2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Big East Big East 19–13 8–8 John Thompson III 1st Robert Burke 1st Kevin Broadus 1st Sydney Johnson 1st Ashanti Cook Brandon Bowman MCI Center National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals The 2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by John Thompson III – his first year at Georgetown – and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The Hoyas were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–8 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Connecticut They played in the 2005 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to South Carolina. Season recap John Thompson III, the son of legendary Georgetown head coach John Thompson, Jr., arrived from Princeton, where he had served as head coach for four seasons, as only the second person with prior head coaching experience to take over the Georgetowns mens basketball program.The first, Elmer Ripley, had coached the Hoyas from 1927 to 1929, 1938 to 1943, and 1946 to 1949. He made a decisive change in Georgetowns style of basketball. John Thompson, Jr., and his successor Craig Esherick had emphasized fast, running, very physical play over their combined 32 years as head coach at Georgetown, but, upon taking over the program from Esherick, John Thompson III introduced the "Princeton offense" he had learned as a player and assistant coach under Pete Carril at Princeton and had himself employed at Princeton during his four years as head coach there. The Princeton offense emphasizes ball movement, dribbling, passing, and backdoor cuts to set up more deliberate, and often more slowly developing, scoring opportunities."Cappon Succumbs To Heart Attack: 'Cappy' Dies After Practice At Princeton". Holland Evening Sentinel. 1961-11-30.Red Sarachek Dies At 93, November 16, 2005 http://www.macslive.com/sarachek/info.php?page=news&newsid=87 MacsLive March 22, 2010 https://archive.today/20120905212239/http://www.macslive.com/sarachek/info.php?page=news&newsid=87 September 5, 2012 deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/25/sports/carril-demands-versatility.html Carril Demands Versatility 2011-11-06 1995-02-25 The New York Times Wallace, William N. Junior forward and team co-captain Brandon Bowman started all 32 games – as he would all 127 games of his collegiate career. The Princeton offense suited him, and his scoring improved from his first two years with the team. Over the first four games of the season, he averaged 22 points, and he went on to lead the team in scoring in 15 games and in rebounding 13 times. He scored on a layup with eight seconds remaining in the game to give the Hoyas an upset win over 16th-ranked Pittsburgh on January 5, 2005, their only win over a ranked opponent during the season. Against seventh-ranked Syracuse 13 days later, he scored to tie the game and force overtime, narrowly missing winning the game with the shot when officials determined that his foot had been on the three-point line when he launched it and ruled it a two-pointer. In a game against Seton Hall on February 2, 2005, he scored 28 points and shot 14-for-15 (93.3%) from the free-throw line.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bowman.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 27. Brandon Bowman 2014-04-27 2012-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130143247/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bowman.htm dead The change in the teams offensive philosophy also played to the strengths of junior guard and team co-captain Ashanti Cook, who started all 32 games, the second straight season he had started every game. He averaged 32 minutes a game and emerged as a leader on the floor, displaying expertise on defense and impressive shooting accuracy. He had his best offensive season as a Hoya, averaging 10.8 points a game and scoring in double figures 19 times.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/a_cook.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 51. Ashanti Cook 2014-04-27 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031439/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/a_cook.htm dead He shot 4-for-4 from three-point range and scored a career-high 23 points at Pittsburgh on January 5, 2005, and he again scored 23 points in the game against Seton Hall on February 2, 2005.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cook_ashanti00.html guhoyas.com 0 Ashanti Cook 2014-04-27 2014-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428023037/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cook_ashanti00.html dead Senior forward Darrel Owens started the first 12 games of the year, but then moved to the bench to make room for freshman center Roy Hibbert on the starting roster. Owens started only three more games during his collegiate career, and at first struggled in his new reserve role; during a nine-game stretch at midseason after coming out of the starting lineup, he shot only 28 percent from the field and averaged only one field goal per game.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/d_owens.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 71. Darrel Owens 2014-04-27 2014-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20141123202719/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/d_owens.htm dead For his part, Hibbert started 17 games during the season, averaging 15.8 minutes, 5.1 points, and 3.5 rebounds per game. He had two double-doubles during the year and finished the season second on the team in blocked shots with 40. Against Notre Dame at the MCI Center on January 23, 2005, he scored on a game-winning slam-dunk to give the Hoyas a 55–54 win, and he went on to achieve what were then various career highs for him, including a 15-point game at Notre Dame, a 14-rebound game at Syracuse, a five-assist game against San Jose State, a three-steal game against West Virginia, and three blocked shots in four different games.