2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The Edward Jones Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2004–05 season.
Preseason AP #1	Kansas Jayhawks
Regular season	November 10, 2004– March 13, 2005
NCAA Tournament	2005
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 4, 2005
National Championship	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels
Other champions	South Carolina (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Andrew Bogut, Utah
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2003–04  2005–06»

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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 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

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 9. Chris Paul of Wake Forest was the leading vote-getter (55 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Lawrence Roberts of Mississippi State (50 votes), Wayne Simien of Kansas (50), Julius Hodge of NC State (41) and Hakim Warrick of Syracuse (33).^[1]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 11, 2004.^[2]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Kansas (25) 2 Wake Forest (22) 3 Georgia Tech (10) 4 North Carolina (10) 5 Illinois (2) 6 Syracuse 7 Oklahoma State (2) 8 Connecticut 9 Kentucky (1) 10 Arizona 11 Duke 12 Mississippi State 13 Michigan State 14 Louisville 15 Maryland 16 Texas 17 Pittsburgh 18 Alabama 19 North Carolina State 20 Notre Dame 21 Wisconsin 22 Washington 23 Florida 24 Memphis 25 Gonzaga

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Kansas (8) 2 Wake Forest (12) 3 North Carolina (6) 4 Georgia Tech (1) 5 Illinois (1) 6 Syracuse 7 Connecticut 8 Oklahoma State (1) 9 Kentucky 10 Michigan State 11 Arizona (1) 12 Duke 13 Louisville (1) 14 Mississippi State 15 Texas 16 Maryland 17 Pittsburgh 18 Alabama 19 North Carolina State 20 Wisconsin 21 Notre Dame 22 Florida 23 Memphis 24 Washington 25 Stanford

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[3]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[4]	2005 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Events Center (Vestal, New York) (Except Finals)	Vermont[5]
Atlantic 10 Conference	St. Joseph's (East) George Washington (West)	Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's & Steven Smith, La Salle[6]	2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)	George Washington[7]
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	J. J. Redick, Duke[8]	2005 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	MCI Center (Washington, D.C.)	Duke[9]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Central Florida & Gardner-Webb	Mike Bell, Florida Atlantic [10]	2005 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Curb Event Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Central Florida [10]
Big 12 Conference	Kansas & Oklahoma	Wayne Simien, Kansas[11]	2005 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Oklahoma State[12]
Big East Conference	Boston College & Connecticut	Hakim Warrick, Syracuse[13]	2005 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Syracuse [13]
Big Sky Conference	Portland State	Seamus Boxley, Portland State[14]	2005 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament	Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) (Semifinals and Finals)	Montana[15]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Pele Paelay, Coastal Carolina[16]	2005 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	Winthrop[17]
Big Ten Conference	Illinois	Dee Brown, Illinois[18]	2005 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Illinois[19]
Big West Conference	Pacific	David Doubley, Pacific [20]	2005 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Utah State[20]
Colonial Athletic Association	Old Dominion	Alex Loughton, Old Dominion[21]	2005 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Old Dominion[21]
Conference USA	Louisville	Eddie Basden, Charlotte[22]	2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Louisville[23]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Ed McCants, Wisconsin-Milwaukee[24]	2005 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee[25]
Ivy League	Penn	Tim Begley, Penn[26]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Niagara & Rider	Juan Mendez, Niagara[27]	2005 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	HSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York)	Niagara[28]
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH) (East) Western Michigan & Toledo (West)	Turner Battle, Buffalo[29]	2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Ohio[30]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts[31]	2005 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oakland[32]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Chakowby Hicks, Norfolk State[33]	2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Delaware State[34]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois [35]	2005 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Southern Illinois [36]
Mountain West Conference	Utah	Andrew Bogut, Utah [37]	2005 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	New Mexico[38]
Northeast Conference	Monmouth	Blake Hamilton, Monmouth[39]	2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Fairleigh Dickinson [40]
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech[41]	2005 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Eastern Kentucky[42]
Pacific-10 Conference	Arizona	Ike Diogu, Arizona State[43]	2005 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)	Washington[44]
Patriot League	Holy Cross	Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross [45]	2005 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell[46]
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East) Alabama & LSU (West)	Brandon Bass, LSU[47]	2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Florida[48]
Southern Conference	Chattanooga (North) Davidson (South)	Brendan Winters, Davidson[49]	2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tennessee)	Chattanooga[50]
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana & Northwestern State	Joe Thompson, Sam Houston State[51]	2005 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Prather Coliseum (Natchitoches, Louisiana) (Finals)	Southeastern Louisiana[52]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alabama A&M	Obie Trotter, Alabama A&M [53]	2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama A&M[54]
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas-Little Rock (East) Denver (West)	Yemi Nicholson, Denver[55]	2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament	UNT Coliseum (Denton, Texas)	Louisiana-Lafayette[56]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga [57]	2005 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga [58]
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada[59]	2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	UTEP[60]

