2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were coached by Rick Barnes in his seventh season as head coach and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns finished the season with are record of 20–11, 9–7 in Big 12 play in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed where they lost to Nevada in the first round.

2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionSouth
Record20–11 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
Seasons
2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 12 Kansas 12 4   .750 23 7   .767
No. 6 Oklahoma State 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
No. 24 Texas Tech 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Iowa State 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Texas 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 21 10   .677
Missouri 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
Nebraska 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Kansas State 6 10   .375 17 12   .586
Colorado 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Baylor 1 15   .063 9 19   .321
2005 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

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The Longhorns finished the 2003–04 season with an overall record of 25–8, 12–4 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place in conference. They lost to Oklahoma State in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 3 seed to the NCAA Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Princeton and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. there they lost to Xavier.

Roster

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# Position Height Weight Year Home Town
LaMarcus Aldridge 23 Forward 6–11 240 Freshman Seagoville, Texas
Bradley Buckman 22 Forward 6-8 235 Junior Austin, Texas
Dion Dowell 1 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Texas City, Texas
Daniel Gibson 1 Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Houston, Texas
Adam Gracely 5 Guard 5-9 150 Freshman Houston, Texas
Sydmill Harris 13 Guard 6–5 200 Senior Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Jason Klotz 21 Center 6–9 245 Senior Klein, Texas
Kenton Paulino 12 Guard 6–1 185 Junior Los Angeles, California
Chris Price 31 Forward 6–11 240 Freshman Houston, Texas
Kenny Taylor 10 Guard 6–6 230 Senior Sugar Land, Texas
P. J. Tucker 2 Forward 6–5 225 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
Mike Williams 21 Forward 6–7 240 Freshman Camden, Alabama

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2004*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W 92–47 
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Nov 15, 2004*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Tarleton State W 86–53 
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2004*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Texas State W 95–63  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (10,221)
Austin, TX
Nov 22, 2004*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 84–62  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 2004*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 vs. Iowa
Maui Invitational
L 80–82  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 24, 2004*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. Tennessee
Maui Invitational
W 90–75  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 29, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 18 Coppin State W 91–60  4–1
Frank Erwin Center (6,093)
Austin, TX
Dec 4, 2004*
1:00 pm
No. 18 at Seton Hall W 70–62  5–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 7, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 18 North Texas W 86–57  6–1
Frank Erwin Center (6,482)
Austin, TX
Dec 15, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 14 Texas-Arlington W 85–70  7–1
Frank Erwin Center (6,617)
Austin, TX
Dec 18, 2004*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 Wake Forest L 88–89  7–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 22, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 15 Centenary W 97–52  8–2
Frank Erwin Center (7,052)
Austin, TX
Dec 29, 2004*
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 15 Texas-San Antonio W 100–82  9–2
Frank Erwin Center (8,057)
Austin, TX
Jan 2, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 15 UNLV W 89–82  10–2
Frank Erwin Center (8,138)
Austin, TX
Jan 6, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Memphis W 74–67  11–2
Frank Erwin Center (12,022)
Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
Jan 9, 2005
2:00 pm, FSNW
No. 15 Baylor W 79–60  12–2
(1–0)
Frank Erwin Center (11,463)
Austin, TX
Jan 12, 2005
7:00 pm, FSNW
No. 10 at Texas A&M L 63–74  12–3
(1–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Jan 15, 2005
12:30 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 10 at Nebraska W 63–53  13–3
(2–1)
Devaney Center 
Lincoln, NE
Jan 17, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 No. 5 Oklahoma State W 75–61  14–3
(3–1)
Frank Erwin Center (16,755)
Austin, TX
Jan 22, 2005
2:45 pm, CBS
No. 11 at No. 18 Oklahoma L 60–64  14–4
(3–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Jan 25, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 16 Texas Tech W 80–73  15–4
(4–2)
Frank Erwin Center (16,080)
Austin, TX
Jan 29, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 6 Kansas
College GameDay
L 65–90  15–5
(4–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Feb 5, 2005
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 20 Iowa State L 80–92 OT 15–6
(4–4)
Frank Erwin Center (13,066)
Austin, TX
Feb 8, 2005
8:30 pm, FSNSW
No. 23 at Colorado L 79–88  15–7
(4–5)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Feb 12, 2005
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 23 Kansas State W 75–72 OT 16–7
(5–5)
Frank Erwin Center (13,355)
Austin, TX
Feb 16, 2005
7:00 pm, FSNSW
Texas A&M W 75–40  17–7
(6–5)
Frank Erwin Center (14,018)
Austin, TX
Feb 19, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Baylor W 75–60  18–7
(7–5)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Feb 22, 2005
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Texas Tech L 65–69  18–8
(7–6)
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Feb 26, 2005
12:00 pm, ABC
Missouri W 63–51  19–8
(8–6)
Frank Erwin Center (13,756)
Austin, TX
Feb 28, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Oklahoma L 58–74  19–9
(9–7)
Frank Erwin Center (15,036)
Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2005
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Oklahoma State
College GameDay
W 74–73  20–9
(9–7)
Gallagher Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
Mar 10, 2005
8:20 pm, ESPNU
(6) vs. (11) Colorado
first round
L 69–81  20–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 2005
6:10 pm, CBS
(8 Chicago) vs. (9 Chicago) Nevada
First Round
L 57–61  20–11
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.