2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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).

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]

Roster

2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
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

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

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

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