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2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
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March 2026
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2004–05
Pacific Tigers
Basketball
Pacific Tigers wordmark.svg
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Big West Conference
Big West
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27–4
18–0
Bob Thomason
17th
Alex G. Spanos Center
Big West regular season champions
NCAA tournament
second round
The 2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 17th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific swept through the Big West regular season schedule to finish a sparkling 18–0 in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 8 seed in the Albuquerque region, the team defeated No. 9 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.Pacific reaches round of 32 for second straight year https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000002 https://web.archive.org/web/20170511170614/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000002 dead May 11, 2017 ESPN March 17, 2005 August 7, 2022 Playing in the Round of 32 for the second straight season, the Tigers were beaten by No. 1 seed WashingtonWashington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-20-sp-washington20-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 20, 2005 August 7, 2022 to end their season at 27–4 (18–0 Big West).
Roster
2004 Pacific Tigers y
Guillaume Yango 33 C 6 9 240 sr y
Bob Thomason (Pacific) https://pacifictigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2004-05
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=Pacific Tigers| Regular season
Nov 20, 2004 yes yes 2004 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 70–52 1,031 1–0
Nov 23, 2004 yes 2004 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 71–65 4,259 2–0
Dec 4, 2004 yes yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 70–81 16,300 2–1
Dec 8, 2004 yes yes 2004 men UC Davis Aggies UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, California 78–63 1,869 3–1
Dec 11, 2004 yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 72–69 7,872 4–1
Dec 18, 2004 yes 2004 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 64–67 3,737 4–2
Dec 21, 2004 yes yes 2004 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, California 88–77 11,933 5–2
Dec 28, 2004 2004 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 58–45 3,528 6–2 1–0
Mar 5, 2005 yes UC Riverside UCR Student Rec Center Riverside, California 64–48 1,020 25–2 18–0
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!colspan=9 style=Pacific Tigers| Big West tournament
Mar 11, 2005 yes yes Cal State Northridge Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Semifinals 63–61 5,563 26–2
Mar 12, 2005 yes yes Utah State Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Championship game 52–65 5,229 26–3
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!colspan=9 style=Pacific Tigers| NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005 yes yes 8 ABQ Pittsburgh 9 ABQ Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho First Round 79–71 11,878 27–3
Mar 19, 2005 yes yes 8 ABQ Washington 8 1 ABQ Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho Second Round 79–97 11,891 27–4
AP Poll Pacific Time ABQ Albuquerque
Source:https://pacifictigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2004-05 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule pacifictigers.com August 7, 2022
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
Bob Thomason – Hugh Durham Award, Big West Coach of the Year
References
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