2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Phil Cunningham; Robert Kirby; Mark White;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. Under seventh-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State finished third in the SEC West Division regular season standings. The Bulldogs were knocked out in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, losing to Florida. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Austin region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Stanford,^[2] the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 1 seed Duke.^[3] Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 23–11 (9–7 SEC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gary Ervin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So		Brooklyn, NY
PF	4	Lawrence Roberts	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Baylor	Houston, TX
G	22	Dietric Slater	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Wayne County HS	Waynesboro, MS
F	23	Charles Rhodes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr		Jackson, MS
F	41	Piotr Stelmach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	SMS Warka	Kamien Pomorski, Poland
PF	42	Walter Sharpe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr		Birmingham, AL

Head coach

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville)
Robert Kirby (UTPA)
Mark White (Austin Peay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 11, 2004*	No. 12	vs. Fairfield	W 53–49	1–0	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 18, 2004*	No. 12	vs. No. 5 Syracuse	L 58–71	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 12	vs. Saint Mary's	W 67–54	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 5, 2004*	No. 15	vs. No. 21 Arizona	L 64–68	6–2	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 2005	No. 18	Auburn	W 90–53	13–2 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 8, 2005*	No. 18	at Ole Miss	W 87–76	14–2 (2–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 12, 2005	No. 11	at Tennessee	L 63–64	14–3 (2–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 15, 2005	No. 11	Arkansas	W 80–55	15–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 18, 2005	No. 17	at No. 22 Alabama	L 49–98	15–4 (3–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 22, 2005	No. 17	South Carolina	W 73–65	16–4 (4–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 29, 2005	No. 24	at LSU	L 62–69	16–5 (4–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 1, 2005	No. 24	Florida	W 71–57	17–5 (5–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 5, 2005		No. 21 Alabama	L 63–68	21–9 (9–7)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. Georgia First Round	W 76–65	22–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Florida Quarterfinals	L 64–80	22–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(9 AUS)	vs. (8 AUS) Stanford First Round	W 93–70	23–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 20, 2005*	(9 AUS)	vs. (1 AUS) No. 3 Duke Second Round	L 55–63	23–11	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AUS=Austin.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Stanford Unravels in Second Half". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ "Duke Feeling 16 Once More". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. 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 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Stanford Unravels in Second Half". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[3] "Duke Feeling 16 Once More". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[4] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. 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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