2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, the team played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After finishing tied atop the conference regular season standings, the Eagles lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to West Virginia. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Chicago region. BC defeated Penn in the opening round^[1] before being upset by No. 12 seed UW-Milwaukee 83–75.^[2] The team finished with an overall record of 25–5 (13–3 Big East).

2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 14
Record	25–5 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (8th season)
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3		.813			25	–	5		.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3		.813			23	–	8		.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			20	–	9		.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Georgetown	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
West Virginia	8	–	8		.500			24	–	11		.686
Providence	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
Rutgers	2	–	14		.125			10	–	19		.345
St. John's*	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5		.000			12	–	7		.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

2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Craig Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Inglewood, California F 3 Jared Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So San Diego, California F/C 51 Sean Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Houston, Texas	Head coach Al Skinner Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 2004*		Maine	W 72–58	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 23, 2004*		New Hampshire	W 84–62	2–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2004*		Clemson	W 79–70	3–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 2004*		Long Island	W 87–46	4–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 2004*		vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	W 74–64	5–0	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California
Dec 9, 2004*		Holy Cross	W 63–60 ^OT	6–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 11, 2004*		Boston University	W 80–74	7–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 19, 2004*		Yale	W 82–80 ^2OT	8–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 22, 2004*		Duquesne	W 88–70	9–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 29, 2004*		Kent State	W 67–65	10–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 2, 2005*		at UMass	W 67–48	11–0	Mullins Center  Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 2005	No. 25	at No. 10 Connecticut	W 75–70	12–0 (1–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 8, 2005*	No. 25	Providence	W 69–60	13–0 (2–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 16, 2005	No. 13	at West Virginia	W 73–53	14–0 (3–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 2005	No. 9	Villanova	W 67–66	15–0 (4–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2005	No. 9	at St. John's	W 79–73	16–0 (5–0)	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 26, 2005	No. 8	at Providence	W 78–75	17–0 (6–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 29, 2005	No. 8	Georgetown	W 64–49	18–0 (7–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 2005	No. 5	West Virginia	W 62–50	19–0 (8–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 2005	No. 5	at Seton Hall	W 60–52	20–0 (9–0)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 8, 2005	No. 4	at Notre Dame	L 65–68	20–1 (9–1)	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 2005	No. 6	Rutgers	W 74–64	21–1 (10–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 19, 2005	No. 6	No. 9 Syracuse	W 65–60	22–1 (11–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 2005	No. 3	at No. 23 Villanova	L 70–76	22–2 (11–2)	Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2005*	No. 3	Seton Hall	W 70–58	23–2 (12–2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 2005	No. 5	No. 24 Pittsburgh	L 50–72	23–3 (12–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 2005	No. 5	at Rutgers	W 78–66	24–3 (13–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*	No. 7	vs. West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 72–78	24–4	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(4 CHI) No. 14	vs. (13 CHI) Penn Second Round	W 85–65	25–4	Henry J. Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*	(4 CHI) No. 14	vs. (12 CHI) Milwaukee Second Round	L 75–83	25–5	Henry J. Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago.

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Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Sizzling Run Propels BC Past Penn". Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
2. "Milwaukee Beats B.C. to Record Upset No. 2". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
3. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
4. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.