2004–05 LSU Tigers basketball team

2004–05 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC West co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (8th season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
No. 16 Florida †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Vanderbilt	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
South Carolina	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Tennessee	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Georgia	2	–	14		.125			8	–	20		.286
West
No. 21 Alabama	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
LSU	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	12		.600
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Roster

2004–05 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 0 Glen Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 10 David Fleshman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 35 Darnell Lazare 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 2 Dameon Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Aurora, Illinois G 3 Tack Minor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Houston, Texas G 22 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Saint Martinville, Louisiana F 30 Brandon Bass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Head coach John Brady (Belhaven) Assistant coach(es) Nikita Johnson (West Georgia) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) John Treloar (Belhaven) 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 19, 2004*		Tulane	W 83–58	1–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 21, 2004*		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 83–69	2–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24, 2004*		New Orleans	W 95–79	3–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 2004*		West Virginia	L 69–84	3–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 11, 2004*		Northwestern State	W 83–74	4–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 13, 2004*		McNeese State	W 82–79	5–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 2004*		vs. Southern Miss	L 84–88 ^OT	5–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 21, 2004*		at Houston	L 72–81	5–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 30, 2004*		vs. Florida State	W 67–50	6–3	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 3, 2005*		at Utah	L 55–69	6–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 8, 2005		at No. 19 Alabama	L 58–73	6–5 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 12, 2005		South Carolina	W 79–64	7–5 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 2005*		Ohio State	W 113–101 ^2OT	8–5	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 19, 2005		Arkansas	W 66–63 ^OT	9–5 (2–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 22, 2005		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 58–89	9–6 (2–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2005		Vanderbilt	W 81–69	19–8 (12–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Auburn Quarterfinals	W 89–58	20–8	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 2005*		vs. No. 4 Kentucky Semifinals	L 78–79 ^OT	20–9	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(6 CHI)	vs. (11 CHI) UAB First Round	L 68–82[2]	20–10	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	33	Brandon Bass	New Orleans Hornets

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "UAB steamrolls LSU; third-seeded Arizona next". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
4. "2006 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2022.