2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 23–11 9–7 Rick Stansbury 7th Phil Cunningham Robert Kirby Mark White Humphrey Coliseum NCAA tournament second round 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,Stanford Unravels in Second Half https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-19-sp-austinrdp19-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 2005 August 7, 2022 the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 1 seed Duke.Duke Feeling 16 Once More https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-21-sp-duke21-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 21, 2005 August 7, 2022 Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 23–11 (9–7 SEC). Roster 2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs y yes Gary Ervin 0 G 6 0 182 So Brooklyn, NY y Lawrence Roberts 4 PF 6 9 240 Sr Houston, TX Baylor y basketball Dietric Slater 22 G 6 3 195 So Waynesboro, MS Wayne County HS Charles Rhodes 23 F 6 8 245 Fr Jackson, MS y Piotr Stelmach 41 F 6 9 240 So Kamien Pomorski, Poland SMS Warka Walter Sharpe 42 PF 6 9 245 Fr Birmingham, AL y Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Robert Kirby (UTPA) Mark White (Austin Peay) https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2004-05 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| Non-conference Regular season Nov 11, 2004 yes yes 12 2004 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 53–49 1–0 Nov 18, 2004 yes yes 12 Syracuse 5 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 58–71 2–1 Nov 19, 2004 yes yes 12 Saint Mary's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 67–54 3–1 Dec 5, 2004 yes yes 15 Arizona 21 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California 64–68 6–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Regular season Jan 5, 2005 18 Auburn Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 90–53 13–2 1–0 Jan 8, 2005 yes yes 18 2004 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 87–76 14–2 2–0 Jan 12, 2005 yes 11 2004 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 63–64 14–3 2–1 Jan 15, 2005 11 Arkansas Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 80–55 15–3 3–1 Jan 18, 2005 yes 17 Alabama 22 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 49–98 15–4 3–2 Jan 22, 2005 17 South Carolina Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 73–65 16–4 4–2 Jan 29, 2005 yes 24 2004 men LSU Tigers LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 62–69 16–5 4–3 Feb 1, 2005 24 Florida Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 71–57 17–5 5–3 Mar 5, 2005 Alabama 21 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 63–68 21–9 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Tournament Mar 10, 2005 yes yes 2004 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia First Round 76–65 22–9 Mar 11, 2005 yes yes Florida Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals 64–80 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 2005 yes yes 9 AUS Stanford 8 AUS Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First Round 93–70 23–10 Mar 20, 2005 yes yes 9 AUS Duke 3 1 AUS Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Second Round 55–63 23–11 AP poll AUS Austin 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2004-05 Mississippi State University Athletics August 7, 2022 Rankings 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1141–1142 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball