2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 17th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific swept through the Big West regular season schedule to finish a sparkling 18–0 in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 8 seed in the Albuquerque region, the team defeated No. 9 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.[2] Playing in the Round of 32 for the second straight season, the Tigers were beaten by No. 1 seed Washington[3] to end their season at 27–4 (18–0 Big West).
| 2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball | |
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Big West regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 22 |
| Record | 27–4 (18–0 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Alex G. Spanos Center |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Pacific | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2005 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2005[1] Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 20, 2004* | at San Jose State | W 70–52 | 1–0 | The Event Center San Jose, California | |||||||
| Nov 23, 2004* | Santa Clara | W 71–65 | 2–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California | |||||||
| Dec 4, 2004* | at No. 2 Kansas | L 70–81 | 2–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
| Dec 8, 2004* | at UC Davis | W 78–63 | 3–1 | The Pavilion Davis, California | |||||||
| Dec 11, 2004* | at Nevada | W 72–69 | 4–1 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| Dec 18, 2004* | San Francisco | L 64–67 | 4–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California | |||||||
| Dec 21, 2004* | at Fresno State | W 88–77 | 5–2 | Save Mart Center Fresno, California | |||||||
| Dec 28, 2004 | UC Riverside | W 58–45 | 6–2 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California | |||||||
| Mar 5, 2005 | at UC Riverside | W 64–48 | 25–2 (18–0) | UCR Student Rec Center Riverside, California | |||||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 2005* | vs. Cal State Northridge Semifinals | W 63–61 | 26–2 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California | |||||||
| Mar 12, 2005* | vs. Utah State Championship game | L 52–65 | 26–3 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (8 ABQ) | vs. (9 ABQ) Pittsburgh First Round | W 79–71 | 27–3 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| Mar 19, 2005* | (8 ABQ) | vs. (1 ABQ) No. 8 Washington Second Round | L 79–97 | 27–4 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ABQ=Albuquerque. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source:[4]
Rankings edit
Awards and honors edit
- Bob Thomason – Hugh Durham Award, Big West Coach of the Year
References edit
- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ "Pacific reaches round of 32 for second straight year". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.