2004–05 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 200405 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 200405 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

2004–05 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 16
2004–05 record248 (124 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAnthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Larry Shyatt
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky142 .875  286  .824
No. 16 Florida124 .750  248  .750
Vanderbilt88 .500  2014  .588
South Carolina79 .438  2013  .606
Tennessee610 .375  1417  .452
Georgia214 .125  820  .286
West
No. 21 Alabama124 .750  248  .750
LSU124 .750  2010  .667
Mississippi State97 .563  2311  .676
Arkansas610 .375  1812  .600
Ole Miss412 .250  1417  .452
Auburn412 .250  1417  .452
2005 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Gators finished the regular season with a 207 record and entered the SEC Tournament. They swept through the SEC Tournament, beating Kentucky in the final. They then entered NCAA Tournament. They beat Ohio University in the first round 6762. The Gators then played Villanova University in the second round and lost 6576.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Jack Berry 22 G 6-6 215 Freshman Windermere, Florida
Corey Brewer 2 G/F 6-8 185 Freshman Portland, Tennessee
Taurean Green 11 G 6-0 177 Freshman Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Al Horford 42 F/C 6-8 235 Freshman Grand Ledge, Michigan
Lee Humphrey 12 G 6-2 192 Sophomore Maryville, Tennessee
Cornelius Ingram 10 G 6-4 206 Freshman Hawthorne, Florida
David Lee 24 F 6-9 240 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
Adrian Moss 4 F 6-9 247 Junior Houston, Texas
Joakim Noah 13 F/C 6-11 227 Freshman New York City
Chris Richard 32 F 6-8 255 Sophomore Lakeland, Florida
Anthony Roberson 1 G 6-1 180 Junior Saginaw, Michigan
John Hamilton 23 G/F 6-9 228 Freshman Orlando, Florida
Matt Walsh 44 F 6-6 205 Junior Holland, Pennsylvania

Coaches

Name Type College Graduating year
Billy Donovan Head Coach Providence 1987
Anthony Grant Associate Head Coach Dayton 1987
Donnie Jones Assistant Coach Pikeville College 1988
Larry Shyatt Assistant Coach College of Wooster 1973
Nate Dixon Assistant to the Head Coach UNC-Wilmington 1994
Darren Hertz Video Coordinator Florida 1997
Adam Beaupre Video Coordinator Florida 1999
Matt Herring Strength and Conditioning Coordinator University of Texas Southwestern 1994
Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991
Tom Williams Academic Counselor

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 19, 2004*
4:00 pm, FSN
at Jacksonville W 8159  10
Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
November 23, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSN
Florida Atlantic W 9045  20
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
November 27, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSN
Providence W 8466  30
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
November 30, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSN
Florida A&M W 8851  40
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 4, 2004*
8:00 pm
Miami (FL) L 6572  41
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 8, 2004*
8:00 pm, FSN
Stetson W 9354  51
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 11, 2004*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Louisville L 7074  52
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 19, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSN
Georgia Southern W 10068  62
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 22, 2004*
9:00 pm, Sun
Eastern Kentucky W 9849  72
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 29, 2004*
6:30 pm, Sun
Sam Houston State W 8352  82
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 2, 2005*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State L 6982  83
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 8, 2005
7:00 pm, FSN
Arkansas W 8274  93 (10)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 12, 2005*
7:00 pm, CBS
at Auburn W 8478  103 (20)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 15, 2005*
3:00 pm, FSN
at Vanderbilt W 8265  113 (30)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 9, 2010
12:00 pm, ESPN
Tennessee L 7683  114 (31)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 25, 2005
9:00 pm, FSN
Georgia W 7047  124 (41)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 29, 2005
8:00 pm, FSN
South Carolina W 8072  134 (51)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
February 1, 2005
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Mississippi State L 57–71  13–5 (5–2)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 5, 2005
6:00 pm, Sun
Alabama W 85–54  14–5 (6–2)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
February 8, 2005
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 7 Kentucky L 66–69  14–6 (6–3)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 12, 2005
1:00 pm, CBS
at Tennessee W 84–73  15–6 (7–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 16, 2005
7:00 pm, FSN
Ole Miss W 90–53  16–6 (8–3)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
February 19, 2005
1:30 pm, SECN
at LSU L 73–77  16–7 (8–4)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 23, 2005
8:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 69–61  17–7 (9–4)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
February 27, 2005*
6:00 pm, CBS
at South Carolina W 66–65  18–7 (10-4)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina
March 2, 2005
7:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia W 50–38  19–7 (11–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
March 6, 2005
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 Kentucky W 53–52  20–7 (12–4)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2005
7:30 pm, SECN
No. (E2) vs. No. (W3) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
W 80–64  21–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta
March 12, 2005
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. (E2) vs. No. (W1) Alabama
Semifinals
W 68–62  22–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta
March 12, 2005
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. (E2) vs. No. 5 (E1) Kentucky
SEC Championship Game
W 70–53  23–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2005
12:20 pm, CBS
No. (4) vs. No. (13) Ohio
First Round
W 67–62  24–7
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
March 20, 2005
4:30 pm, CBS
No. (4) vs. No. (5) Villanova
Second Round
L 65–76  24–8
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Tournament seedings in parentheses.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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