2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma finished tied atop the Big 12 regular season standings with Kansas, and OU won the only regular season meeting between the teams. The Sooners fell in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 3 seed in the South region. After beating No. 14 seed Niagara in the opening round, the Sooners fell to No. 6 seed Utah in the round of 32 to finish the season 25–8 (12–4 Big 12).

2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 12 Regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record25–8 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Bonnie Seltzer
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma124 .750258  .758
No. 12 Kansas124 .750237  .767
No. 6 Oklahoma State115 .688267  .788
No. 24 Texas Tech106 .6252211  .667
Iowa State97 .5631912  .613
Texas97 .5632011  .645
Texas A&M88 .5002110  .677
Missouri79 .4381617  .485
Nebraska79 .4381414  .500
Kansas State610 .3751712  .586
Colorado412 .2501416  .467
Baylor115 .063919  .321
2005 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 21 Taj Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
F 34 Kevin Bookout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)270 lb (122 kg) Jr Stroud, Oklahoma
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)153 lb (69 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 20, 2004*
    Cal State Northridge W 82–72  1–0
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Nov 25, 2004*
    vs. High Point
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 93–65  2–0
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 26, 2004*
    vs. No. 22 Washington
    Great Alaska Shootout
    L 91–96  2–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 27, 2004*
    vs. Minnesota
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 67–54  3–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Dec 1, 2004*
    Coppin State W 67–44  4–1
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 8, 2004*
    at Purdue W 66–48  5–1
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 11, 2004*
    Northern Colorado W 80–44  6–1
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 18, 2004*
    vs. No. 7 Duke
    Dreyfus Classic
    L 67–78  6–2
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Dec 23, 2004*
    Missouri State W 61–53  7–2
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 28, 2004*
    vs. Tulsa W 70–64  8–2
    Ford Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Dec 30, 2004*
    Florida A&M W 104–45  9–2
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 2, 2005*
    Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 94–54  10–2
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 8, 2005
    Colorado W 85–55  11–2
    (1–0)
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 10, 2005*
    No. 25 No. 12 Connecticut W 77–65  12–2
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 15, 2005
    No. 25 at Baylor W 65–61  13–2
    (2–0)
    Ferrell Center 
    Waco, Texas
    Mar 5, 2005
    at Texas Tech W 74–54  23–6
    (12–4)
    United Spirit Arena 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Big 12 tournament
    Mar 11, 2005*
    (1) No. 17 vs. Missouri
    Quarterfinals
    W 83–79  24–6
    Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Mar 12, 2005*
    (1) No. 17 vs. Texas Tech
    Semifinals
    L 63–69  24–7
    Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 2005*
    (3 S) No. 17 vs. (14 S) Niagara
    First Round
    W 84–67  25–7
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Mar 19, 2005*
    (3 S) No. 17 vs. (6 S) No. 18 Utah
    Second Round
    L 58–67  25–8
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.

    [2]

    Rankings

    [3]

    References

    1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
    2. "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
    3. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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