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2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
Record30–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
Washington 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 18 UCLA 1 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Stanford 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Arizona State 1 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Washington State 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Oregon 1 6 12   .333 14 13   .519
California 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
USC 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Conference tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker


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.

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

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2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Isaiah Fox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Crossroads School Santa Monica, California
G 5 Jawann McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milby High School Houston, Texas
G 12 Daniel Dillon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr North Laurel High School Melbourne, Victoria
G 13 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wilson High School Portland, Oregon
G 14 Beau Muhlbach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lufkin High School Lufkin, Texas
G 15 Mustafa Shakur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Friends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lake Oswego High School Portland, Oregon
G 21 Hassan Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Westchester High School Los Angeles, California
G/F 23 Jesus Verdejo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Winchendon School Carolina, Puerto Rico
F 30 Matt Brase 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Central Arizona College Tucson, Arizona
F 33 Mohamed Tangara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Mount Zion Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
F 44 Bret Brielmaier (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Loyola Catholic School Mankato, Minnesota
C 45 Channing Frye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr St. Mary's High School Phoenix, Arizona
C 54 Kirk Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So South Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 55 Ivan Radenović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Secondary School of Sports Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2004*
7:00 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 10 San Diego
Preseason N.I.T. campus-site game
W 80–69  1–0
 23  Shakur   10  2 tied   7  2 tied  McKale Center (14,514)
Tucson, Arizona
11/18/2004*
7:00 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 10 Wright State
Preseason N.I.T. campus-site game
W 83–66  2–0
 24  Stoudamire   8  Fox   6  2 tied  McKale Center (14,529)
Tucson, Arizona
11/21/2004*
2:00 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 10 Virginia L 60–78  2–1
 17  Frye   11  Frye   6  Shakur  University Hall (7,792)
Charlottesville, Virginia
11/24/2004*
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18 vs. Michigan
Preseason N.I.T. Semifinal
W 61–60 OT 3–1
 13  Shakur   13  Frye   6  Shakur  Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
11/26/2004*
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 vs. No. 1 Wake Forest
Preseason N.I.T. Final
L 60–63  3–2
 19  Adams   8  2 tied   6  Shakur  Madison Square Garden (9,480)
New York, New York
11/30/2004*
7:00 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 21 Wyoming W 98–70  4–2
 19  2 tied   8  Adams   7  Shakur  McKale Center (14,527)
Tucson, AZ
12/5/2004*
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 21 vs. No. 15 Mississippi State
John Wooden Classic
W 68–64  5–2
 18  Frye   16  Frye   9  Shakur  Arrowhead Pond (14,027)
Anaheim, California
12/11/2004*
11:00 am, FSN Arizona
No. 15 Utah W 67–62  6–2
 19  Frye   9  Frye   4  Shakur  McKale Center (14,533)
Tucson, AZ
12/18/2004*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 vs. Marquette W 48–43  7–2
 16  Rodgers   11  Frye   4  Shakur  Bradley Center (17,624)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12/21/2004*
6:30 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 14 Manhattan W 105–75  8–2
