2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

[1] The 2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2004-05 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After losing in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Elite Eight. The team finished with a 24–11 record (8–8 Big East).

2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record24–11 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Boston College 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 13 Connecticut 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
No. 19 Villanova 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Georgetown 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
West Virginia 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Providence 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rutgers 2 14   .125 10 19   .345
St. John's* 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
No. 11 Syracuse†** 0 5   .000 12 7   .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Roster

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2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 J. D. Collins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr   Houston, Texas
F 3 Patrick Beilein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Benedictine Richmond, Virginia
F 4 Tyrone Sally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Meadowbrook Chesterfield, Virginia
G 5 Johannes Herber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr   Darmstadt, West Germany
G 20 Mike Gansey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Olmsted Falls, Ohio
C 34 Kevin Pittsnogle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia
F/C 40 D'or Fischer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Northwestern State Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004*
Saint Peter's W 82–70  1–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 24, 2004*
at Duquesne W 72–69  2–0
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 27, 2004*
at Louisiana State W 84–69  3–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 2004*
Radford W 78–44  4–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2004*
vs. St. Bonaventure W 70–55  5–0
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 11, 2004*
Coppin State W 71–47  6–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 18, 2004*
James Madison W 77–48  7–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 21, 2004*
New Hampshire W 82–48  8–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 29, 2004*
No. 20 George Washington W 71–65  9–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 2, 2005*
at No. 17 NC State W 82–69  10–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2005
No. 21 at Villanova L 46–84  10–1
(0–1)
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 2005
No. 21 St. John's W 64–60  11–1
(1–1)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 11, 2005*
vs. Marshall L 55–59  11–2
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 16, 2005
No. 13 Boston College L 53–73  11–3
(1–2)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 2005
Notre Dame L 57–70  11–4
(1–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 22, 2005
at No. 7 Syracuse L 64–72  11–5
(1–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 25, 2005
No. 19 Connecticut L 58–68  11–6
(1–5)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2005
at Providence W 82–78  12–6
(2–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 2005
at No. 5 Boston College L 50–62  12–7
(2–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 2005
No. 16 Pittsburgh W 83–78 OT 13–7
(3–6)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2005
Providence W 67–65  14–7
(4–6)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 12, 2005
at Georgetown L 60–67  14–8
(4–7)
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2005
at St. John's W 67–66  15–8
(5–7)
Carnesecca Arena 
New York, New York
Feb 20, 2005
Seton Hall W 96–86  16–8
(6–7)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 23, 2005
at No. 18 Pittsburgh W 70–66  17–8
(7–7)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2005
Rutgers W 76–58  18–8
(8–7)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 5, 2005
at Seton Hall L 63–66  18–9
(8–8)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2005*
(8) vs. (9) Providence
First round
W 82–59  19–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 10, 2005*
(8) vs. (1) No. 7 Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 78–72  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 11, 2005*
(8) vs. (4) No. 19 Villanova
Semifinals
W 78–76  21–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 12, 2005*
(8) vs. (3) No. 16 Syracuse
Championship game
L 59–68  21–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(7 A) vs. (10 A) Creighton
First Round
W 63–61[3]  22–10
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*
(7 A) vs. (2 A) No. 5 Wake Forest
Second Round
W 111–105 2OT[4] 23–10
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 24, 2005*
(7 A) vs. (6 A) No. 24 Texas Tech W 65–60[5]  24–10
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 26, 2005*
(7 A) vs. (4 A) No. 4 Louisville L 85–93 OT[6] 24–11
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albuquerque.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2004-05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "WVU Dunks Creighton". West Virginia University Athletics. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "West Virginia's Persistence Wears Down Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Bounces Texas Tech". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "For Cardinals, No Mountain High Enough". The Washington Post. March 27, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2023.