2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference East Division Sun Belt 22–9 9–5 Darrin Horn E. A. Diddle Arena Paul Sanderford William Small 2nd NIT Tournament Second Round thumb|right The 2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and All Sun Belt Conference guard, Anthony Winchester.SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020 They finished 2nd in the SBC East Division and were invited to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament. Future NBA player Courtney Lee was SBC Freshman of the Year and was named to the SBC All Tournament team.WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/2005-schedule.html 2004-05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results Sports Reference 29 April 2020 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2005 |- !colspan=6| Regular Season 11/19/2004 yes Tennessee State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 76–73 OT 6,785 1–0 |- 11/23/2004 yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 71–61 6,217 2–0 11/27/2004 yes Montana E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 72–46 4,220 3–0 12/1/2004 yes Southeast Missouri E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 74–53 3,882 4–0 12/4/2004 yes yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 82–72 6,612 5–0 12/8/2004 yes Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 75–63 6,478 6–0 12/11/2004 yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 62–68 9,036 6–1 12/18/2004 yes Marshall E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 70–54 4,367 7–1 12/22/2004 yes Kentucky State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 89–73 2,462 8–1 12/28/2004 yes yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 87–80 3,300 9–1 1/1/2005 yes Fordham E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 80–59 4,240 10–1 1/5/2005 yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 79–80 2OT 6,675 10–2 1/13/2005 yes Arkansas–Little Rock Alltel Arena North Little Rock, AR 66–69 3,627 10–3 (0-1) 1/15/2005 yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 90–94 4,751 10–4 (0-2) 1/20/2005 New Orleans E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 81–69 4,418 11–4 (1-2) 1/22/2005 South Alabama E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 79–76 OT 5,564 12–4 (2-2) 1/27/2005 yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 76–91 Vacated 5,011 12–5 (2-3) 1/29/2005 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 77–75 4,571 13–5 (3-3) 02/3/2005 yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 61–56 6,103 14–5 (4-3) 2/5/2005 Arkansas State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 76–72 6,467 15–5 (5-3) 02/7/2005 FIU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 83–67 3,717 16–5 (6-3) 02/10/2005 Denver E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 84–79 4,880 17–5 (7-3) 2/12/2005 yes North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, TX 93–92 3,211 18–5 (8-3) 2/17/2005 Arkansas–Little Rock E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 53–55 5,053 18–6 (8-4) 2/19/2005 yes Bradley E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 75–60 6,102 19–6 02/24/2005 Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 85–83 OT 6,455 20–6 (9-4) 2/26/2005 yes FIU Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL 77–79 1,019 20–7 (9-5) |- !colspan=6| 2005 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament 03/06/2005 yes 2E New Orleans 3W UNT Coliseum Denton, TX Second Round 78–67 1,724 21–7 03/07/2005 yes 2E Denver 1W UNT Coliseum Denton, TX Semifinals 68–77 805 21–8 |- !colspan=6| 2005 National Invitation Tournament 03/16/2005 yes Kent State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Opening Round 88–80 OT 4,325 22–8 03/19/2005 yes yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS First Round 81–84 10,478 22–9 AP PollLouisiana-Lafayette’s wins were vacated by the NCAA due to the participation of an ineligible player.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wkusports.com/documents/2014/4/24/2004-05.pdf 2004-2005 WKU Men's Basketball Stats WKU Sports References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Category:Long stubs with short prose