2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost to SW Missouri State in the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the opening round.

2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	21–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (4th season)
Assistant coach	Ben Jacobson
Home arena	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Illinois	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Wichita State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Creighton †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Northern Iowa	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Southwest Missouri State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Drake	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Bradley	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Indiana State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Evansville	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
† 2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Ben Jacobson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sioux City, IA G 23 Brooks McKowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Fairbank, IA	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*		Wayne State (NE)	W 84–66	1–0	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 24, 2004*		at Cincinnati	L 70–76 ^2OT	1–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 2004*		Iowa State Iowa Big Four	W 99–82	2–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 4, 2004*		at Loyola–Chicago	W 80–73	3–1	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 2004*		at No. 17 Iowa	L 73–76	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 2004*		at UMKC	W 81–58	4–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 15, 2004*		Green Bay	W 76–65	5–2	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 21, 2004*		Wagner	W 86–56	6–2	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 23, 2004*		Longwood	W 84–63	7–2	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 30, 2004*		vs. Valparaiso	W 67–49	8–2	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 31, 2004*		vs. Northwestern State	W 69–62	9–2	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Jan 3, 2005		Illinois State	W 75–55	10–2 (1–0)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 7, 2005		at Evansville	L 73–92	10–3 (1–1)	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Jan 9, 2005		at Indiana State	W 64–48	11–3 (2–1)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 12, 2005		SW Missouri State	W 68–63	12–3 (3–1)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2005		Creighton	L 66–67	12–4 (3–2)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 12, 2005		at Illinois State	W 65–64	17–8 (8–6)	Redbird Arena  Normal, Illinois
Feb 16, 2005		Drake	W 61–60	18–8 (9–6)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 19, 2005*		Western Michigan	W 86–75	19–8	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 23, 2005		at Southern Illinois	L 69–76	19–9 (9–7)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005		Bradley	W 81–72	20–9 (10–7)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 28, 2005		at Wichita State	W 67–66	21–9 (11–7)	Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. SW Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 62–70	21–10	Savvis Center  St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*  CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 20 Wisconsin First round	L 52–57	21–11	Ford Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
3. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.