2004–05 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2004-05 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2004-05 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[2] The team earned a ninth seed and was defeated in the first round of the 2005 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[3] The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 2005 National Invitation Tournament or the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[4] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[6] The team had a 2–7 record against ranked opponents, with its victories coming against #20 Notre Dame 61–60 on December 4, 2004, at Crisler Arena and #14 Iowa 65–53 on January 5 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.[7]

2004–05 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–18 (4–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDion Harris
Captains
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Illinois †15–1 .93837–2  .949
No. 15 Michigan State13–3 .81326–6  .813
No. 20 Wisconsin11–5 .68825–9  .735
Indiana10–6 .62515–14  .517
Minnesota10–6 .62521–11  .656
Ohio State8–8 .50020–12  .625
Iowa7–9 .43821–12  .636
Northwestern6–10 .37515–16  .484
Michigan4–12 .25013–18  .419
Purdue3–13 .1887–21  .250
Penn State1–15 .0637–23  .233
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Lester Abram, Graham Brown, and Sherrod Harrell served as team co-captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.[8] The team's leading scorers were Dion Harris (444 points), Courtney Sims (305 points) and Ron Coleman (233 points). The leading rebounders were Courtney Sims (160), Brent Petway (158) and Graham Brown (115).[9]

In the 2005 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 10–13, Michigan was seeded ninth. In the first round, they lost to number 8 Northwestern 58–56.[10]

References
  1. "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
  2. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  7. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 49. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
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