Tournament Champions . August 8, 2008 . Summit League . 2009-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723023119/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21773&SPID=1768&DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=921786 . July 23, 2011 .
- http://www.tiffin.edu/athletics/men/basketball/coaches/ Rodney Martin coaching bio
- https://admin.xosn.com/fls/20800/media_guides/2008-09/mens_basketball/MBBRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20800 2008–09 MEAC men's basketball media guide
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200902195433/http://mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36371&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=272281 2005 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200509082645/http://mvc-sports.com/pdf5/145750.pdf?ATCLID=1599065&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&SPSID=96987 2008–09 MVC men's basketball media guide – Tournament section
- http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030705aao.html Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
- News: New Mexico Upsets Utah To Claim MWC Championship. https://archive.today/20120719201544/http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031305aaa.html. dead. July 19, 2012. Mountain West Conference. March 12, 2005. 2009-02-01.
- http://www.northeastconference.org/news/mbball/2005/3/2/mbb-allnec0405.asp?path=mbball Monmouth's Blake Hamilton Selected NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- News: Fairleigh Dickinson Wins 2005 NEC Men's Basketball Championship. March 9, 2005. Northeast Conference. 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090316194801/http://www.northeastconference.org/News/mbball/2005/3/9/mbb_champsFDU05.asp?path=mbball. 16 March 2009 . live.
- http://www.ovcsports.com//pdf4/143211.pdf?SPSID=31046&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide
- http://www.ovcsports.com//pdf4/143211.pdf?SPSID=31046&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide
- http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030705aad.html Diogu Named 2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- News: Washington Keeps Making History. Pac-10 Conference. March 13, 2005. 2009-01-24.
- http://patriotleague.cstv.com/school-bio/patr-all-time-awards-m-baskbl.html All-Time Patriot League Men's Basketball Awards
- News: Bucknell hangs on for first-ever Patriot League men's basketball title. https://archive.today/20120715214458/http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031105aac.html. dead. July 15, 2012. Patriot League. March 11, 2005. 2009-02-01.
- http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=5460&change_well_id=2 2005 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced
- News: Florida Wins 2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament . Southeastern Conference . March 13, 2005 . 2009-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213075653/http://secsports.com/index.php?s= . February 13, 2009 .
- http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=172957 SoCon Media names All-Conference squad
- http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=172973 Chattanooga wins SoCon Tournament
- http://www.southland.org/pdf7/153625.pdf?ATCLID=1287496&SPSID=97316&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400 2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide
- News: Southeastern Louisiana Headed to First NCAA Tournament. Southland Conference. March 13, 2005. 2009-02-02.
- 2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
- News: Bulldogs, six years removed from Division II, earn bid. https://web.archive.org/web/20050315011347/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=250722010. dead. March 15, 2005. ESPN. March 13, 2005. 2009-02-02.
- http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=156524 DENVER'S NICHOLSON, WKU'S PORTER-TALBERT NAMED SUN BELT PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: All-Sun Belt teams announced
- News: LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE CLAIMS SECOND STRAIGHT SUN BELT TITLE: Advances to NCAA Tournament. Sun Belt Conference. March 8, 2005. 2009-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191555/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=156557. July 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
- https://archive.today/20120717182539/http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022805aab.html 2005 WCC ALL-CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED
- News: Gonzaga Captures Tournament Title With 80–67 Win Over Saint Mary's. West Coast Conference. March 7, 2005. 2009-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20080725120716/http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030805aab.html. July 25, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
- http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=572270 WAC Announces All-Conference Men's Basketball Teams, Nevada Sweeps Major Awards
- http://www.wacsports.com/pdf7/154041.pdf?ATCLID=1623469&SPSID=45986&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2008–09 WAC men's basketball media guide – History section
- Web site: NCAA Division I Men's College Basketball 2004–05 Coaching Changes. https://archive.today/20120710214727/http://nabc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062205aaa.html. dead. July 10, 2012. NABC. 2009-02-07.
- News: Huggins resigns Coach loses power struggle, accepts $3M buyout. Sports Illustrated. 2009-02-07 . 2005-08-24.
- Web site: Fife becomes youngest Division I coach. 25 March 2005 . ESPN. 2009-02-07.
- Web site: Dolphin Basketball Coach Hugh Durham Retires. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524212553/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/032105aby.html. dead. May 24, 2011. CSTV. 2009-02-07.
