2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round, L 71–79 vs. Pacific
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record20–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
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.

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–9[1] and lost in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost to Pacific.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 20*
 No. 17 Howard W 81–55  1–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24*
 No. 16 Robert Morris W 83–59  2–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27*
 No. 16 Loyola (MD) W 93–57  3–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 1*
 No. 13 St. Francis (PA) W 65–41  4–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 4*
 No. 13 Duquesne W 87–57  5–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7*
 No. 11 vs. Memphis
Jimmy V Classic 		W 70–51  6–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 11*
 No. 11 at Penn State W 84–71  7–0
 Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
December 18*
 No. 10 Coppin State W 73–42  8–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*
 No. 10 Richmond W 69–60  9–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29*
 No. 10 South Carolina W 72–68  10–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 2*
 No. 10 Bucknell L 66–69  10–1
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5
 No. 16 Georgetown L 64–67  10–2
(0–1) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 8
 No. 16 at Rutgers W 66–63 OT 11–2
(1–1) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 15
 No. 20 Seton Hall W 67–63  12–2
(2–1) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18
 No. 21 at St. John's L 62–65  12–3
(2–2) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 22
 No. 21 at No. 16 Connecticut
College GameDay 		W 76–66  13–3
(3–2) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
January 29
 No. 20 No. 4 Syracuse W 76–69  14–3
(4–2) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31
 No. 20 Providence W 86–66  15–3
(5–2) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 5
 No. 16 at West Virginia L 78–83 OT 15–4
(5–3) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 8
 No. 18 St. John's W 55–44  16–4
(6–3) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 12
 No. 18 Notre Dame W 68–66  17–4
(7–3) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14
 No. 18 at No. 8 Syracuse W 68–64  18–4
(8–3) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 20
 No. 17 at No. 25 Villanova L 72–80  18–5
(8–4) 		The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 23
 No. 18 West Virginia L 66–70  18–6
(8–5) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 26
 No. 18 No. 17 Connecticut L 64–73  18–7
(8–6) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28
 No. 18 at No. 3 Boston College W 72–50  19–7
(9–6) 		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 5
 No. 24 at Notre Dame W 85–77  20–7
(10–6) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 10*
 No. 22 (5) vs. No. 19 (4) Villanova
Big East tournament 		L 58–67  20–8
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 17*
 (9) vs. (8) No. 22 Pacific
NCAA tournament 		L 71–79  20–9
 Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Roster

2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 13 Keith Benjamin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 24 Marcus Bowman Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Richland Northeast Columbia, SC
G 3 Yuri Demetris Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Shaler Area Glenshaw, PA
F 0 John DeGroat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Monticello Newburgh, NY
G 22 Antonio Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
C 33 Aaron Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Emmaus Emmaus, PA
F 14 Levon Kendall Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Kitsilano Vancouver, British Columbia
G 11 Carl Krauser Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Notre Dame Academy Bronx, NY
F 21 Mark McCarroll Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Christ the King Queens, NY
F 20 Dante Milligan Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling New York, NY
G 4 Ronald Ramón 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr All Hallows Bronx, NY
G 15 Charles Small Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Martin Luther King Detroit, MI
F 23 Chris Taft 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 2 Chevon Troutman Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Williamsport Area Williamsport, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Joe Lombardi
  • Barry Rohrssen
  • Pat Sandle
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20

References

  1. ^ "2004-05 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-20.
  3. ^ [2]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-20.