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game				Rebounds Per Game				Assists Per Game				Steals Per Game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	25.8		Paul Millsap	LA Tech	12.4		Damitrius Coleman	Mercer	8.0*		Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.9
Taylor Coppenrath	Vermont	25.1		Andrew Bogut	Utah	12.2		Will Funn	Portland St.	8.0*		Chakowby Hicks	Norfolk St.	3.4
Juan Mendez	Niagara	23.5		Lance Allred	Weber St.	12.0		Marcus Williams	UConn	7.8		Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	3.3
Rob Monroe	Quinnipiac	22.7		Michael Harris	Rice	11.7		Walker Russell	Jacksonville St.	7.3		Hosea Butler	Miss. Valley St.	3.3
Bo McCalebb	New Orleans	22.6		Dwayne Jones	St. Joseph's	11.6		Jose Juan Barea	Northeastern	7.3		Eddie Basden	Charlotte	3.2

Blocked Shots Per Game				Field Goal Percentage				Three-Point FG Percentage				Free Throw Percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Deng Gai	Fairfield	5.5		Bruce Brown	Hampton	66.2		Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	50.4		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	94.7
Shawn James	Northeastern	5.4		Nate Harris	Utah St.	65.2		Will Whittington	Marist	49.2		J. J. Redick	Duke	93.8
Shelden Williams	Duke	3.7		Eric Williams	Wake Forest	63.0		Dennis Trammell	Ball St.	48.4		Vince Greene	Illinois St.	92.0
Kyle Hines	UNC-Greensboro	3.5		Chad McKnight	Morehead St.	63.0		Chris Lofton	Tennessee	46.5		Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	91.0
Dwayne Jones	St. Joseph's	3.0		Aaron Andrews	Morgan St.	62.5		Drake Diener	DePaul	46.2		Jamaal Hilliard	Lafayette	91.0

* Coleman and Funn tied for the national assists lead. Each player had 224 assists in 28 games.

Post-Season Tournaments

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 15, 2005 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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.

Final Four @ St. Louis, Missouri – Edward Jones Dome

	National Semifinals					National Championship Game
	M1	Illinois	72
	W4	Louisville	57
						M1	Illinois	70
						E1	North Carolina	75
	E1	North Carolina	87
	S5	Michigan State	71

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

	Semifinals					Final
		Maryland	67
		South Carolina	75
							South Carolina	60
							Saint Joseph's	57
		Saint Joseph's	70
		Memphis	58

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Andrew Bogut	C	Sophomore	Utah
Wayne Simien	F	Senior	Kansas
Hakim Warrick	F	Senior	Syracuse
J.J. Redick	G	Junior	Duke
Chris Paul	G	Sophomore	Wake Forest
Dee Brown	G	Junior	Illinois

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Luther Head	G	Senior	Illinois
Sean May	C	Junior	North Carolina
Salim Stoudamire	G	Senior	Arizona
Ike Diogu	F	Junior	Arizona State
Deron Williams	G	Junior	Illinois

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Naismith Award: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: J.J. Redick, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Andrew Bogut, Utah
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Dee Brown, Illinois

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Marvin Williams, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bruce Weber, Illinois
• NABC Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bruce Weber, Illinois
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Illinois

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Raymond Felton, North Carolina
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Andrew Bogut, Utah
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shelden Williams, Duke
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Nate Robinson, Washington
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Wayne Simien, Kansas
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pat Carroll, St. Joseph's
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Keydren Clark, Saint Peter's

