2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's third season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Chicago region. The Blazers defeated No. 6 seed LSU in the opening round. In the round of 32, UAB fell to No. 3 seed Arizona, 85–63.

2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–11 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Anderson (3rd season)
Home arena	Bartow Arena
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 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Carldell Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana G/F 1 Donell Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama G/F 2 Ronell Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama G 4 Paul Delaney III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Decatur, Georgia F 23 Demario Eddins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois	Head coach Mike Anderson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 2004*		VCU	W 79–55	1–0	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 2004*		Louisiana Tech	W 66–54	2–0	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 2, 2004*		Nebraska	W 80–66	3–0	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 4, 2004*		at Marshall	W 81–78	4–0	Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 10, 2004*		at No. 5 Oklahoma State	L 73–86	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 2004*		Belmont	W 107–76	5–1	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17, 2004*		at Richmond	L 81–96	5–2	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 2004*		vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic	W 78–66	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2004*		vs. USC Rainbow Classic	L 78–81	6–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2004*		vs. Oral Roberts Rainbow Classic	W 84–77	7–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 2004*		Alabama A&M	W 100–68	8–3	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 31, 2004*		at South Alabama	W 82–76	9–3	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 2, 2005*		Murray State	W 100–80	10–3	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 5, 2005		Southern Miss	W 83–75	11–3 (1–0)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 2005		at South Florida	W 62–61	12–3 (2–0)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 12, 2005		Charlotte	L 85–91	12–4 (2–1)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 15, 2005		at East Carolina	W 76–64	13–4 (3–1)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2005		at Tulane	L 73–76 ^OT	13–5 (3–2)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 22, 2005		Memphis	W 73–70	14–5 (4–2)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 29, 2005		South Florida	W 85–71	15–5 (5–2)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 2, 2005		at Marquette	W 86–63	16–5 (6–2)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 5, 2005		No. 9 Louisville	L 73–77	16–6 (6–3)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 2005		at TCU	L 65–76	16–7 (6–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 16, 2005		East Carolina	L 64–67	16–8 (6–5)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 19, 2005		at No. 24 Cincinnati	L 69–72	16–9 (6–6)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 23, 2005		at Saint Louis	W 64–62	17–9 (7–6)	Scottrade Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 26, 2005		Tulane	W 87–58	18–9 (8–6)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 2, 2005		DePaul	W 81–80 ^OT	19–9 (9–6)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 2005		at Houston	W 71–66	20–9 (10–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
C-USA tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. DePaul Quarterfinals	W 59–56	21–9	FedExForum  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. No. 6 Louisville Semifinals	L 67–74	21–10	FedExForum  Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(11 CHI)	vs. (6 CHI) LSU First round	W 82–68^[3]	22–10	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 2005*	(11 CHI)	vs. (3 CHI) No. 9 Arizona Second round	L 63–85^[4]	22–11	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago.

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Rankings

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

References

1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Conference USA Season Summary
2. "2004–05 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
3. "UAB steamrolls LSU; third-seeded Arizona next". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
4. "Stoudamire's shooting touch propels Wildcats to third round". ESPN. March 19, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
5. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.