2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 3rd season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region, defeating Montana in the first round and Pacific in the second round before losing to Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.

2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pac-10 Tournament Champions Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 8
Record	29–6 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar
Assistant coaches	Cameron Dollar Ken Bone Jim Shaw
Home arena	Bank of America Arena
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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

	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

2004–05 Team

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Ryan Appleby	6'3"	165	PG	So.*	Stanwood, WA	Stanwood High School
1	Tre Simmons	6'5"	195	SG	Sr.	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School
2	Nate Robinson	5'9"	180	PG	Jr.	Seattle, WA	Rainier Beach High School
3	Brandon Roy	6'6"	215	SG	Jr.	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School
4	Hakeem Rollins	6'7"	200	C	Sr.	Mesa, AZ	Mesa High School
5	Will Conroy	6'2"	190	PG	Sr.	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School
11	Brandon Burmeister	6'4"	190	G	So.	Mercer Island, WA	Mercer Island High School
15	Bobby Jones	6'6"	210	SF	Jr.	Long Beach, CA	Polytechnic High School
21	Matt Fletcher	6'7"	200	G	Sr.	Maize, KS	Maize High School
22	Hans Gasser	6'9"	225	F	So.	Issaquah, WA	Issaquah High School
24	Jamaal Williams	6'6"	225	F	Jr.*	Corona, CA	Centennial High School
32	Zane Potter	6'6"	185	F	Jr.	Gresham, OR	Sam Barlow High School
42	Mike Jensen	6'8"	240	PF	Sr.*	Kent, WA	Kentwood High School
52	Alex Johnson	6'3"	185	G	Sr.	Bellevue, WA	Eastside Catholic High School
RS	Joel Smith	6'4"	205	G	So.	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy
RS	Zach Johnson	6'8"	275	C	Fr.*	Sacramento, CA	Natomas High School

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Washington	Alma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo Romar	Head coach	7th	Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious	Assistant coach	1st	Lafayette (1996)
Paul Fortier	Assistant coach	4th	Washington (2003)
Jim Shaw	Assistant coach	5th	Western Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetter	Director of Basketball Operations	7th	Northern Arizona (1992)

2004–05 Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2004* 7:00 pm		Westmont	W 92–52	–	Bank of America Arena (N/A) Seattle, WA
Regular Season
11/19/2004* 7:30 pm	No. 22	Seattle Pacific	W 89–71	1–0	Bank of America Arena (9,851) Seattle, WA
11/25/2004* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Utah Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	W 78–71	2–0	Sullivan Arena (6,667) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2004* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Oklahoma Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 96–91	3–0	Sullivan Arena (7,765) Anchorage, AK
11/27/2004* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. No. 19 Alabama Great Alaska Shootout championship	W 79–76	4–0	Sullivan Arena (8,264) Anchorage, AK
12/01/2004* 5:00 pm, FSNNW	No. 14	at Gonzaga	L 87–99	4–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/05/2004* 1:00 pm	No. 14	Eastern Washington	W 89–56	5–1	Bank of America Arena (9,418) Seattle, WA
12/07/2004* 7:00 pm	No. 16	San Diego State	W 98–69	6–1	Bank of America Arena (9,694) Seattle, WA
12/12/2004* 12:30 pm	No. 16	at Loyola Marymount	W 100–93	7–1	Gersten Pavilion (2,006) Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2004* 5:00 pm, FSN	No. 18	No. 12 NC State	W 68–64	8–1	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
12/22/2004* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Sacred Heart	W 114–53	9–1	Bank of America Arena (9,585) Seattle, WA
12/24/2004* 1:00 pm	No. 12	Houston	W 110–63	10–1	Bank of America Arena (9,653) Seattle, WA
12/31/2004 1:30 pm, FSN	No. 13	California	W 81–67	11–1 (1–0)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
01/02/2005 12:30 pm, FSNNW	No. 13	Stanford	W 76–73	12–1 (2–0)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
01/06/2005 7:30 pm	No. 12	at USC	W 84–59	13–1 (3–0)	Galen Center (2,633) Los Angeles, CA
01/08/2005 7:30 pm	No. 12	at UCLA	L 86–95	13–2 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,970) Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2005 7:00 pm	No. 14	Oregon	W 77–56	14–2 (4–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
01/15/2005 7:00 pm, FSNNW	No. 14	Oregon State	W 108–68	15–2 (5–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
01/23/2005 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 10	Washington State	W 66–48	16–2 (6–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
01/27/2005 5:30 pm, FSN	No. 10	at No. 11 Arizona	L 82–91	16–3 (6–2)	McKale Center (14,597) Tucson, AZ
01/30/2005 12:45 pm, CBS	No. 10	at Arizona State	W 79–70	17–3 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,434) Tempe, AZ
02/03/2005 7:00 pm	No. 13	USC	W 99–69	18–3 (8–2)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/05/2005 2:00 pm, FSN	No. 13	UCLA	W 82–70	19–3 (9–2)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/10/2005 7:30 pm, FSN	No. 11	at Oregon	W 95–88 OT	20–3 (10–2)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR
02/13/2005 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 11	at Oregon State	L 73–90	20–4 (10–3)	Gill Coliseum (9,696) Corvallis, OR
02/19/2005 4:00 pm, FSNNW	No. 15	at Washington State	W 68–55	21–4 (11–3)	Beasley Coliseum (8,633) Pullman, WA
02/24/2005 4:00 pm, FSN	No. 14	Arizona State	W 90–82	22–4 (12–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/26/2005 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 14	No. 9 Arizona	W 93–85	23–4 (13–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
03/03/2005 7:30 pm, FSN	No. 10	at California	W 106–63	24–4 (14–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,380) Berkeley, CA
03/05/2005 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	at Stanford	L 77–87	24–5 (14–4)	Maples Pavilion (9,380) Stanford, CA
Pac-10 men's tournament
03/10/2005* 6:00 pm, FSN	No. 8	vs. Arizona State Quarterfinals	W 95–90 OT	25–5	Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA
03/11/2005* 8:30 pm, FSN	No. 8	vs. Stanford Semifinals	W 66–63	26–5	Staples Center (15,068) Los Angeles, CA
03/12/2005* 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 9 Arizona Championship Game	W 81–72	27–5	Staples Center (18,672) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA men's tournament
03/17/2005* 12:10 pm, CBS		vs. Montana First Round	W 88–77	28–5	Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, ID
03/19/2005* 12:10 pm, CBS		vs. Pacific Second Round	W 97–79	29–5	Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, ID
03/24/2005* 4:10 pm, CBS		vs. Louisville Sweet Sixteen	L 79–93	29–6	University Arena (15,792) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

1. "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
2. "Dawgman - Washington Huskies Basketball Recruiting".