2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	24–11 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

^[1] The 2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2004-05 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After losing in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Elite Eight. The team finished with a 24–11 record (8–8 Big East).

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3	.813	25	–	5	.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3	.813	23	–	8	.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
Providence	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Rutgers	2	–	14	.125	10	–	19	.345
St. John's*	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5	.000	12	–	7	.632


† 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament. *Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Roster

2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	J. D. Collins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr		Houston, Texas
F	3	Patrick Beilein	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Benedictine	Richmond, Virginia
F	4	Tyrone Sally	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Meadowbrook	Chesterfield, Virginia
G	5	Johannes Herber	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr		Darmstadt, West Germany
G	20	Mike Gansey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Olmsted Falls, Ohio
C	34	Kevin Pittsnogle	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Martinsburg	Martinsburg, West Virginia
F/C	40	D'or Fischer	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Northwestern State	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Head coach

John Beilein

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Dunn

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004*		Saint Peter's	W 82–70	1–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 24, 2004*		at Duquesne	W 72–69	2–0	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 27, 2004*		at Louisiana State	W 84–69	3–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 2004*		Radford	W 78–44	4–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2004*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 70–55	5–0	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 11, 2004*		Coppin State	W 71–47	6–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 18, 2004*		James Madison	W 77–48	7–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 21, 2004*		New Hampshire	W 82–48	8–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 29, 2004*		No. 20 George Washington	W 71–65	9–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 2, 2005*		at No. 17 NC State	W 82–69	10–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2005	No. 21	at Villanova	L 46–84	10–1 (0–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 2005	No. 21	St. John's	W 64–60	11–1 (1–1)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 11, 2005*		vs. Marshall	L 55–59	11–2	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 16, 2005		No. 13 Boston College	L 53–73	11–3 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 2005		Notre Dame	L 57–70	11–4 (1–3)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 22, 2005		at No. 7 Syracuse	L 64–72	11–5 (1–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 25, 2005		No. 19 Connecticut	L 58–68	11–6 (1–5)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2005		at Providence	W 82–78	12–6 (2–5)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 2005		at No. 5 Boston College	L 50–62	12–7 (2–6)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 2005		No. 16 Pittsburgh	W 83–78 ^OT	13–7 (3–6)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2005		Providence	W 67–65	14–7 (4–6)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 12, 2005		at Georgetown	L 60–67	14–8 (4–7)	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2005		at St. John's	W 67–66	15–8 (5–7)	Carnesecca Arena New York, New York
Feb 20, 2005		Seton Hall	W 96–86	16–8 (6–7)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 23, 2005		at No. 18 Pittsburgh	W 70–66	17–8 (7–7)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2005		Rutgers	W 76–58	18–8 (8–7)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 5, 2005		at Seton Hall	L 63–66	18–9 (8–8)	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2005*	(8)	vs. (9) Providence First round	W 82–59	19–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 10, 2005*	(8)	vs. (1) No. 7 Boston College Quarterfinals	W 78–72	20–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 11, 2005*	(8)	vs. (4) No. 19 Villanova Semifinals	W 78–76	21–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 12, 2005*	(8)	vs. (3) No. 16 Syracuse Championship game	L 59–68	21–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (10 A) Creighton First Round	W 63–61^[3]	22–10	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (2 A) No. 5 Wake Forest Second Round	W 111–105 ^{2OT^[4]}	23–10	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 24, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (6 A) No. 24 Texas Tech	W 65–60^[5]	24–10	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 26, 2005*	(7 A)	vs. (4 A) No. 4 Louisville	L 85–93 ^{OT^[6]}	24–11	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albuquerque.

Rankings

References

^ "2004-05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "WVU Dunks Creighton". West Virginia University Athletics. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "West Virginia's Persistence Wears Down Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "West Virginia Bounces Texas Tech". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "For Cardinals, No Mountain High Enough". The Washington Post. March 27, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[1] "2004-05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[3] "WVU Dunks Creighton". West Virginia University Athletics. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[4] "West Virginia's Persistence Wears Down Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[5] "West Virginia Bounces Texas Tech". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[6] "For Cardinals, No Mountain High Enough". The Washington Post. March 27, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

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