2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. UCLA entered the Pacific-10 conference tournament with a regular season conference record of 11–7. After losing in the first round, their final conference record was 11–8 (7 wins more than the previous season).^[2] The team reached the round of 64 in the NCAA tournament, losing to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	18–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Howland (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Donny Daniels Ernie Zeigler Kerry Keating
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Arizona	15	–	3		.833			30	–	7		.811
Washington†	14	–	4		.778			29	–	6		.829
No. 18 UCLA 1	11	–	7		.611			18	–	11		.621
Stanford	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arizona State 1	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Oregon 1	6	–	12		.333			14	–	13		.519
California	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
USC	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
† Conference tournament winner As of April 8, 2005 Rankings from Coaches Poll [1] 1 Holds tie-breaker

Roster

2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Arron Afflalo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Los Angeles, California G 11 Jordan Farmar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr C 45 Michael Fey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Jr G 55 Quinn Hawking 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr C 15 Ryan Hollins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Jr Pasadena, California F 54 Josiah Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr C 14 Lorenzo Mata 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr F 25 Matt McKinney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So G 3 Brian Morrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G 55 DeAndre Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G 2 Janou Rubin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G/F 3 Josh Shipp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California G 1 Dijon Thompson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California G 22 Ike Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr	Head coach Ben Howland (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Donny Daniels (Cal State Fullerton) Ernie Zeigler (Northwood) Kerry Keating (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2004		Simon Fraser Exhibition	W 97–48	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2004		Monterrey Tech Exhibition	W 80–48	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 20, 2004 FSN West 2		Chicago State	W 64–53	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (6,833) Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2004 FSN West 2		Western Illinois	W 75–60	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (5,033) Los Angeles, CA
November 27, 2004 FSN West 2		UC Irvine	W 76–65	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (6,247) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2004 FSN West 2		Long Beach State	W 75–62	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (6,211) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2004 KCAL-TV		vs. Boston College John R. Wooden Classic	L 64–74	4–1	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,027) Anaheim, CA
December 11, 2004 FSN West 2		Pepperdine	W 85–83	5–1	Pauley Pavilion (6,695) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2004 CBS		Michigan	W 81–79	6–1	Pauley Pavilion (10,782) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2004 ESPN		at No. 23 Michigan State	L 64–76	6–2	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
December 31, 2004		at Oregon State	L 80–85	6–3 (0–1)	Gill Coliseum (9,042) Corvallis, OR
January 2, 2005		at Oregon	W 70–62	7–3 (1–1)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR
January 6, 2005		Washington State	W 80–77 2OT	8–3 (2–1)	Pauley Pavilion (9,255) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2005 FSN West 2		No. 12 Washington	W 95–86	9–3 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,970) Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2005 FSN		at Arizona State	W 86–82	10–3 (4–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,850) Tempe, AZ
January 15, 2005 ABC		at No. 17 Arizona	L 73–76	10–4 (4–2)	McKale Center (14,559) Tucson, AZ
January 20, 2005 FSN West 2		Stanford	L 64–75	10–5 (4–3)	Pauley Pavilion (8,255) Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2005 CBS		California	L 51–64	10–6 (4–4)	Pauley Pavilion (11,451) Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2005 FSN		at USC	W 72–69	11–6 (5–4)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,767) Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2005 FSN		at Washington State	W 58–56 OT	12–6 (6–4)	Beasley Coliseum (5,168) Pullman, WA
February 5, 2005 FSN		at No. 13 Washington	L 70–82	12–7 (6–5)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA
February 10, 2005		Arizona State	W 95–76	13–7 (7–5)	Pauley Pavilion (7,227) Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2005 FSN		No. 12 Arizona	L 73–83	13–8 (7–6)	Pauley Pavilion (12,681) Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2005 FSN		at California	W 77–62	14–8 (8–6)	Haas Pavilion (9,271) Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2005 CBS		at Stanford	L 65–78	14–9 (8–7)	Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA
February 24, 2005 FSN West 2		USC	W 90–69	15–9 (9–7)	Pauley Pavilion (12,823) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2005 CBS		at Notre Dame	W 75–65	16–9	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
March 03, 2005 FSN West 2		Oregon State	W 69–61	17–9 (10–7)	Pauley Pavilion (10,947) Los Angeles, CA
March 05, 2005 FSN		Oregon	W 73–61	18–9 (11–7)	Pauley Pavilion (11,789) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
March 10, 2005 FSN		Oregon State Quarterfinals	L 72–79	18–10 (11–7)	Staples Center (14,014) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2005 CBS		vs. No. 24 Texas Tech First Round	L 66–78	18–11	McKale Center (13,751) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]