2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 7
Record28–6 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
No. 16 Florida 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
South Carolina 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Tennessee 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Georgia 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
West
No. 21 Alabama 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
LSU 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 12   .600
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Auburn 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
2005 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Roster

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2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Brandon Stockton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Glasgow, KY
G 2 Ravi Moss 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, KY
G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Rajon Rondo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Louisville, KY
G 5 Josh Carrier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bowling Green, KY
C 10 Łukasz Obrzut 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Gliwice, PO
G 12 Preston LeMaster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Paris, KY
F 13 Bobby Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Durham, NC
C 21 Shagari Alleyne 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So New York, NY
G 22 Patrick Sparks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Central City, KY
F 23 Sheray Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Montreal, QB
F 24 Kelenna Azubuike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK
F 44 Chuck Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Modesto, CA
C 33 Randolph Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 20, 2005*
4:00 pm, UKTV
No. 9 Coppin State W 77–46  1–0
Rupp Arena (22,231)
Lexington, KY
November 23, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 8 vs. Ball State W 73–53  2–0
US Bank Arena (15,563)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 8 Georgia State W 77–59  3–0
Rupp Arena (22,368)
Lexington, KY
November 30, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 8 Tennessee Tech W 92–63  4–0
Rupp Arena (22,368)
Lexington, KY
December 4, 2004*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 at No. 9 North Carolina L 78–91  4–1
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 10 Morehead State W 71–40  5–1
Rupp Arena (20,652)
Lexington, KY
December 11, 2004*
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 10 vs. Indiana W 73–58  6–1
Freedom Hall (20,084)
Louisville, KY
December 18, 2004*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 at No. 13 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
W 60–58  7–1
Freedom Hall (20,088)
Louisville, KY
December 22, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 8 William & Mary W 92–47  8–1
Rupp Arena (18,059)
Lexington, KY
December 29, 2004*
7:00 pm, UKTV
No. 8 Campbell W 82–50  9–1
Rupp Arena (22,411)
Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 5, 2005
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 8 South Carolina W 79–75  10–1 (1-0)
Rupp Arena (22,782)
Lexington, KY
January 9, 2005*
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 No. 2 Kansas L 59–65  10–2
Rupp Arena (24,367)
Lexington, KY
January 12, 2005
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 9 Vanderbilt W 69–54  11–2 (2-0)
Rupp Arena (22,174)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2005
1:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 9 at Georgia W 76–55  12–2 (3-0)
Stegeman Coliseum (9,014)
Athens, GA
January 19, 2005
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 8 at Ole Miss W 53–50  13–2 (4-0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,451)
Oxford, MS
January 22, 2005
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 8 LSU W 89–58  14–2 (5-0)
Rupp Arena (23,073)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2005
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at Tennessee W 84–62  15–2 (6-0)
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,183)
Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2005
3:30 pm, CBS
No. 7 at Arkansas W 68–67  16–2 (7-0)
Bud Walton Arena (20,268)
Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2005
3:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 6 at Vanderbilt W 84–70  17–2 (8-0)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2005
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 Florida W 69–66  18–2 (9-0)
Rupp Arena (24,191)
Lexington, KY
February 12, 2005
3:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 5 Georgia W 60–51  19–2 (10-0)
Rupp Arena (23,897)
Lexington, KY
February 15, 2005
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at South Carolina L 61–73  19–3 (10-1)
Colonial Center (16,107)
Columbia, SC
February 19, 2005
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Mississippi State
ESPN College GameDay
W 94–78  20–3 (11-1)
Rupp Arena (24,247)
Lexington, KY
February 23, 2005
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 5 Auburn W 81–73  21–3 (12-1)
Rupp Arena (23,063)
Lexington, KY
February 26, 2005
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 5 Alabama W 78–71  22–3 (13-1)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2005
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 3 Tennessee W 73–61  23–3 (14-1)
Rupp Arena (24,205)
Lexington, KY
March 6, 2005
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 3 at Florida L 52–53  23–4 (14-2)
O'Connell Center (12,602)
Gainesville, FL
2005 SEC Tournament
March 11, 2005
9:30 pm, JP Sports
(E1) No. 4 vs. (E5) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 76–62  24–4
Georgia Dome (22,024)
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2005
3:30 pm, JP Sports
(E1) No. 4 vs. (W2) LSU
Semifinals
W 79–78 OT 25–4
Georgia Dome (24,214)
Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2005
1:30 pm, CBS
(E1) No. 4 vs. (E2) No. 16 Florida
Championship
L 53–70  25–5
Georgia Dome (24,408)
Atlanta, GA
2005 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2005
12:45 pm, CBS
(2 A) No. 7 vs. (15 A) Eastern Kentucky
First Round
W 72–64  26–5
RCA Dome (27,284)
Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 2005
8:30 pm, CBS
(2 A) No. 7 vs. (7 A) No. 23 Cincinnati
Second Round
W 69–60  27–5
RCA Dome (40,331)
Indianapolis, IN
March 25, 2005
9:30 pm, CBS
(2 A) No. 7 vs. (6 A) No. 18 Utah
Sweet Sixteen
W 62–52  28–5
Frank Erwin Center (16,239)
Austin, TX
March 27, 2005
3:00 pm, CBS
(2 A) No. 7 vs. (5 A) No. 15 Michigan State
Elite Eight
L 88–94 2OT 28–6
Frank Erwin Center (16,239)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Austin Regional.

References

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