2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball

Great Alaska Shootout Champions Pac-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA, #1, West Region, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2004–05 record	29–6 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar
Home arena	Bank of America Arena

	Conf				Overall
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Arizona	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
Washington†	14	–	4	.778	29	–	6	.829
#18 UCLA ¹	11	–	7	.611	18	–	11	.621
#13 Stanford	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Arizona State ¹	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Oregon ¹	6	–	12	.333	14	–	13	.519
California	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414

† 2005 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 8, 2005; Rankings from Coaches Poll ^[1] ¹ Holds tie-breaker

The 2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 3rd season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region, defeating Montana in the first round and Pacific in the second round before losing to Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.

2004–05 Team

2004-2005 Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Ryan Appleby	6'3"	165	PG	So.*	Stanwood, WA, U.S.	Stanwood High School
1	Tre Simmons	6'5"	195	SG	Sr.	Seattle, WA, U.S.	Garfield High School
2	Nate Robinson	5'9"	180	G	Jr.	Seattle, WA, U.S.	Rainier Beach High School
3	Brandon Roy	6'6"	215	G	Jr.	Seattle, WA, U.S.	Garfield High School
4	Hakeem Rollins	6'7"	200	C	Sr.	Mesa, AZ, U.S.	Mesa High School
5	Will Conroy	6'2"	190	PG	Sr.	Seattle, WA, U.S.	Garfield High School
11	Brandon Burmeister	6'4"	190	G	So.	Mercer Island, WA, U.S.	Mercer Island High School
15	Bobby Jones	6'6"	210	F	Jr.	Long Beach, CA, U.S.	Polytechnic High School
21	Matt Fletcher	6'7"	200	G	Sr.	Maize, KS, U.S.	Maize High School
22	Hans Gasser	6'9"	225	F	So.	Issaquah, WA, U.S.	Issaquah High School
24	Jamaal Williams	6'6"	225	F	Jr.*	Corona, CA, U.S.	Centennial High School
32	Zane Potter	6'6"	185	F	Jr.	Gresham, OR, U.S.	Sam Barlow High School
42	Mike Jensen	6'8"	240	PF	Sr.*	Kent, WA, U.S.	Kentwood High School
52	Alex Johnson	6'3"	185	G	Sr.	Bellevue, WA, U.S.	Eastside Catholic High School
RS	Joel Smith	6'4"	205	G	So.	Wolfeboro, NH, U.S.	Brewster Academy
RS	Zach Johnson	6'8"	275	C	Fr.*	Sacramento, CA, U.S.	Natomas High School

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Washington	Alma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo Romar	Head Coach	7th	Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious	Assistant Coach	1st	Lafayette (1996)
Paul Fortier	Assistant Coach	4th	Washington (2003)
Jim Shaw	Assistant Coach	5th	Western Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetter	Director of Basketball Operations	7th	Northern Arizona (1992)

2004–05 Schedule and Results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2004*		Westmont	W 92–52	–	Bank of America Arena (N/A)
Regular Season
11/19/2004*	#22	Seattle Pacific	W 89–71	1–0	Bank of America Arena (9,851)
11/25/2004*	#22	vs. Utah (Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals)	W 78–71	2–0	Sullivan Arena (6,667)
11/26/2004*	#22	vs. Oklahoma (Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals)	W 96–91	3–0	Sullivan Arena (7,765)
11/27/2004*	#22	vs. #19 Alabama (Great Alaska Shootout championship)	W 79–76	4–0	Sullivan Arena (8,264)
12/01/2004*	#14	at Gonzaga	L 87–99	4–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
12/05/2004*	#14	Eastern Washington	W 89–56	5–1	Bank of America Arena (9,418)
12/07/2004*	#16	San Diego State	W 98–69	6–1	Bank of America Arena (9,694)
12/12/2004*	#16	at Loyola Marymount	W 100–93	7–1	Gersten Pavilion (2,006)
12/19/2004*	#18	#12 NC State	W 68–64	8–1	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
12/22/2004*	#12	Sacred Heart	W 114–53	9–1	Bank of America Arena (9,585)
12/24/2004*	#12	Houston	W 110–63	10–1	Bank of America Arena (9,653)
12/31/2004	#13	California	W 81–67	11–1 (1–0)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/02/2005	#13	Stanford	W 76–73	12–1 (2–0)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/06/2005	#12	at USC	W 84–59	13–1 (3–0)	Galen Center (2,633)
01/08/2005	#12	at UCLA	L 86–95	13–2 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,970)
01/13/2005	#14	Oregon	W 77–56	14–2 (4–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/15/2005	#14	Oregon State	W 108–68	15–2 (5–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/23/2005	#10	Washington State	W 66–48	16–2 (6–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/27/2005	#10	at #11 Arizona	L 82–91	16–3 (6–2)	McKale Center (14,597)
01/30/2005	#10	at Arizona State	W 79–70	17–3 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,434)
02/03/2005	#13	USC	W 99–69	18–3 (8–2)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/05/2005	#13	UCLA	W 82–70	19–3 (9–2)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/10/2005	#11	at Oregon	W 95–88 ^OT	20–3 (10–2)	McArthur Court (9,087)
02/13/2005	#11	at Oregon State	L 73–90	20–4 (10–3)	Gill Coliseum (9,696)
02/19/2005	#15	at Washington State	W 68–55	21–4 (11–3)	Beasley Coliseum (8,633)
02/24/2005	#14	Arizona State	W 90–82	22–4 (12–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/26/2005	#14	#9 Arizona	W 93–85	23–4 (13–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
03/03/2005	#10	at California	W 106–63	24–4 (14–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,380)
03/05/2005	#10	at Stanford	L 77–87	24–5 (14–4)	Maples Pavilion (9,380)
Pac-10 Men's Tournament
03/10/2005*	#8	vs. Arizona State (Quarterfinals)	W 95–90 ^OT	25–5	Staples Center (N/A)
03/11/2005*	#8	vs. Stanford (Semifinals)	W 66–63	26–5	Staples Center (15,068)
03/12/2005*	#8	vs. #9 Arizona (Championship Game)	W 81–72	27–5	Staples Center (18,672)
NCAA Men's Tournament
03/17/2005*		vs. Montana (First Round)	W 88–77	28–5	Taco Bell Arena (11,871)
03/19/2005*		vs. Pacific (Second Round)	W 88–77	29–5	Taco Bell Arena (11,871)
03/24/2005*		vs. Louisville (Sweet Sixteen)	L 79–93	29–6	University Arena (15,792)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

↑ "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
↑ http://washington.scout.com/a.z?s=147&p=8&c=2&nid=558&csid=null&yr=2004

Washington Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)

Rivalries	Washington State

Culture & lore	History Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics