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The 2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma finished tied atop the Big 12 regular season standings with Kansas, and OU won the only regular season meeting between the teams. The Sooners fell in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 3 seed in the South region. After beating No. 14 seed Niagara in the opening round, the Sooners fell to No. 6 seed Utah in the round of 32 to finish the season 25–8 (12–4 Big 12).

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 17
Record25–8 (12–4 Big 12)
Quick facts Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, Big 12 Regular season co-champions ...
2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 12 Regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 17
Record25–8 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
← 2003–04
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma12–4 .75025–8  .758
No. 12 Kansas12–4 .75023–7  .767
No. 6 Oklahoma State †11–5 .68826–7  .788
No. 24 Texas Tech10–6 .62522–11  .667
Iowa State9–7 .56319–12  .613
Texas9–7 .56320–11  .645
Texas A&M8–8 .50021–10  .677
Missouri7–9 .43816–17  .485
Nebraska7–9 .43814–14  .500
Kansas State6–10 .37517–12  .586
Colorado4–12 .25014–16  .467
Baylor1–15 .0639–19  .321
† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 21 Taj Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
F 34 Kevin Bookout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)270 lb (122 kg) Jr Stroud, Oklahoma
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)153 lb (69 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 20, 2004*
    		 Cal State Northridge W 82–72  1–0
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Nov 25, 2004*
    		 vs. High Point
    Great Alaska Shootout    		 W 93–65  2–0
    		 Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 26, 2004*
    		 vs. No. 22 Washington
    Great Alaska Shootout    		 L 91–96  2–1
    		 Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 27, 2004*
    		 vs. Minnesota
    Great Alaska Shootout    		 W 67–54  3–1
    		 Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Dec 1, 2004*
    		 Coppin State W 67–44  4–1
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 8, 2004*
    		 at Purdue W 66–48  5–1
    		 Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 11, 2004*
    		 Northern Colorado W 80–44  6–1
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 18, 2004*
    		 vs. No. 7 Duke
    Dreyfus Classic    		 L 67–78  6–2
    		 Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Dec 23, 2004*
    		 Missouri State W 61–53  7–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 28, 2004*
    		 vs. Tulsa
    All-College Basketball Classic    		 W 70–64  8–2
    		 Ford Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Dec 30, 2004*
    		 Florida A&M W 104–45  9–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 2, 2005*
    		 Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 94–54  10–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 8, 2005
    		 Colorado W 85–55  11–2
    (1–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 10, 2005*
    		 No. 25 No. 12 Connecticut W 77–65  12–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 15, 2005
    		 No. 25 at Baylor W 65–61  13–2
    (2–0)    		 Ferrell Center 
    Waco, Texas
    Jan 18, 2005
    		 No. 18 at Texas A&M W 70-54  14–2
    (3–0)    		 Reed Arena 
    College Station, Texas
    Jan 22, 2005
    		 No. 18 No. 15 Texas W 64-60  15–2
    (4–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 24, 2005
    		 No. 13 No. 9 Oklahoma State W 67-57  16–2
    (5–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 29, 2005
    		 No. 13 at Iowa State L 66-74  16–3
    (5–1)    		 Hilton Coliseum 
    Ames, Iowa
    Feb 2, 2005
    		 No. 15 Texas A&M W 69-65  17–3
    (6–1)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb 5, 2005
    		 No. 15 Texas Tech L 81-88  17–4
    (6–2)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb 7, 2005
    		 No. 16 No. 10 Oklahoma State L 67-79  17–5
    (6–3)    		 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Mar 5, 2005
    		 No. 20 at Texas Tech W 74–54  23–6
    (12–4)    		 United Spirit Arena 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Big 12 tournament
    Mar 11, 2005*
    		 (1) No. 17 vs. Missouri
    Quarterfinals    		 W 83–79  24–6
    		 Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Mar 12, 2005*
    		 (1) No. 17 vs. Texas Tech
    Semifinals    		 L 63–69  24–7
    		 Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 2005*
    		 (3 S) No. 17 vs. (14 S) Niagara
    First Round    		 W 84–67  25–7
    		 McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Mar 19, 2005*
    		 (3 S) No. 17 vs. (6 S) No. 18 Utah
    Second Round    		 L 58–67  25–8
    		 McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.
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    Rankings

    Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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