2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

^[1] The 2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2004-05 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After losing in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Elite Eight. The team finished with a 24–11 record (8–8 Big East).

2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	24–11 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
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 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 J. D. Collins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr   Houston, Texas F 3 Patrick Beilein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Benedictine Richmond, Virginia F 4 Tyrone Sally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Meadowbrook Chesterfield, Virginia G 5 Johannes Herber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr   Darmstadt, West Germany G 20 Mike Gansey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Olmsted Falls, Ohio C 34 Kevin Pittsnogle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia F/C 40 D'or Fischer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Northwestern State Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania	Head coach John Beilein Assistant coach(es) Jerry Dunn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004*		Saint Peter's	W 82–70	1–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 24, 2004*		at Duquesne	W 72–69	2–0	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 27, 2004*		at Louisiana State	W 84–69	3–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 2004*		Radford	W 78–44	4–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2004*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 70–55	5–0	Charleston Civic Center  Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 11, 2004*		Coppin State	W 71–47	6–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 18, 2004*		James Madison	W 77–48	7–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 21, 2004*		New Hampshire	W 82–48	8–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 29, 2004*		No. 20 George Washington	W 71–65	9–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 2, 2005*		at No. 17 NC State	W 82–69	10–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2005	No. 21	at Villanova	L 46–84	10–1 (0–1)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 2005	No. 21	St. John's	W 64–60	11–1 (1–1)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 11, 2005*		vs. Marshall	L 55–59	11–2	Charleston Civic Center  Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 16, 2005		No. 13 Boston College	L 53–73	11–3 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 2005		Notre Dame	L 57–70	11–4 (1–3)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 22, 2005		at No. 7 Syracuse	L 64–72	11–5 (1–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 25, 2005		No. 19 Connecticut	L 58–68	11–6 (1–5)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2005		at Providence	W 82–78	12–6 (2–5)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 2005		at No. 5 Boston College	L 50–62	12–7 (2–6)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 2005		No. 16 Pittsburgh	W 83–78 ^OT	13–7 (3–6)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2005		Providence	W 67–65	14–7 (4–6)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 12, 2005		at Georgetown	L 60–67	14–8 (4–7)	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2005		at St. John's	W 67–66	15–8 (5–7)	Carnesecca Arena  New York, New York
Feb 20, 2005		Seton Hall	W 96–86	16–8 (6–7)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 23, 2005		at No. 18 Pittsburgh	W 70–66	17–8 (7–7)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2005		Rutgers	W 76–58	18–8 (8–7)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 5, 2005		at Seton Hall	L 63–66	18–9 (8–8)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2005*	(8)	vs. (9) Providence First round	W 82–59	19–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 10, 2005*	(8)	vs. (1) No. 7 Boston College Quarterfinals	W 78–72	20–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 11, 2005*	(8)	vs. (4) No. 19 Villanova Semifinals	W 78–76	21–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 12, 2005*	(8)	vs. (3) No. 16 Syracuse Championship game	L 59–68	21–10	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (10 A) Creighton First Round	W 63–61^[3]	22–10	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (2 A) No. 5 Wake Forest Second Round	W 111–105 ^2OT[4]	23–10	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 24, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (6 A) No. 24 Texas Tech	W 65–60^[5]	24–10	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 26, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (4 A) No. 4 Louisville	L 85–93 ^OT[6]	24–11	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albuquerque.

Rankings

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

References

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