 23  Stoudamire   11  Frye   4  2 tied  McKale Center (14,515)
Tucson, AZ
12/28/2004*
6:30 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 14 Eastern Washington
Fiesta Bowl Classic Semifinal
W 79–45  9–2
 16  Frye   6  2 tied   5  Adams  McKale Center (14,535)
Tucson, AZ
12/30/2004*
6:30 pm, FSN Arizona
No. 14 Richmond
Fiesta Bowl Classic Final
W 84–71  10–2
 20  Rodgers   9  Radenovic   4  2 tied  McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
1/2/2005
1:30 pm
No. 14 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 97–79  11–2
(1–0)
 21  Frye   10  Adams   7  Adams  McKale Center (14,546)
Tucson, Arizona
1/6/2005
7:30 pm
No. 13 California W 87–67  12–2
(2–0)
 20  Frye   8  Frye   7  Shakur  Haas Pavilion (9,350)
Berkeley, California
1/8/2005
1:00 pm
No. 13 Stanford L 76–87  12–3
(2–1)
 20  Frye   12  Frye   4  2 tied  Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, California
1/13/2005
8:30 pm
No. 17 USC W 77–68  13–3
(3–1)
 21  Stoudamire   5  4 tied   4  Rodgers  McKale Center (14,568)
Tucson, AZ
1/15/2005
4:00 pm
No. 17 UCLA
Rivalry
W 76–73  14–3
(4–1)
 32  Stoudamire   14  Radenovic   4  Shakur  McKale Center (14,559)
Tucson, AZ
1/20/2005
7:30 pm
No. 13 Oregon W 74–66  15–3
(5–1)
 27  Stoudamire   7  Frye   6  Adams  McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, Oregon
1/22/2005
5:00 pm
No. 13 Oregon State W 92–83  16–3
(6–1)
 25  Stoudamire   7  Frye   6  Adams  Gill Coliseum (10,016)
Corvallis, Oregon
1/27/2005
6:30 pm
No. 11 No. 10 Washington W 91–82  17–3
(7–1)
 25  Stoudamire   7  Adams   6  Shakur  McKale Center (14,597)
Tucson, AZ
1/29/2005
12:00 pm
No. 11 Washington State L 63–70  17–4
(7–2)
 12  Shakur   Radenovic  10   3  Shakur  McKale Center (14,596)
Tucson, AZ
2/3/2005
8:30 pm
No. 14 California W 97–76  18–4
(8–2)
 20  Frye   7  Frye   8  Shakur  McKale Center (14,591)
Tucson, AZ
2/5/2005
11:00 am
No. 14 Stanford W 80–72  19–4
(9–2)
 26  Stoudamire   13  Frye   6  Shakur  McKale Center (14,592)
Tucson, AZ
2/10/2005
7:30 pm
No. 12 USC W 88–76  20–4
(10–2)
 26  Stoudamire   12  Radenovic   5  Shakur  Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (4,415)
Los Angeles, California
2/12/2005
5:00 pm
No. 12 UCLA
Rivalry
W 80–73  21–4
(11–2)
 22  Stoudamire   12  Radenovic   3  Adams  Pauley Pavilion (12,681)
Los Angeles, California
2/17/2005
5:30 pm
No. 10 Oregon W 92–67  22–4
(12–2)
 22  Stoudamire   7  Radenovic   9  Rodgers  McKale Center (14,597)
Tucson, AZ
2/20/2005
2:30 pm
No. 10 Oregon State W 91–70  23–4
(13–2)
 31  Stoudamire   11  Frye   5  Shakur  McKale Center (14,592)
Tucson, AZ
2/24/2005
6:30 pm
No. 9 Washington State W 57–56 OT 24–4
(14–2)
 26  Frye   8  3 tied   4  Stoudamire  Friel Court (4,259)
Pullman, Washington
2/26/2005
4:00 pm
No. 9 No. 10 Washington L 85–93  24–5
(14–3)
 30  Frye   9  Adams   7  Shakur  Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000)
Seattle, Washington
3/5/2005
4:00 pm
No. 11 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 70–68  25–5
(15–3)
 22  Stoudamire   9  Frye   4  Shakur  Wells Fargo Arena (14,141)
Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
3/10/2005
1:20 pm, FSN
No. 8 vs. California
Quarterfinal
W 88–63  26–5
 22  Frye   7  Radenovic   8  Shakure  Staples Center (14,014)
Los Angeles, CA
3/11/2005
8:15 pm, FSN
No. 8 vs. Oregon State
Semifinal
W 90–59  27–5
 17  2 tied   7  Frye   4  Adams  Staples Center (16,500)
Los Angeles, CA
3/12/2005
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 8 vs. No. 14 Washington
Final
L 72–81  27–6
 37  Stoudamire   6  Frye   3  2 tied  Staples Center (18,672)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
3/17/2005*
5:20 pm, CBS
(3) No. 9 vs. (14) Utah State
First Round
W 66–53  28–6
 17  2 tied   10  Frye   7  Shakur  Taco Bell Arena (11,894)
Boise, ID
3/19/2005*
3:50 pm, CBS
(3) No. 9 vs. (11) Alabama—Birmingham
Second Round
W 85–63  29–6
 28  Stoudamire   10  Adams   4  Rodgers  Taco Bell Arena (11,891)
Boise, ID
3/24/2005*
8:00 pm, CBS
(3) No. 9 vs. (2) No. 6 Oklahoma State
Sweet Sixteen
W 79–78  30–6
 19  2 tied   10  2 tied   7  Stoudamire  Allstate Arena (16,957)
Rosemont, IL
3/26/2005*
5:15 pm, CBS
(3) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 1 Illinois
Elite Eight
L 89–90 OT 30–7
 24  Frye   12  Frye   5  Adams  Allstate Arena (16,957)
Rosemont, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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