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hibbert_roy00.html guhoyas.com 55 Roy Hibbert 2014-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428023039/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hibbert_roy00.html 2014-04-28 dead Freshman guard Jonathan Wallace was another addition to the team. He started all 32 games and averaged 30.4 minutes, 6.5 points, 2.2 assists, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. He had a season-high 20 points at Davidson, twice had six assists, had four steals against St. John's, and over the course of the year shot 78.8 percent in free throws.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wallace_jonathan00.html guhoyas.com 2 Jonathan Wallace 2014-04-27 2014-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428023741/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wallace_jonathan00.html dead Freshman forward Jeff Green quickly emerged as a star of the team. He started all 32 games and averaged 33.8 minutes per game. In December 2004 he was selected to the Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team. Over the course of the season he shot 50.2 percent from the field and had five double-doubles. He finished the year as the teams second-leading scorer, averaging 13.1 points per game overall and 13.4 in Big East play, and as its leader in rebounding with 6.6 per game, assists with 2.9 per game, and blocked shots with 1.6 per game. His season highs were 22 points against Connecticut on January 8, 2005, 12 rebounds at Villanova a week later, seven assists at Boston College on January 29, 2005, six blocked shots against Penn State, and four steals against Long Beach State.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/green_jeff00.html guhoyas.com 32 Jeff Green 2014-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119080601/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/green_jeff00.html 2012-11-19 dead The team lost its first game of the season, extending Georgetowns losing streak to 10 games dating back to the previous season, but then began to win, and it completed the non-conference portion of its schedule at 8–3. It then began Big East play, pushing its record to 16–6 overall and 8–3 in the conference before dropping its final five games to finish the regular season with a 16–11 overall record and 8–8 in the conference, good for a tie for seventh place in the Big East standings. The Hoyas beat Seton Hall in the first round of the 2005 Big East tournament with Darrel Owens emerging from his midseason slump to score 14 points against the Pirates, but lost to 12th-ranked Connecticut in the quarterfinals. With a 17–12 record after the loss to Connecticut, Georgetown missed the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the previous eight years. However, the Hoyas returned to post-season tournament play for the first time since the 2002-03 season when they were invited to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their third invitation to and second appearance in the NIT in four yearsGeorgetown declined its invitation to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, choosing to forego postseason play and keep its players in class after the 2001-02 season. and sixth invitation to and fifth appearance in the NIT in eight years. Georgetown easily defeated Boston University at the MCI Center in the first round and had a 17-point win over Cal State Fullerton at McDonough Gymnasium in the second round in a game in which Ashanti Cook tied his career high with 10 rebounds. In the quarterfinals, Darrel Owens scored a career-high 26 points to push his per-game scoring average over the three NIT games to 18 points, but the Hoyas lost in a close game at eventual tournament champion South Carolina to finish the season with a record of 19–15. After the season, senior forward/guard Darrell Owens graduated and freshman forward Cornelio Guibunda left the team to transfer to American.Anonymous, "Where Are They Now? All of Georgetown’s Recruits from 2004 to 2012," casualhoya.com, January 30, 2017, 2:21pm EST. The 2004–2005 season saw the end of the annual series between Georgetown and Boston College that had begun in the 1958–1959 season.Reagan, John, "Forgotten Rivals," The Georgetown Basketball History Project, June 4, 2018 Accessed 26 June 2021 The longtime rivalry between the schools came to end with the departure of Boston College from the Big East at the end of the season to join the Atlantic Coast Conference. Roster Sourcehttp://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/052405aaa.html 2004-2005 Roster 2013-11-16 2014-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813103311/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/052405aaa.html dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Ashanti Cook6'2"180GJr.Inglewood, CA, U.S.Westchester HS1Brandon Bowman6'8 1 2"219FJr.Santa Monica, CA, U.S.Westchester HS2Jonathan Wallace6'1"178GFr.Harvest, AL, U.S.Sparkman HS4Kenny Izzo6'8"210FSo.Chicago, IL, U.S.Fenwick HS5Ray Reed6'1"175GSo.Inglewood, CA, U.S.Inglewood HS10RaMell Ross6'6"205FRS So.Fairfax, VA, U.S.Lake Braddock Secondary20Darrell Owens6'6 1 2"210F/GSr.Napoleonville, LA, U.S.Assumption HS21Cornelio Guibunda6'9"227FFr.Maputo, MozambiqueKing Low Heywood Thomas (Conn.)22Tyler Crawford6'4"196G/FFr.Staunton, VA, U.S.Robert E. Lee HS32Jeff Green6'8 1 2"225FFr.Hyattsville, MD, U.S.Northwestern HS40Ryan Beal6'5"195GJr.Coral Gables, FL, U.S.Ransom Everglades School44Amadou Kilkenny-Diaw6'8"235F/CJr.