2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On March 14, three days after the end of the season, Gillen stepped down;^[1] he was replaced by DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.^[2]

2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–15 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Walt Fuller (7th season) Alexis Sherard (2nd season) John Fitzpatrick (1st season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			33	–	4		.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3		.813			27	–	6		.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5		.688			27	–	6		.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
NC State	7	–	9		.438			21	–	14		.600
Maryland	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			16	–	16		.500
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
Virginia	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 6–10, but the team advanced to the second round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Villanova.

Roster

2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 J. R. Reynolds 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Roanoke, Virginia G 12 Billy Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Paideia School Atlanta G 15 T. J. Bannister 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Arlington Country Day Jacksonville, Florida C 21 Tunji Soroye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria G/F 23 Gary Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Benjamin Banneker Brooklyn, New York G 24 Tryshan Ravenell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So William Monroe Charlottesville, Virginia F 30 Adrian Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy San Fernando, Trinidad F 32 Jason Cain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So John Bartram Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 33 Devin Smith (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr William Penn New Castle, Delaware F 34 Jason Clark (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Virginia Beach, Virginia F 42 Mike Forkin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Westfield Centreville, Virginia G 43 Elton Brown (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Warwick Newport News, Virginia F 44 Sean Singletary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr William Penn Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F/C 52 Hank Nacey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Frank W. Cox Virginia Beach, Virginia 55 Donte Minter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Fork Union Military Salisbury, North Carolina	Head coach Pete Gillen (Fairfield) Assistant coach(es) Walt Fuller (Drexel) Alexis Sherard (Saint Michael's) John Fitzpatrick (Bowling Green) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 20 December 2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition games
Nov. 5* 7:30 pm		Lehman	W 121–29		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 12* 7:30 pm		Marymount	W 129–75		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 19* 7:30 pm		Robert Morris	W 88–55	1–0	University Hall (7,002) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 21* 5:00 pm, FSN South		No. 10 Arizona	W 78–60	2–0	University Hall (7,792) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 24* 8:00 pm, CSN		Appalachian State	W 77–60	3–0	University Hall (6,840) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 28* 1:00 pm, CSN	No. 24	Richmond	W 85–58	4–0	University Hall (7,506) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 24	at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 48–44	5–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,283) Evanston, Illinois
Dec. 3* 7:00 pm, FSN South	No. 24	vs. Auburn	W 89–87	6–0	Siegel Center (7,237) Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at Iowa State	L 79–81	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (12,224) Ames, Iowa
Dec. 8* 7:00 pm	No. 19	Furman	W 79–67	7–1	University Hall (6,972) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 23* 7:30 pm	No. 25	Loyola Marymount	W 79–77 OT	8–1	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2 5:30 pm, FSN		No. 5 Wake Forest	L 70–89	8–2 (0–1)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5* 9:00 pm, CSN		Western Kentucky	W 80–79 2OT	9–2 (0–1)	University Hall (6,675) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 8 8:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 9 Georgia Tech	L 69–92	9–3 (0–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta
Jan. 12 7:30 pm		Miami	L 80–91	9–4 (0–3)	University Hall (8,079) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 16 8:00 pm, FSN		at No. 5 Duke	L 66–80	9–5 (0–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 19 9:00 pm, Raycom		at Maryland	L 68–82	9–6 (0–5)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland
Jan. 22 7:30 pm		Clemson	W 81–79	10–6 (1–5)	University Hall (7,838) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Virginia Tech	L 73–79	10–7 (1–6)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan. 29 Noon, ESPN		No. 3 North Carolina	L 76–110	10–8 (1–7)	University Hall (7,953) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 2* 7:30 pm		at Providence	L 79–98	10–9 (1–7)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,135) Providence, Rhode Island
Feb. 5 8:00 pm, Raycom		at NC State	W 64–62	11–9 (2–7)	PNC Arena (16,875) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 9 7:30 pm		Florida State	W 56–55	12–9 (3–7)	University Hall (6,891) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 12 Noon, Raycom		Virginia Tech	W 65–60	13–9 (4–7)	University Hall (8,223) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 16 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 4 North Carolina	L 61–85	13–10 (4–8)	Dean Smith Center (20,643) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 19 3:30 pm, CBS		Maryland	L 89–92	13–11 (4–9)	University Hall (8,218) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 27 2:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 6 Wake Forest	L 68–90	13–12 (4–10)	LJVM Coliseum (13,692) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar. 2 9:00 pm, RSN		NC State	L 72–82	13–13 (4–11)	University Hall (7,482) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 6 2:00 pm, Raycom		at Florida State	L 63–68	13–14 (4–12)	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,797) Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar. 10 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Miami ACC Tournament first round	W 66–65	14–14	MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C.
Mar. 11 9:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN2		vs. No. 5 Duke ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 64–76	14–15	MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Pete Gillen Steps Down as Virginia Men's Basketball Coach". March 14, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
2. "Dave Leitao Named Men's Head Basketball Coach At Virginia". April 16, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2005.
3. "2004–2005 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
4. "2004-05 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.