2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2004–05 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fourth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 28–6 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing first in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion won the CAA Tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Minneapolis region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the opening round.^[1]

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	28–6 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (11th season) Rob Wilkes (3rd season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
VCU	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
George Mason	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Delaware	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	6	–	22	.214
Towson	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172


† CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	40	Alex Loughton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	St Stephen's School	Perth, Western Australia

Roster

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
CAA Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) No. 15 Michigan State First round	L 81–89	28–6	DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

^ "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.