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2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Illinois 15 1   .938 37 2   .949
No. 15 Michigan State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 20 Wisconsin 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Indiana 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Minnesota 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Ohio State 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Michigan 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Purdue 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Penn State 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his sixth season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

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2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Ryan Saunders 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wayzata, Minnesota
G/F 15 Vincent Grier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 2004*
vs. Furman
Great Alaska Shootout
W 84–69  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2004*
vs. No. 19 Alabama
Great Alaska Shootout
L 72–78  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*
vs. Oklahoma
Great Alaska Shootout
L 54–67  2–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Big Ten Regular Season
Mar 2, 2005
at Penn State W 73–69  20–9
(10–6)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11, 2005*
vs. Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 71–55  21–9
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 12, 2005*
vs. No. 1 Illinois
Semifinals
L 56–64  21–10
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Iowa State
First round
L 53–64[2]  21–11
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
  2. ^ "Minnesota helpless against suffocating Iowa State defense". ESPN. March 18, 2005. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  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.