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[61]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Chris Mooney		Jeff Bzdelik	Mooney left for Richmond after only one year.
Alabama State	Rob Spivery		Lewis Jackson	Spivery jumped jobs within the SWAC.
BYU	Steve Cleveland		Dave Rose	Cleveland left to take the coaching position at Fresno State, Associate head coach Rose was elevated to the top spot.
UC Riverside	John Masi		David Spencer
Centenary	Kevin Johnson		Rob Flaska
Charleston Southern	Jim Platt		Barclay Radebaugh
Cincinnati	Bob Huggins	Andy Kennedy	Mick Cronin	Huggins resigned after a power struggle with Cincinnati's Athletic Director. Assistant Kennedy coached the season but was replaced by Cronin after the 2005–06 season's end.[62]
Coastal Carolina	Pete Strickland		Buzz Peterson	Coastal scored a high-profile hire, bringing in fired Tennessee coach Peterson.
DePaul	Dave Leitao		Jerry Wainwright	Leitao left for Virginia, paving the way for Chicago native Wainwright to return home.
East Carolina	Bill Herrion		Ricky Stokes	ECU Athletic Director Terry Holland hired his former player to lead the Pirates.
Eastern Illinois	Rick Samuels		Mike Miller
Eastern Kentucky	Travis Ford		Jeff Neubauer	EKU hires West Virginia's top assistant after Ford leaves for UMass.
Eastern Michigan	Jim Boone		Charles Ramsey
Florida Atlantic	Sidney Green		Matt Doherty	FAU fires Green and hires deposed North Carolina coach Doherty.
Fresno State	Ray Lopes		Steve Cleveland
IPFW	Doug Noll	Joe Pechota	Dane Fife	IPFW makes the 25-year-old Fife the youngest head coach in Division I.[63]
Jacksonville	Hugh Durham		Cliff Warren	Durham retired after 37 seasons and 633 victories.[64]
Louisiana-Monroe	Mike Vining		Orlando Early
Loyola Marymount	Steve Aggers		Rodney Tention
Massachusetts	Steve Lappas		Travis Ford	Lappas was fired after UMass missed the postseason in all four of his seasons there.
Mississippi Valley State	Lafayette Stribling		James Green
New Hampshire	Phil Rowe		Bill Herrion
New Mexico State	Lou Henson	Tony Stubblefield	Reggie Theus	Henson officially retired on January 22, 2005 due to health reasons. After the season, Louisville assistant and former NBA All-Star Theus was hired.
UNC Greensboro	Fran McCaffery		Mike Dement
Portland State	Heath Schroyer		Ken Bone
Purdue	Gene Keady		Matt Painter	Purdue executed their succession plan as Keady stepped aside for top assistant (and former Purdue player) Painter.
Richmond	Jerry Wainwright		Chris Mooney	Richmond turned to Princeton offense disciple Mooney after Wainwright left for DePaul
Rider	Don Harnum		Tommy Dempsey	Dempsey took over as Harnum became Rider AD.
San Jose State	Phil L. Johnson		George Nessman
Savannah State	Ed Daniels		Horace Broadnax
Siena	Rob Lanier		Fran McCaffery
Southeastern Louisiana	Billy Kennedy		Jim Yarbrough
Southern California	Henry Bibby	Jim Saia	Tim Floyd	Bibby was fired four games into the season. Coaching veteran Floyd was hired after the season.
Stony Brook	Nick Macarchuk		Steve Pikiell
St. Francis (NY)	Ron Ganulin		Brian Nash
Tennessee	Buzz Peterson		Bruce Pearl	Pearl parlayed Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Sweet 16 run into a Southeastern Conference head coaching job.
Tulane	Shawn Finney		Dave Dickerson	Tulane hired top Maryland assistant Dickerson.
Tulsa	John Phillips		Doug Wojcik	Tulsa tapped Tom Izzo assistant Wojcik.
Vermont	Tom Brennan		Mike Lonergan	Colorful coach Brennan retired after 19 years.
Virginia	Pete Gillen		Dave Leitao	Gillen steps down after seven years (but only one NCAA bid) at the helm.
VMI	Bart Bellairs		Duggar Baucom
Western Carolina	Steve Shurina		Larry Hunter
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Bruce Pearl		Rob Jeter	UWM brought back former Panther assistant Jeter after Pearl left for Tennessee.
Youngstown State	John Robic		Jerry Slocum

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