2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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 180 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.[2] Playing in the Round of 32 for the second straight season, the Tigers were beaten by No. 1 seed Washington[3] to end their season at 27–4 (18–0 Big West).

2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record27–4 (18–0 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Pacific180 1.000274  .871
Utah State135 .722248  .750
Cal State Fullerton126 .6672111  .656
Cal State Northridge126 .6671813  .581
UC Irvine810 .4441613  .552
Long Beach State711 .3891020  .333
UC Santa Barbara711 .3891118  .379
Idaho612 .333822  .267
UC Riverside414 .222919  .321
Cal Poly315 .167522  .185
2005 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2005[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 33 Guillaume Yango 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr
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 (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 20, 2004*
    at San Jose State W 70–52  1–0
    The Event Center 
    San Jose, California
    Nov 23, 2004*
    Santa Clara W 71–65  2–0
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    Dec 4, 2004*
    at No. 2 Kansas L 70–81  2–1
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Dec 8, 2004*
    at UC Davis W 78–63  3–1
    The Pavilion 
    Davis, California
    Dec 11, 2004*
    at Nevada W 72–69  4–1
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 18, 2004*
    San Francisco L 64–67  4–2
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    Dec 21, 2004*
    at Fresno State W 88–77  5–2
    Save Mart Center 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 28, 2004
    UC Riverside W 58–45  6–2
    (1–0)
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    Mar 5, 2005
    at UC Riverside W 64–48  25–2
    (18–0)
    UCR Student Rec Center 
    Riverside, California
    Big West tournament
    Mar 11, 2005*
    vs. Cal State Northridge
    Semifinals
    W 63–61  26–2
    Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 12, 2005*
    vs. Utah State
    Championship game
    L 52–65  26–3
    Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
    Anaheim, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 2005*
    (8 ABQ) vs. (9 ABQ) Pittsburgh
    First Round
    W 79–71  27–3
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, Idaho
    Mar 19, 2005*
    (8 ABQ) vs. (1 ABQ) No. 8 Washington
    Second Round
    L 79–97  27–4
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, Idaho
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ABQ=Albuquerque.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source:[4]

    Rankings

    [5]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. Big West MBB Record Book
    2. "Pacific reaches round of 32 for second straight year". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    3. "Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    4. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. 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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