2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
MWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	26–7 (10–4 MWC)
Head coach	Ritchie McKay (3rd season);
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were led by head coach "Disco" Ritchie McKay and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the Mountain West regular season standings, but defeated Utah to win the MWC tournament championship. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Syracuse region. The team was knocked out in the opening round by No. 5 seed Villanova, 55–47,^[2] to finish with a 26–7 record (10–4 MWC).

2004–05 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Utah	13	–	1	.929	29	–	6	.829
New Mexico †	10	–	4	.714	26	–	7	.788
Air Force	9	–	5	.643	18	–	12	.600
UNLV	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
Wyoming	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
San Diego State	4	–	10	.286	11	–	18	.379
BYU	3	–	11	.214	9	–	21	.300
Colorado State	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393

† 2005 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	33	Danny Granger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bradley	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Dave Bliss

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2004*		at Oregon	L 75–79	4–1	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Dec 18, 2004*		Tennessee	W 77–58	10–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 22, 2004*		No. 5 Wake Forest	L 64–81	10–2	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 21, 2005		No. 13 Utah	W 65–54	20–6 (7–4)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 26, 2005		at San Diego State	W 78–61	21–6 (8–4)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Feb 28, 2005		at UNLV	W 77–66	22–6 (9–4)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 5, 2005		Colorado State	W 72–61	23–6 (10–4)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
MWC tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. BYU Quarterfinals	W 85–71	24–6	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. San Diego State Semifinals	W 77–67	25–6	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 12, 2005*		vs. No. 15 Utah Championship game	W 60–56	26–6	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(12 SYR)	vs. (5 SYR) No. 19 Villanova First round	L 47–55	26–7	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse.