2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
2004–05 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team
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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. For the season the Kentucky finished with an overall record of 28–6 (14–2 SEC).
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SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 28–6 (14–2 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2005 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8. In the opening round Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 72–64. The second round Kentucky took care of Cincinnati 69–60 and in the Sweet Sixteen easily defeated Utah 62–52. But their season came to an end with a tough loss to Michigan State in double overtime 94–89.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