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Albans School52Sead Dizderevic6'8"235FSo.Serbia and MontenegroNorth Highland HS55Roy Hibbert7'2"272CFr.Adelphi, MD, U.S.Georgetown Prep Rankings 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings The team was not ranked in the Top 25 in either the AP Poll or the Coaches' Poll at any time.sports-reference.com 2004-05 Big East Conference Season Summaryespn.go.com 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll 2004–05 Schedule and results Source http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/gu-m-baskbl-sched.html 2004–05 Schedule 2013-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110040613/http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/gu-m-baskbl-sched.html 10 January 2010 live2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 66. All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular season Mon., Nov. 22, 2004 7:30 p.m. yes Temple MCI Center Washington, DC 57–75 0–1 6,320 Fri., Nov. 26, 2004 7:30pm yes The Citadel MCI Center Washington, DC 69–34 1–1 4,989 Tue., Nov. 30, 2004 7:00pm yes yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 76–51 2–1 2,726 Mon., Dec. 6, 2004 7:30pm yes Penn State MCI Center Washington, DC 66–53 3–1 6,127 Thu., Dec. 9, 2004 7:30pm yes Illinois 1 MCI Center Washington, DC 59–74 3–2 12,401 Sat., Dec. 11, 2004 5:00pm yes San Jose State MCI Center Washington, DC 58–40 4–2 2,154 Mon., Dec. 20, 2004 10:00pm yes yes Oral Roberts Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Quarterfinal 63–81 4–3 7,382 Wed., Dec. 22, 2004 4:00pm yes yes Long Beach State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Consolation 57–51 5–3 6,212http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-h.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. Opponents: Georgetown vs. Long Beach State, Rainbow Classic, December 22, 2004 November 17, 2013 December 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121225043347/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-h.htm dead Thu., Dec. 23, 2004 6:30pm yes yes Clemson Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Consolation 75–60 6–3 6,227 Tue., Dec. 28, 2004 1:00pm yes Norfolk State MCI Center Washington, DC 78–70 7–3 6,071 Thu., Dec. 30, 2004 7:30pm yes Howard MCI Center Washington, DC 79–56 8–3 7,671 Wed., Jan. 5, 2005 7:00 noon yes Pittsburgh 16 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 67–64 9–3 (1–0) 11,425 Sat., Jan. 8, 2005 12:00 noon Connecticut 10 MCI Center Washington, DC Rivalry 59–66 9–4 (1–1) 11,363 Tue., Jan. 11, 2005 1:00pm Rutgers MCI Center Washington, DC 65–62 10–4 (2–1) 6,905 Sat., Jan. 15, 2005 2:00pm yes Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA 66–64 11–4 (3–1) 6,500 Tue., Jan. 18, 2005 7:00pm yes Syracuse 7 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 73–78 OT 11–5 (3–2) 23,485 Sun., Jan. 23, 2005 12:00 noon Notre Dame MCI Center Washington, DC 55–54 12–5 (4–2) 9,305 Thu., Jan. 25, 2005 7:30pm St. John's MCI Center Washington, DC 66–57 13–5 (5–2) 7,864 Sat., Jan. 29, 2005 7:30pm yes Boston College 8 Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 49–64 13–6 (5–3) 8,606 Wed., Feb. 2, 2005 8:00pm Seton Hall MCI Center Washington, DC 61–51 14–6 (6–3) 8,568 Sat., Feb. 5, 2005 7:00pm yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 61–56 15–6 (7–3) 8,007 Sat., Feb. 12, 2005 4:00pm West Virginia MCI Center Washington, DC 67–60 16–6 (8–3) 14,458 Wed., Feb. 16, 2005 8:00pm yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 64–70 16–7 (8–4) 11,418 Sun., Feb. 20, 2005 2:00pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY 67–76 16–8 (8–5) 7,464 Sun., Feb. 27, 2005 12:00 noon Villanova 23 MCI Center Washington, DC 56–67 16–9 (8–6) 11,770 Wed., Mar. 2, 2005 7:30pm yes Connecticut 15 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Rivalry 64–83 16–10 (8–7) 10,167 Sat., Mar. 5, 2005 7:30pm Providence MCI Center Washington, DC 65–68 16–11 (8–8) 11,863 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Big East tournament Wed., Mar. 9, 2005 7:00pm yes 7 Seton Hall 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 56–51 17–11 19,528 Thu., Mar. 10, 2005 7:00pm yes 7 Connecticut 12 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinal/Rivalry 62–66 17–12 19,528 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| National Invitation Tournament Wed., Mar. 16, 2005 7:30pm Boston University MCI Center Washington, DC First Round 64–34 18–12 2,797 Tue., Mar. 22, 2005 7:00pm California State Fullerton McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC Second Round 74–57 19–12 2,604 Thu., Mar. 24, 2005 7:30pm yes South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, SC Quarterfinal 66–69 19–13 10,662 Awards and honors Big East Conference honors Postseason honors Georgetown Hoyas Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref. Big East Co-Rookie of the Year Jeff Green F March 8, 2005 March 5, 2008 Green Named BIG EAST Co-Rookie of the Year https://guhoyas.com/news/2005/3/8/Green_Named_BIG_EAST_Co_Rookie_of_the_Year guhoyas.com Georgetown University Athletics March 14, 2025 All-Big East Third Team Brandon Bowman F 2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster https://guhoyas.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brandon-bowman/650 guhoyas.com Georgetown University Athletics March 14, 2025 All-Big East Honorable Mention Jeff Green F Players https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/bb-east.htm guhoyas.com Georgetown Basketball History Project March 14, 2025 All-Big East Rookie Team Jeff Green F Notes note References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team