2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NIT, Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	20–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (4th season);
Home arena	Colonial Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
No. 16 Florida †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
South Carolina	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Tennessee	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Georgia	2	–	14	.125	8	–	20	.286
West
No. 21 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
LSU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	12	.600
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452

† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dave Odom and played their home games at the Colonial Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished fourth in the SEC East regular season standings and lost in the opening round of the SEC tournament. The Gamecocks were invited to the 2005 NIT, and defeated Miami (FL), UNLV, Georgetown, Maryland, and Saint Joseph's to win the tournament and finish the season with a record of 20–13 (7–9 SEC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Tre' Kelley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	15	Carlos Powell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Florence, South Carolina
G	21	Tarence Kinsey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Tampa, Florida
G	31	Josh Gonner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fort Worth, Texas
C	33	Brandon Wallace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Jackson, South Carolina
F	34	Renaldo Balkman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Staten Island, New York

Head coach

Dave Odom

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2004*		Western Carolina	W 87–61	1–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 24, 2004*		Winthrop	W 62–52	2–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 27, 2004*		Temple	W 60–46	3–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 1, 2004*		Appalachian State	W 91–57	4–0	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 4, 2004*		Clemson	L 62–63 ^OT	4–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 14, 2004*		South Florida	W 72–70	5–1	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 18, 2004*		at No. 2 Kansas	L 60–64	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 20, 2004*		vs. East Carolina	W 57–53	6–2	Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2004*		South Carolina State	W 68–65 ^OT	7–2	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 29, 2004*		at No. 10 Pittsburgh	L 68–72	7–3	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 31, 2004*		Wofford	W 76–44	8–3	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 5, 2005		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 75–79	8–4 (0–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 2005		Georgia	W 74–54	9–4 (1–1)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 12, 2005		at LSU	L 64–79	9–5 (1–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 2005		Tennessee	W 66–63	10–5 (2–2)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 22, 2005		at No. 17 Mississippi State	L 65–73	10–6 (2–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 26, 2005		Vanderbilt	W 68–63	11–6 (3–3)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 29, 2005		at Florida	L 72–80	11–7 (3–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 2005		Arkansas	W 64–52	12–7 (4–4)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 5, 2005		at Georgia	W 60–53	13–7 (5–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 12, 2005		Auburn	L 71–74	13–8 (5–5)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 15, 2005		No. 3 Kentucky	W 73–61	14–8 (6–5)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 19, 2005		at No. 16 Alabama	L 68–87	14–9 (6–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 23, 2005		at Tennessee	L 72–80	14–10 (6–7)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 2005		Florida	L 65–66	14–11 (6–8)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 2, 2005		at Vanderbilt	L 65–75	14–12 (6–9)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2005		Ole Miss	W 76–70 ^OT	15–12 (7–9)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*	(E4)	vs. (W5) Ole Miss First round	L 52–53	15–13	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NIT
Mar 15, 2005*		Miami (FL) First round	W 69–67	16–13	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 22, 2005*		UNLV Second round	W 77–66	17–13	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 24, 2005*		Georgetown Quarterfinals	W 69–66	18–13	Colonial Center (10,662) Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 29, 2005*		vs. Maryland Semifinals	W 75–67	19–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 31, 2005*		vs. Saint Joseph's Championship game	W 60–57^[3]	20–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.