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2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 12 Regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record25–8 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Bonnie Seltzer
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 12 Kansas 12 4   .750 23 7   .767
No. 6 Oklahoma State 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
No. 24 Texas Tech 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Iowa State 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Texas 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 21 10   .677
Missouri 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
Nebraska 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Kansas State 6 10   .375 17 12   .586
Colorado 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Baylor 1 15   .063 9 19   .321
2005 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma finished tied atop the Big 12 regular season standings with Kansas, and OU won the only regular season meeting between the teams. The Sooners fell in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 3 seed in the South region. After beating No. 14 seed Niagara in the opening round, the Sooners fell to No. 6 seed Utah in the round of 32 to finish the season 25–8 (12–4 Big 12).

Roster

2004–05 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 Taj Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
F 34 Kevin Bookout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Stroud, Oklahoma
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 153 lb (69 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004*
Cal State Northridge W 82–72  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 25, 2004*
vs. High Point
Great Alaska Shootout
W 93–65  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2004*
vs. No. 22 Washington
Great Alaska Shootout
L 91–96  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*
vs. Minnesota
Great Alaska Shootout
W 67–54  3–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 2004*
Coppin State W 67–44  4–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 2004*
at Purdue W 66–48  5–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 11, 2004*
Northern Colorado W 80–44  6–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 2004*
vs. No. 7 Duke
Dreyfus Classic
L 67–78  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 23, 2004*
Missouri State W 61–53  7–2
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 2004*
vs. Tulsa
All-College Basketball Classic
W 70–64  8–2
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 2004*
Florida A&M W 104–45  9–2
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 2005*
Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 94–54  10–2
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 2005
Colorado W 85–55  11–2
(1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 10, 2005*
No. 25 No. 12 Connecticut W 77–65  12–2
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 2005
No. 25 at Baylor W 65–61  13–2
(2–0)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Jan 18, 2005
No. 18 at Texas A&M W 70-54  14–2
(3–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Jan 22, 2005
No. 18 No. 15 Texas W 64-60  15–2
(4–0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2005
No. 13 No. 9 Oklahoma State W 67-57  16–2
(5–0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 29, 2005
No. 13 at Iowa State L 66-74  16–3
(5–1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 2, 2005
No. 15 Texas A&M W 69-65  17–3
(6–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 2005
No. 15 Texas Tech L 81-88  17–4
(6–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 2005
No. 16 No. 10 Oklahoma State L 67-79  17–5
(6–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 2005
No. 20 at Texas Tech W 74–54  23–6
(12–4)
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Big 12 tournament
Mar 11, 2005*
(1) No. 17 vs. Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 83–79  24–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 2005*
(1) No. 17 vs. Texas Tech
Semifinals
L 63–69  24–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(3 S) No. 17 vs. (14 S) Niagara
First Round
W 84–67  25–7
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 19, 2005*
(3 S) No. 17 vs. (6 S) No. 18 Utah
Second Round
L 58–67  25–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.

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Rankings

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References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  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.