2004–05_Pacific_Tigers_men's_basketball_team

2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	27–4 (18–0 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Thomason (17th season);
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.^[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).

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Big West MBB Record Book

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Pacific	18	–	0	1.000	27	–	4	.871
Utah State †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Cal State Northridge	12	–	6	.667	18	–	13	.581
UC Irvine	8	–	10	.444	16	–	13	.552
Long Beach State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Idaho	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
UC Riverside	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Cal Poly	3	–	15	.167	5	–	22	.185

† 2005 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2005^[1] Rankings from AP poll

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.

2004–05_Pacific_Tigers_men's_basketball_team

2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Awards and honors

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