2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
American college basketball season
2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball | |
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Ohio Valley tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, round of 64 | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 22–9 (11–5 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McBrayer Arena |
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach Travis Ford, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance since 1979. Playing as No. 15 seed in the South region, the Colonels lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Kentucky.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 2004* | at Dayton | W 73–66 | 1–0 | UD Arena (12,254) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 22, 2004* | at Florida | L 49–98 | 8–2 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Dec 30, 2004* | at No. 19 Louisville | L 63–78 | 8–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Ohio Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 2005* | Tennessee State Quarterfinals | W 74–68 | 20–8 | McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 4, 2005* | vs. Southeast Missouri State Semifinals | W 69–52 | 21–8 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 5, 2005* | vs. Austin Peay Championship game | W 52–46 | 22–8 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2005* | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Kentucky First round | L 64–72 | 22–9 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Smaller Kid on Block Gives Bully Tough Fight". The New York Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.