2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 college basketball season. Under seventh-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State finished third in the SEC West Division regular season standings. The Bulldogs were knocked out in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, losing to Florida. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Austin region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Stanford,[2] the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 1 seed Duke.[3] Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 23–11 (9–7 SEC).

2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky142 .875286  .824
No. 16 Florida124 .750248  .750
Vanderbilt88 .5002014  .588
South Carolina79 .4382013  .606
Tennessee610 .3751417  .452
Georgia214 .125820  .286
West
No. 21 Alabama124 .750248  .750
LSU124 .7502010  .667
Mississippi State97 .5632311  .676
Arkansas610 .3751812  .600
Ole Miss412 .2501417  .452
Auburn412 .2501417  .452
2005 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2004–05 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Gary Ervin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)182 lb (83 kg) So  Brooklyn, NY
PF 4 Lawrence Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBaylor Houston, TX
G 22 Dietric Slater 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWayne County HS Waynesboro, MS
F 23 Charles Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr  Jackson, MS
F 41 Piotr Stelmach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoSMS Warka Kamien Pomorski, Poland
PF 42 Walter Sharpe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr  Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 11, 2004*
No. 12 vs. Fairfield W 53–49  1–0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 18, 2004*
No. 12 vs. No. 5 Syracuse L 58–71  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 19, 2004*
No. 12 vs. Saint Mary's W 67–54  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 5, 2004*
No. 15 vs. No. 21 Arizona L 64–68  6–2
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 2005
No. 18 Auburn W 90–53  13–2
(1–0)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 8, 2005*
No. 18 at Ole Miss W 87–76  14–2
(2–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 12, 2005
No. 11 at Tennessee L 63–64  14–3
(2–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 15, 2005
No. 11 Arkansas W 80–55  15–3
(3–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 18, 2005
No. 17 at No. 22 Alabama L 49–98  15–4
(3–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 22, 2005
No. 17 South Carolina W 73–65  16–4
(4–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 29, 2005
No. 24 at LSU L 62–69  16–5
(4–3)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 1, 2005
No. 24 Florida W 71–57  17–5
(5–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 5, 2005
No. 21 Alabama L 63–68  21–9
(9–7)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*
vs. Georgia
First Round
W 76–65  22–9
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 2005*
vs. Florida
Quarterfinals
L 64–80  22–10
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
(9 AUS) vs. (8 AUS) Stanford
First Round
W 93–70  23–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 20, 2005*
(9 AUS) vs. (1 AUS) No. 3 Duke
Second Round
L 55–63  23–11
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
AUS=Austin.

[4]

Rankings

[5]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "Stanford Unravels in Second Half". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. "Duke Feeling 16 Once More". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  4. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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