2004–05 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004–05 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Second Round in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by nineteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[1][2]

2004–05 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
2004–05 record238 (133 Big East)
Head coachJim Calhoun (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • George Blaney
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaGampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813  255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813  238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688  248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625  209  .690
Notre Dame97 .563  1712  .586
Georgetown88 .500  1913  .594
West Virginia88 .500  2411  .686
Providence412 .250  1417  .452
Seton Hall412 .250  1216  .429
Rutgers214 .125  1019  .345
St. John's*313 .188  918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000  127  .632
2005 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2004–2005 team.[3][4]

Name Position Year
Sami AmezianeGFR
Rashad AndersonGJR
Hilton ArmstrongCJR
Jason BaischFSR
Josh BooneCSO
Denham BrownFJR
Nick ForostoskiFFR
Rudy GayFFR
Antonio KelloggGFR
Ed NelsonFJR
Ryan ThompsonFJR
Charlie VillanuevaFSO
Marcus WhiteFSO
Marcus WilliamsGSO

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition games
November 4*
Bridgeport W 9764 
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
November 11*
Bryant W 9065 
Hartford Civic Center (15,542)
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 20*
 WTXX
No. 8 Buffalo W 9068  1–0
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
November 30*
 WTXX
No. 7 Florida International W 9948  2–0
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 4*
 CBS
No. 7 Indiana W 7469  3–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
December 6*
 WTIC
No. 7 Northeastern W 9760  4–0
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 9*
 ESPN2
No. 7 at UMass L 5961  4–1
Mullins Center (9,037)
Amherst, MA
December 19*
 WTXX
No. 11 Rice W 8172  5–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
December 22*
 WTIC
No. 11 Central Connecticut W 8759  6–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
December 28*
No. 11 Sacred Heart W 7355  7–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
December 30*
 WTIC
No. 11 Quinnipiac W 12371  8–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
January 5
 WTIC
No. 10 No. 25 Boston College L 7075  8–2
(0–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
January 8
 WTIC
No. 10 at Georgetown
Rivalry
W 6659  9–2
(1–1)
Verizon Center (11,363)
Washington, D.C.
January 10*
 ESPN
No. 12 at No. 25 Oklahoma L 6577  9–3
Lloyd Noble Center (12,066)
Norman, OK
January 15
 WTXX
No. 12 Rutgers W 7764  10–3
(2–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
January 17
 ESPN
No. 16 at Seton Hall W 7768  11–3
(3–1)
Continental Airlines Arena (9,429)
East Rutherford, NJ
January 22
 ESPN
No. 16 No. 21 Pittsburgh
College GameDay
L 6676  11–4
(3–2)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 25
 WTXX
No. 19 at West Virginia W 6858  12–4
(4–2)
WVU Coliseum (7,713)
Morgantown, WV
January 30
 CBS
No. 19 at Notre Dame L 7478  12–5
(4–3)
Joyce Center (11,418)
South Bend, IN
February 2
 WTIC
No. 23 No. 24 Villanova W  8176 13–5
(5–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 5
 WTXX
No. 23 St. John's W 6846  14–5
(6–3)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 7
 ESPN
No. 19 at No. 5 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 7466  15–5
(7–3)
Carrier Dome (27,651)
Syracuse, NY
February 13*
 CBS
No. 19 No. 2 North Carolina L 7077  15–6
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 15
 ESPN2
No. 18 at Providence W 9489 2OT 16–6
(8–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
Providence, RI
February 19
 ESPN
No. 18 at Rutgers W 8563  17–6
(9–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,011)
Piscataway, NJ
February 21
 ESPN
No. 17 Notre Dame W 8874  18–6
(10–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 26
 CBS
No. 17 at No. 18 Pittsburgh W 7364  19–6
(11–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 2
 WTXX
No. 15 Georgetown
Rivalry
W 8364  20–6
(12–3)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
March 5
 CBS
No. 15 No. 13 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 8870  21–6
(13–3)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Big East Tournament
March 10
 ESPN2
No. 12 vs. Georgetown
Second Round/Rivalry
W 6662  22–6
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
March 11
 ESPN
No. 12 vs. No. 18 Syracuse
Semifinals/Rivalry
L 6367  22–7
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 18*
 CBS
(2 S) No. 13 vs. (15 S) Central Florida
First Round
W 7771  23–7
DCU Center (13,009)
Worcester, MA
March 20*
 CBS
(2 S) No. 13 vs. (10 S) NC State
Second Round
L 6265  23–8
DCU Center (13,009)
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. S=Syracuse Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Schedule Source:[5][6]

References

  1. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2005.html
  4. "Connecticut Roster". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. 2011-12 UCONN Men's Basketball Info Guide. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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