2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2004–05 Utah Utes Basketball File:Utah Utes logo.svg Mountain West Conference Mountain West 14 18 29–6 13–1 Ray Giacoletti 1st Randy Rahe Jon M. Huntsman Center Mountain West regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 2004–05 season. Led by first year head coach Ray Giacoletti, due to longtime head coach Rick Majerus' resignation one year prior, the Utes made the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament. After the season, Sophomore forward Andrew Bogut was selected first overall in the NBA draft, by the Milwaukee Bucks, eventually playing with the Golden State Warriors (with whom he would win the NBA championship in 2015), the Dallas Mavericks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut (who was born in Australia) also became the first foreign-born player to be drafted first overall from an American college. Roster 2004 Utah Utes y Andrew Bogut 4 C 7 0 250 So y Melbourne, Victoria Richard Chaney 13 G 6 4 200 Jr Los Angeles, California Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Regular season Nov 19, 2004 yes 2004 men Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 72–63 1–0 Nov 25, 2004 ESPN2 yes yes Washington 22 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 71–78 6,667 1–1 Nov 26, 2004 yes yes 2004 men High Point Panthers High Point Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 78–69 2–1 Nov 27, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Furman Paladins Furman Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 62–50 3–1 Nov 30, 2004 yes 2004 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 65–45 4–1 Dec 4, 2004 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 45–71 4–2 Dec 8, 2004 yes 2004 men Montana Western Bulldogs Montana Western Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 98–63 5–2 Dec 11, 2004 yes yes Arizona 15 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 62–67 5–3 Dec 17, 2004 yes 2004 men Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 81–66 6–3 Dec 20, 2004 yes 2004 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 66–37 7–3 Dec 22, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, California 92–76 8–3 Dec 28, 2004 yes 2004 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 51–40 9–3 Dec 30, 2004 yes 2004 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 80–48 10–3 Jan 3, 2005 yes LSU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 69–55 11–3 Jan 5, 2005 yes 2004 men Whitworth Pirates Whitworth Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 81–60 12–3 Jan 10, 2005 2004 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 70–52 13–3 1–0 Jan 15, 2005 yes 2004 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 74–49 14–3 2–0 Jan 17, 2005 yes 2004 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 75–52 15–3 3–0 Jan 22, 2005 New Mexico Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 69–58 16–3 4–0 Jan 24, 2005 25 2004 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 63–51 17–3 5–0 Jan 31, 2005 yes 21 2004 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 72–58 18–3 6–0 Feb 5, 2005 yes 21 2004 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, California 61–41 19–3 7–0 Feb 7, 2005 yes 15 UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 57–53 20–3 8–0 Feb 12, 2005 15 Colorado State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 64–50 21–3 9–0 Feb 14, 2005 14 Wyoming Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 71–62 22–3 10–0 Feb 19, 2005 yes 14 Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 65–56 23–3 11–0 Feb 21, 2005 yes 13 New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 54–65 23–4 11–1 Feb 26, 2005 13 BYU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 69–60 24–4 12–1 Mar 5, 2005 16 San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 72–60 25–4 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Mountain West tournament Mar 10, 2005 yes yes 15 Colorado State The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Quarterfinals 62–49 26–4 Mar 11, 2005 yes yes 15 UNLV The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Semifinals 73–67 27–4 Mar 12, 2005 yes yes 15 New Mexico The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Championship game 56–60 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2005 yes yes 18 6 S UTEP 11 S McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First round 60–54 28–5 Mar 19, 2005 yes yes 18 6 S Oklahoma 17 3 S McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second round 67–58 29–5 Mar 25, 2005 yes yes 18 6 S Kentucky 7 2 S Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen 52–62 29–6 AP Poll S South Tournament results Mountain West tournament 3/10/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. Colorado State (Quarterfinals) W, 62–49 3/11/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. UNLV (Semifinals) W, 73–67 3/12/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. New Mexico (Final) L, 56–60 NCAA tournament 3/17/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. UTEP (round of 64) W, 60–54 3/19/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. Oklahoma (round of 32) W, 67–58 3/25/05 @ Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX Vs. Kentucky (Sweet Sixteen) L, 52–62 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/2005.html 2004-05 Utah Utes Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/2005-schedule.html 2004-05 Utah Utes Schedule and Results 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 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Andrew Bogut – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American, Pete Newell Big Man Award, MWC Player of the Year Team players in the 2005 NBA draft 2005 NBA draft Utah Utes Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1 Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Bucks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2005.html 2005 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com June 8, 2019 References Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes