2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 3
Record33–4 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 5 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
No. 3 Duke 11 5   .688 27 6   .818
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
No. 25 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
NC State 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Maryland 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
Clemson 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2005 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Name [1] # Position Height Weight Year Home town High school
Jesse Holley 0 Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Roselle, New Jersey Abraham Clark
Melvin Scott 1 Guard 6–2 190 Senior Baltimore Southern
Raymond Felton 2 Guard 6–1 198 Junior Latta, South Carolina Latta
Reyshawn Terry 3 Forward 6–8 214 Sophomore Winston-Salem, North Carolina R. J. Reynolds
Brooks Foster[2] 4 6–2 190 Freshman Boiling Springs, South Carolina Boiling Springs
Jackie Manuel 5 Guard/Forward 6–5 189 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida Cardinal Newman
Quentin Thomas 11 Guard 6–3 175 Freshman Oakland, California Oakland Technical Senior
Jawad Williams 21 Forward 6–9 218 Senior Cleveland, Ohio St. Edward
Wes Miller 22 Guard 5–11 185 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina New Hampton Prep (N. H.)
Marvin Williams 24 Forward 6–9 230 Freshman Bremerton, Washington Bremerton
Damion Grant 25 Center 6–11 267 Junior Portland, Jamaica Brewster Academy (N. H.)
Rashad McCants 32 Forward/Guard 6–4 207 Junior Asheville, North Carolina New Hampton Prep (N. H.)
David Noel 34 Forward 6–6 224 Junior Durham, North Carolina Southern Durham
C. J. Hooker 35 Guard 6–2 188 Senior Palmer, AK Palmer
Byron Sanders 41 Forward 6–9 230 Junior Gulfport, Mississippi Harrison Central
Sean May 42 Forward/Center 6–9 266 Junior Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington North

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/04*
2:00 pm
No. 4 Winston-Salem State W 113–54 
Dean E. Smith Center (15,125)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
11/12/04*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Mount Olive W 100–69 
Dean E. Smith Center (14,457)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regular Season
11/19/04*
9:00 pm, CSTV
No. 4 at Santa Clara
Pete Newell Challenge
L 66–77  0–1
The Arena in Oakland (12,313)
Oakland, California
11/22/04*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 vs. BYU
Maui Invitational
W 86–50  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/23/04*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 11 vs. Tennessee
Maui Invitational
W 94–81  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
11/24/04*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 11 vs. Iowa
Maui Invitational
W 106–92  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
11/28/04*
7:30 pm, FSN
No. 11 USC W 97–65  4–1
Dean E. Smith Center (19,995)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/01/04*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 at Indiana
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
W 70–63  5–1
Assembly Hall (17,404)
Bloomington, Indiana
12/04/04*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 9 No. 8 Kentucky W 91–78  6–1
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/12/04*
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 8 Loyola (IL) W 109–60  7–1
Dean E. Smith Center (19,136)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/19/04
3:30 pm, FSN
No. 5 at Virginia Tech W 85–51  8–1
(1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
12/21/04*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 4 Vermont W 93–65  9–1
(1–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (19,717)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/28/04*
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 4 UNC Wilmington W 96–75  10–1
(1–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (19,989)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/30/04*
8:00 pm
No. 4 Cleveland State W 107–64  11–1
(1–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (18,537)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/02/05*
1:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 4 William & Mary W 105–66  12–1
(1–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (18,418)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/08/05
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 No. 22 Maryland W 109–75  13–1
(2–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/12/05
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 No. 8 Georgia Tech W 91–69  14–1
(3–0)
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/15/05
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 3 at No. 4 Wake Forest L 82–95  14–2
(3–1)
LJVM Coliseum (14,665)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
01/19/05
9:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 6 at Clemson W 77–58  15–2
(4–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
01/22/05
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 6 Miami (FL) W 87–67  16–2
(5–1)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,714)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/29/05
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at Virginia W 110–76  17–2
(6–1)
University Hall (7,953)
Charlottesville, Virginia
02/03/05
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 NC State
Carolina-State rivalry
W 95–71  18–2
(7–1)
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
02/06/05
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 at Florida State W 81–60  19–2
(8–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,681)
Tallahassee, Florida
02/09/05
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at No. 7 Duke
Carolina–Duke rivalry
L 70–71  19–3
(8–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
02/13/05*
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 at No. 19 Connecticut W 77–70  20–3
(8–2)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
02/16/05
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Virginia W 85–61  21–3
(9–2)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,643)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
02/19/05
1:00 pm, ABC
No. 4 Clemson W 88–56  22–3
(10–2)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,323)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
02/22/05
8:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 2 at NC State
Carolina-State rivalry
W 81–71  23–3
(11–2)
RBC Center (19,722)
Raleigh, North Carolina
02/27/05
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 2 at Maryland W 85–83  24–3
(12–2)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
03/03/05
9:00 pm, JP Sports
No. 2 Florida State W 91–76  25–3
(13–2)
Dean E. Smith Center (21,243)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
03/06/05
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 No. 6 Duke
Carolina–Duke rivalry
W 75–73  26–3
(14–2)
Dean E. Smith Center (22,125)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
03/11/05
 ESPN2
(1) No. 2 vs. (9) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 88–81  27–3
MCI Center (20,301)
Washington, D.C.
03/12/05
 ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) Georgia Tech
Semifinals
L 75–78  27–4
MCI Center (20,301)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
03/18/05*
3:00 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (16 S) Oakland
First Round
W 96–68  28–4
Charlotte Coliseum (23,207)
Charlotte, North Carolina
03/20/05*
2:30 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (9 S) Iowa State
Second Round
W 92–65  29–4
Charlotte Coliseum (23,207)
Charlotte, North Carolina
03/25/05*
10:00 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (5 S) No. 19 Villanova
Sweet Sixteen
W 67–66  30–4
Carrier Dome (30,916)
Syracuse, New York
03/27/05*
2:40 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (6 S) No. 20 Wisconsin
Elite Eight
W 88–82  31–4
Carrier Dome (30,132)
Syracuse, New York
04/02/05*
8:49 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (5 A) No. 15 Michigan State
Final Four
W 87–71  32–4
Edward Jones Dome (47,754)
St. Louis, Missouri
04/04/05*
9:21 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (1 C) No. 1 Illinois
National Championship Game
W 75–70  33–4
Edward Jones Dome (47,262)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Rank in NCAA tournament indicates seed in the region, S-Syracuse region, A-Austin region, C-Chicago region.

Tar Heel Times [1]

NCAA basketball tournament

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  • West
    • North Carolina 96, Oakland 68
    • North Carolina 92, Iowa State 65
    • North Carolina 67, Villanova 66
    • North Carolina 88, Wisconsin 82
  • Final Four
    • North Carolina 87, Michigan State 71
    • North Carolina 75, Illinois 70

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2005 1 2 Marvin Williams Atlanta Hawks
2005 1 5 Raymond Felton Charlotte Bobcats
2005 1 13 Sean May Charlotte Bobcats
2005 1 14 Rashad McCants Minnesota Timberwolves
2006 2 39 David Noel Milwaukee Bucks
2007 2 44 Reyshawn Terry Orlando Magic

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References

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  1. ^ "2004–05 North Carolina Men's Basketball Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2009. Archived 2009-08-21.
  2. ^ "Brooks Foster". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  4. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "2005 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2009.