2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Hall-of-Famer Lute Olson led the team in his 22nd year as Arizona's head coach. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
2004–05 record30–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Arizona153 .833  307  .811
Washington144 .778  296  .829
No. 18 UCLA 1117 .611  1811  .621
Stanford117 .611  1813  .581
Oregon State810 .444  1715  .531
Arizona State 1711 .389  1814  .563
Washington State711 .389  1216  .429
Oregon 1612 .333  1413  .519
California612 .333  1316  .448
USC513 .278  1217  .414
2005 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005; Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

The Wildcats recorded 30 or more wins for the third time in program history with a record of 30–7 overall. A 15–3 record in conference play earned Olson and Arizona an 11th Pacific-10 Conference championship.[2]

Arizona was invited to the NCAA Tournament for the 21st-straight season,[2] receiving a 3-seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (14-seed) Utah State, (11) UAB, and (2) Oklahoma State before falling 90-89 in overtime to top-seeded Illinois.[3]

Roster

2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Isaiah Fox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrCrossroads School Santa Monica, California
G 5 Jawann McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMilby High School Houston, Texas
G 12 Daniel Dillon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNorth Laurel High School Melbourne, Victoria
G 13 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWilson High School Portland, Oregon
G 14 Beau Muhlbach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLufkin High School Lufkin, Texas
G 15 Mustafa Shakur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFriends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrLake Oswego High School Portland, Oregon
G 21 Hassan Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWestchester High School Los Angeles, California
G/F 23 Jesus Verdejo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrThe Winchendon School Carolina, Puerto Rico
F 30 Matt Brase 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrCentral Arizona College Tucson, Arizona
F 33 Mohamed Tangara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrMount Zion Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
F 44 Bret Brielmaier (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLoyola Catholic School Mankato, Minnesota
C 45 Channing Frye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrSt. Mary's High School Phoenix, Arizona
C 54 Kirk Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSouth Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 55 Ivan Radenović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoSecondary School of Sports Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Channing Frye Kirk Walters Mohamed Tangara
PF Ivan Radenovic Isaiah Fox Matt Brase
SF Hassan Adams Jesus Vergejo Bret Brielmaier
SG Salim Stoudamire Jawann McClellan
PG Mustafa Shakur Chris Rodgers Daniel Dillon

References

  1. "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
  2. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Season-In-Review" (PDF). The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website.
  3. "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2004-05". ESPN.com.
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