2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 20
Record	25–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan
Associate head coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coaches	Greg Gard Gary Close
Home arena	Kohl Center

2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Illinois †	15	–	1		.938			37	–	2		.949
No. 15 Michigan State	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 20 Wisconsin	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			15	–	14		.517
Minnesota	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Ohio State	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Iowa	7	–	9		.438			21	–	12		.636
Northwestern	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Michigan	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Purdue	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
Penn State	1	–	15		.063			7	–	23		.233
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 15, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Sharif Chambliss (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Racine, Wisconsin F 4 Ray Nixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin F/C 5 Jason Chappell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So New Berlin, Wisconsin G 13 Clayton Hanson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Reedsburg, Wisconsin G 14 Tanner Bronson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Glendale, Wisconsin C 21 Andreas Helmigk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Klagenfurt G 22 Michael Flowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison, Wisconsin G 23 Kammron Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Minneapolis F/C 32 Brian Butch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Appleton, Wisconsin G/F 33 DeAaron Williams  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Peoria, Illinois C 34 Greg Stiemsma 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Randolph, Wisconsin F 42 Alando Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Lockport, Illinois F 44 Zach Morley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Maryville, Missouri F 54 Mike Wilkinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Blue Mounds, Wisconsin	Head coach Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Assistant coach(es) Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-1-6

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/20/2004* 7:30 pm	No. 21	Penn	W 77–44	1–0	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
11/23/2004* 7:00 pm	No. 20	UC Santa Barbara	W 72–61	2–0	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
11/27/2004* 9:00 pm	No. 20	at Pepperdine	L 61–75	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
11/30/2004* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	No. 12 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 69–64	3–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/04/2004* 6:30 pm	No. 25	at Rutgers	W 70–62	4–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center  New Brunswick, New Jersey
12/07/2004* 7:00 pm, WPT	No. 24	Green Bay	W 65–55	5–1	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/11/2004* 7:30 pm, UPN	No. 24	at Marquette	L 54–63	5–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee
12/15/2004* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Milwaukee	W 66–37	6–2	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/23/2004* 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 85–53	7–2	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/2004* 7:00 pm, WPT		Western Carolina	W 89–49	8–2	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/29/2004* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		No. 18 Alabama	W 76–62	9–2	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/05/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at Purdue	W 77–68	10–2 (1–0)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
1/08/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Indiana	L 61–74	10–3 (1–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
1/11/2005 6:00 pm, ESPN		Ohio State	W 72–66	11–3 (2–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/16/2005 12:30 pm, CBS		No. 15 Michigan State	W 62–59	12–3 (3–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/22/2005 11:17 am, ESPN+	No. 24	at Michigan	W 72–61	13–3 (4–1)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/25/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	No. 1 Illinois	L 65–75	13–4 (4–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/29/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	at Penn State	W 76–50	14–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, Pennsylvania
2/02/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	Northwestern	W 73–58	15–4 (6–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/05/2005 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 19	at Minnesota	L 50–60	15–5 (6–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
2/09/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	Iowa	W 72–69	16–5 (7–3)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/12/2005 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 20	at No. 1 Illinois	L 59–70	16–6 (7–4)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
2/16/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	Michigan	W 76–50	17–6 (8–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/24/2005 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at No. 10 Michigan State	L 64–77	17–7 (8–5)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
2/27/2005 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at Ohio State	W 64–56	18–7 (9–5)	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
3/01/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	Indiana	W 62–60	19–7 (10–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
3/05/2005 1:32 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	Purdue	W 64–52	20–7 (11–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten tournament
3/11/2005 8:10 pm, ESPN	No. 23	vs. Ohio State Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals	W 60–49	21–7	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
3/12/2005 3:05 pm, CBS	No. 23	vs. Iowa Big Ten tournament – Semifinals	W 59–56	22–7	United Center  Chicago
3/13/2005 2:30 pm, CBS	No. 23	vs. No. 1 Illinois Big Ten tournament – Finals	L 43–54	22–8	United Center  Chicago
NCAA tournament
3/18/2005* 6:20 pm, CBS	(6) No. 20	vs. (11) Northern Iowa First Round	W 57–52	23–8	Ford Center  Oklahoma City
3/20/2005* 3:50 pm, CBS	(6) No. 20	vs. (14) Bucknell Second Round	W 71–62	24–8	Ford Center  Oklahoma City
3/25/2005* 6:27 pm, CBS	(6) No. 20	vs. (10) NC State Sweet Sixteen	W 65–56	25–8	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
3/27/2005* 1:40 pm, CBS	(6) No. 20	vs. (1) North Carolina Elite Eight	L 82–88	25–9	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.