2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 27–8 15–3 Chris Lowery 1st SIU Arena MVC Regular season champion NCAA tournament second round The 2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in MVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. The Salukis were eliminated in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Chicago region. The Salukis defeated No. 10 seed Saint Mary'sSaluki Trap Ties Up Gaels https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-19-sp-chicagordp19-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 2005 August 7, 2022 before falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the round of 32.McFarlin Helps Cowboys Up https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2005/03/21/mcfarlin-helps-cowboys-up/a9a75c4a-19c7-4329-bade-aab0ea3c1a32/ The Washington Post March 21, 2005 August 7, 2022 Roster 2004 Southern Illinois Salukis y y Darren Brooks y 1 G 6 3 205 Sr St. Louis, Missouri Jennings Jamaal Tatum y 3 G 6 2 175 So Jefferson City, Missouri Helias Catholic Randal Falker y 14 F 6 7 235 Fr St. Louis, Missouri Gateway Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2004-05 Schedule and results yes no |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Regular season Nov 21, 2004 yes 2004 men Augustana (Illinois) Vikings Augustana (IL) SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 83–59 1–0 Nov 23, 2004 yes 2004 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 83–60 2–0 Nov 26, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada 67–53 3–0 Nov 27, 2004 yes yes UTEP Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada 68–62 4–0 Nov 29, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 64–66 4–1 Dec 7, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas 53–70 4–2 Dec 11, 2004 yes 2004 men Murray State Racers Murray State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 80–71 5–2 Dec 14, 2004 yes Wright State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 54–42 6–2 Dec 18, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri 72–68 7–2 Dec 21, 2004 yes 2004 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–41 8–2 Dec 23, 2004 Illinois State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 61–49 9–2 1–0 Dec 30, 2004 yes 2004 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 81–69 10–2 Jan 2, 2005 yes 2004 men Drake Bulldogs Drake SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 51–45 11–2 2–0 Jan 5, 2005 yes yes 2004 men Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana-Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 61–63 11–3 Jan 9, 2005 yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 69–63 12–3 3–0 Jan 12, 2005 yes 2004 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 69–57 13–3 4–0 Jan 15, 2005 2004 none Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 61–60 14–3 5–0 Jan 19, 2005 2004 men Bradley Braves Bradley SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–59 15–3 6–0 Jan 22, 2005 yes 2004 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 56–58 15–4 6–1 Jan 26, 2005 yes Southwest Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 77–92 15–5 6–2 Jan 29, 2005 Evansville SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 79–55 16–5 7–2 Feb 2, 2005 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 89–73 17–5 8–2 Feb 5, 2005 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 61–67 17–6 8–3 Feb 7, 2005 yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 58–57 18–6 9–3 Feb 9, 2005 Indiana State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 64–53 19–6 10–3 Feb 12, 2005 Creighton SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 71–67 20–6 11–3 Feb 16, 2005 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 66–59 21–6 12–3 Feb 19, 2005 yes yes 2004 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio 65–54 22–6 Feb 23, 2005 Northern Iowa SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 76–69 23–6 13–3 Feb 26, 2005 Wichita State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 65–55 24–6 14–3 Feb 28, 2005 yes 2004 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 60–52 25–6 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 5, 2005 yes yes Indiana State Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 64–49 26–6 Mar 6, 2005 yes yes Southwest Missouri State Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 61–65 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2005 yes yes 7 CHI Saint Mary's 10 CHI Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First Round 65–56 27–7 Mar 20, 2005 yes yes 7 CHI Oklahoma State 6 2 CHI Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Second Round 77–85 27–8 AP poll Central Time CHI Chicago https://siusalukis.com/documents/2019/11/3//2019_20_Media_Guide_Web.pdf?id=9509 2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide August 7, 2022 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 Awards and honors Darren Brooks – MVC Player of the Year (second time) Chris Lowery – MVC Coach of the Year (third straight season a different Saluki head coach received the honor – Bruce Weber and Matt Painter) References 2004-05 Category:2004–05 Missouri 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