The 2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach L. Vann Pettaway, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jackson State, and Alabama State to win the SWAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in school history.
2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions SWAC regular season champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–14 (12–6 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Elmore Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 2004* |
at Georgia | L 54–71 | 1–3 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 11, 2004* |
at Texas A&M | L 68–71 | 3–4 |
Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||
Dec 28, 2004* |
at UAB | L 68–100 | 3–7 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2005* |
vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Quarterfinals |
W 64–52 | 16–13 |
BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 11, 2005* |
vs. Jackson State Semifinals |
W 74–56 | 17–13 |
BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 13, 2005* |
vs. Alabama State Championship game |
W 72–53 | 18–13 |
BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2005* |
(16 SYR) | vs. (16 SYR) Oakland Play-in game |
L 69–79[2] | 18–14 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Oakland to Face North Carolina". The New York Times. March 16, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.