2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2004–05 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team October 2025 October 2025 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 5 7 28–6 14–2 Tubby Smith 8th David Hobbs Scott Rigot Reggie Hanson Rupp Arena SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. For the season the Kentucky finished with an overall record of 28–6 (14–2 SEC). In the 2005 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8. In the opening round Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 72–64. The second round Kentucky took care of Cincinnati 69–60 and in the Sweet Sixteen easily defeated Utah 62–52. But their season came to an end with a tough loss to Michigan State in double overtime 94–89. Roster 2004 Kentucky Wildcats y Brandon Stockton 1 G 6 2 190 JR Glasgow, KY Ravi Moss 2 G 6 2 190 JR Hopkinsville, KY Eric Allen 11 G 6 4 170 FR Decatur, ALWalk-On Rajon Rondo y 4 G 6 1 175 FR Louisville, KY Josh Carrier 5 G 6 4 205 SR Bowling Green, KY Łukasz Obrzut y 10 C 7 1 265 SO Gliwice, PO Preston LeMaster 12 G 6 2 180 JR Paris, KY Bobby Perry 13 F 6 6 215 SO Durham, NC Shagari Alleyne y 21 C 7 3 270 SO New York, NY Patrick Sparks 22 G 6 0 180 JR yes Central City, KY Sheray Thomas 23 F 6 8 240 SO Montreal, QB Kelenna Azubuike y 24 F 6 5 220 JR Tulsa, OK Chuck Hayes y 44 F 6 6 240 SR Modesto, CA Randolph Morris y 33 C 6 10 266 FR Atlanta, GA Joe Crawford basketball y 32 G 6 5 210 FR Detroit, MI Tubby Smith David Hobbs Scott Rigot Reggie Hanson Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 20, 2005 4:00 pm yes 9 2004–05 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State University Coppin State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 77–46 22,231 1–0 November 23, 2004 7:00 pm yes yes 8 2004–05 Ball State Cardinals Ball State University Ball State US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH UKTV 73–53 15,563 2–0 November 26, 2004 7:00 pm yes 8 2004–05 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State University Georgia State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 77–59 22,368 3–0 November 30, 2004 7:00 pm yes 8 2004–05 Tennessee Tech Eagles Tennessee Tech University Tennessee Tech Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 92–63 22,368 4–0 December 4, 2004 12:00 pm yes yes 8 North Carolina 9 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS 78–91 21,750 4–1 December 8, 2004 7:00 pm yes 10 2004–05 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State University Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 71–40 20,652 5–1 December 11, 2004 2:00 pm yes yes 10 Indiana Freedom Hall Louisville, KY CBS 73–58 20,084 6–1 December 18, 2004 12:00 pm yes yes 9 Louisville 13 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Battle for the Bluegrass ESPN 60–58 20,088 7–1 December 22, 2004 7:00 pm yes 8 William & Mary Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 92–47 18,059 8–1 December 29, 2004 7:00 pm yes 8 2004–05 Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell Fighting University Campbell Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV 82–50 22,411 9–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| SEC Regular Season January 5, 2005 8:00 pm 8 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 79–75 22,782 10–1 (1-0) January 9, 2005 4:00 pm yes 8 Kansas 2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 59–65 24,367 10–2 January 12, 2005 7:00 pm 9 2004–05 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 69–54 22,174 11–2 (2-0) January 15, 2005 1:00 pm yes 9 2004–05 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA JP Sports 76–55 9,014 12–2 (3-0) January 19, 2005 8:00 pm yes 8 2004–05 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS JP Sports 53–50 8,451 13–2 (4-0) January 22, 2005 1:30 pm 8 2004–05 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 89–58 23,073 14–2 (5-0) January 25, 2005 9:00 pm yes 7 2004–05 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 84–62 16,183 15–2 (6-0) January 29, 2005 3:30 pm yes 7 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR CBS 68–67 20,268 16–2 (7-0) February 5, 2005 3:00 pm yes 6 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN JP Sports 84–70 14,316 17–2 (8-0) February 8, 2005 9:00 pm 5 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 69–66 24,191 18–2 (9-0) February 12, 2005 3:00 pm 5 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 60–51 23,897 19–2 (10-0) February 15, 2005 9:00 pm yes 3 South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, SC ESPN 61–73 16,107 19–3 (10-1) February 19, 2005 9:00 pm 3 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN College GameDay ESPN 94–78 24,247 20–3 (11-1) February 23, 2005 8:00 pm 5 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 81–73 23,063 21–3 (12-1) February 26, 2005 1:30 pm 5 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CBS 78–71 15,316 22–3 (13-1) March 2, 2005 8:00 pm 3 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 73–61 24,205 23–3 (14-1) March 6, 2005 12:00 pm yes 3 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 52–53 12,602 23–4 (14-2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2005 SEC Tournament March 11, 2005 9:30 pm yes 4 E1 Tennessee E5 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals JP Sports 76–62 22,024 24–4 March 12, 2005 3:30 pm yes 4 E1 LSU W2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Semifinals JP Sports 79–78 OT 24,214 25–4 March 13, 2005 1:30 pm yes 4 E1 Florida 16 E2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Championship CBS 53–70 24,408 25–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2005 NCAA Tournament March 17, 2005 12:45 pm yes 2 A 7 2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky 15 A RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN First Round CBS 72–64 27,284 26–5 March 19, 2005 8:30 pm yes 2 A 7 Cincinnati 23 7 A RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Second Round CBS 69–60 40,331 27–5 March 25, 2005 9:30 pm yes 2 A 7 Utah 18 6 A Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 62–52 16,239 28–5 March 27, 2005 3:00 pm yes 2 A 7 Michigan State 15 5 A Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Elite Eight CBS 88–94 2OT 16,239 28–6 AP Poll A Austin Regional References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Wild Wild Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose