2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2004–05
Prev Year:2003–04
Next Year:2005–06
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:19
Aprank:17
Record:25–8
Conf Record:12–4
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Ray Lopes
Asst Coach2:Bonnie Seltzer
Asst Coach3:Jim Shaw
Stadium:Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Champion:Big 12 Regular season co-champions
Tourney Result:second round

The 2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma finished tied atop the Big 12 regular season standings with Kansas, and OU won the only regular season meeting between the teams. The Sooners fell in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 3 seed in the South region. After beating No. 14 seed Niagara in the opening round, the Sooners fell to No. 6 seed Utah in the round of 32 to finish the season 25–8 (12–4 Big 12).

Schedule and results

|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular season|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 tournament|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament[1]

Rankings

See main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide . . July 30, 2022.
  2. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 1141–1142. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.