2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 15th and final year at the school. The team finished third in the American division of the conference regular season standings and lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament. Cincinnati received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Austin region. After an opening round win over No. 10 seed Iowa,^[2] Cincinnati was beaten in the second round by No. 2 seed Kentucky, 69–60. The Bearcats finished with a 25–8 record (12–4 C-USA).

2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Division	American
Record	25–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (15th season)
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (9th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Louisville †	14	–	2		.875			33	–	5		.868
Charlotte	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
No. 23 Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
UAB	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
DePaul	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Houston	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Memphis	9	–	7		.563			22	–	16		.579
TCU	8	–	8		.500			21	–	14		.600
Marquette	7	–	9		.438			19	–	12		.613
Saint Louis	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
South Florida	5	–	11		.313			14	–	16		.467
Tulane	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
East Carolina	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
Southern Miss	2	–	14		.125			11	–	17		.393
† 2005 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Chadd Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama G 13 Jihad Muhammad 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Jacinto College Plainfield, New Jersey F 14 Eric Hicks (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr James B. Dudley High School Greensboro, North Carolina F 21 James White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Florida Washington, D.C. F 23 Ronald Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Xavier University of Louisiana Los Angeles, California F 30 Cedric McGowan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Kilgore College Miami, Florida G 33 Armein Kirkland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Robert E. Lee High School Tyler, Texas F 51 Erick Murray (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Westerville North High School Westerville, Ohio F 53 Scott Benken (W) — 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Vanderbilt Cincinnati, Ohio F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois	Head coach Bob Huggins Assistant coach(es) Mick Cronin Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 2004*		Valparaiso	W 88–70	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 2004*		Northern Iowa	W 76–70 ^2OT	2–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 27, 2004*		vs. Purdue Wooden Tradition	W 79–59	3–0	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Conference USA Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(7 AUS)	vs. (10 AUS) Iowa First Round	W 76–64	25–7	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 19, 2005*	(7 AUS)	vs. (2 AUS) No. 7 Kentucky Second Round	L 60–69	25–8	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AUS=Austin.

Rankings

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

References

1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Conference USA Season Summary
2. "COL BKB: Cincinnati 76, Iowa 64". UPI. March 17, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
3. "2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2022.