2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	27–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach	Chris Lowery (1st season);
Home arena	SIU Arena
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in MVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. The Salukis were eliminated in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Chicago region. The Salukis defeated No. 10 seed Saint Mary's^[2] before falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the round of 32.^[3]

2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Illinois	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Creighton †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Northern Iowa	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Southwest Missouri State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Illinois State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Drake	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Bradley	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Evansville	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393

† 2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Darren Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jennings	St. Louis, Missouri
G	3	Jamaal Tatum	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Helias Catholic	Jefferson City, Missouri
F	14	Randal Falker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Gateway	St. Louis, Missouri

Head coach

Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*		Augustana (IL)	W 83–59	1–0	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 23, 2004*		Tennessee State	W 83–60	2–0	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 26, 2004*		vs. Vanderbilt	W 67–53	3–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 27, 2004*		vs. UTEP	W 68–62	4–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 29, 2004*		at Hawaii	L 64–66	4–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 2004*		at Little Rock	L 53–70	4–2	Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 11, 2004*		Murray State	W 80–71	5–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 14, 2004*		Wright State	W 54–42	6–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 18, 2004*		at Southeast Missouri State	W 72–68	7–2	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 21, 2004*		Saint Louis	W 67–41	8–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 23, 2004		Illinois State	W 61–49	9–2 (1–0)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 30, 2004*		Wyoming	W 81–69	10–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 2, 2005*		Drake	W 51–45	11–2 (2–0)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 5, 2005*		at Louisiana-Lafayette	L 61–63	11–3	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 2005		at Creighton	W 69–63	12–3 (3–0)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 12, 2005		at Evansville	W 69–57	13–3 (4–0)	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 15, 2005		Southwest Missouri State	W 61–60	14–3 (5–0)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 19, 2005		Bradley	W 67–59	15–3 (6–0)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 22, 2005		at Wichita State	L 56–58	15–4 (6–1)	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 26, 2005		at Southwest Missouri State	L 77–92	15–5 (6–2)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 29, 2005		Evansville	W 79–55	16–5 (7–2)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 2, 2005		at Bradley	W 89–73	17–5 (8–2)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Feb 5, 2005		at Northern Iowa	L 61–67	17–6 (8–3)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 7, 2005		at Drake	W 58–57	18–6 (9–3)	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 9, 2005		Indiana State	W 64–53	19–6 (10–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 12, 2005		Creighton	W 71–67	20–6 (11–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 16, 2005		at Illinois State	W 66–59	21–6 (12–3)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Feb 19, 2005*		at Kent State	W 65–54	22–6	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Feb 23, 2005		Northern Iowa	W 76–69	23–6 (13–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005		Wichita State	W 65–55	24–6 (14–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 28, 2005		at Indiana State	W 60–52	25–6 (15–3)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals	W 64–49	26–6	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 2005*		vs. Southwest Missouri State Semifinals	L 61–65	26–7	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(7 CHI)	vs. (10 CHI) Saint Mary's First Round	W 65–56^[2]	27–7	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 20, 2005*	(7 CHI)	vs. (2 CHI) No. 6 Oklahoma State Second Round	L 77–85^[3]	27–8	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Darren Brooks – MVC Player of the Year (second time)
Chris Lowery – MVC Coach of the Year (third straight season a different Saluki head coach received the honor – Bruce Weber and Matt Painter)

References

^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Saluki Trap Ties Up Gaels". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "McFarlin Helps Cowboys Up". The Washington Post. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-sm-2] "Saluki Trap Ties Up Gaels". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[ncaa-okstate-3] "McFarlin Helps Cowboys Up". The Washington Post. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[mg-4] "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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