2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2004–05 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fourth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 28–6 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing first in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion won the CAA Tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Minneapolis region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the opening round.

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	28–6 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (11th season) Rob Wilkes (3rd season) Travis DeCuire (2nd season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
VCU	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Hofstra	12	–	6		.667			21	–	9		.700
Drexel	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
George Mason	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Delaware	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
William & Mary	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
James Madison	3	–	15		.167			6	–	22		.214
Towson	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
† 2005 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Edgewater HS Orlando, Florida C 30 Sam Harris 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Lake Ginninderra Launceston, Australia C 40 Alex Loughton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St Stephen's School Perth, Western Australia F 42 Valdas Vasylius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Norfolk Collegiate Klaipėda, Lithuania	Head coach Blaine Taylor (Montana '81) Assistant coach(es) Jim Corrigan (Duke '80) Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Elizabeth City State	W 71–42		Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 11, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Carleton	W 82–33		Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 63–55	1–0	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Kent State Corpus Christi Challenge	W 64–59	2–0	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 25, 2004* 8:05 p.m.		at TCU Corpus Christi Challenge	W 67–62	3–0	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, TX
Nov 27, 2004* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Shawnee State Corpus Christi Challenge	W 99–54	4–0	American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 28, 2004* 6:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Challenge	L 67–71	4–1	American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 1, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		VMI	W 86–38	5–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 4, 2004 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary Rivalry	W 69–56	6–1 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 7, 2004* 8:30 p.m.		at Liberty	W 70–54	7–1	Vines Center  Lynchburg, VA
Dec 12, 2004* 1:30 p.m.		at East Carolina	W 51–50	8–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Dec 18, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		East Tennessee State	W 86–65	9–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Longwood	W 88–56	10–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Saint Joseph's	W 66–62	11–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 2, 2005* 4:00 p.m.		at DePaul	L 60–73	11–2	Allstate Arena  Chicago, IL
CAA regular season
Jan 5, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel	W 60–59	12–2 (2–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,038) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 8, 2005 7:00 p.m.		James Madison Rivalry	W 76–43	13–2 (3–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 65–56	14–2 (4–0)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Jan 15, 2005 2:00 p.m.		George Mason	W 71–58	15–2 (5–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	W 67–66	16–2 (6–0)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
Jan 22, 2005 7:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 70–56	17–2 (7–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 71–62	18–2 (8–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 29, 2005 4:00 p.m.		at VCU Rivalry	L 71–75	18–3 (8–1)	Siegel Center (7,080) Richmond, VA
Jan 31, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 86–72	19–3 (9–1)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 2, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 70–59	20–3 (10–1)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 5, 2005 4:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 74–63	21–3 (11–1)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
Feb 9, 2005 7:30 p.m.		at Delaware	W 56–49	22–3 (12–1)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
Feb 12, 2005 4:00 p.m.		VCU Rivalry	W 82–76	23–3 (13–1)	Ted Constant Center (8,438) Norfolk, VA
Feb 16, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at George Mason	L 76–82	23–4 (13–2)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
Feb 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 82–66	24–4 (14–2)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
Feb 23, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	L 63–66	24–5 (14–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison Rivalry	W 82–60	25–5 (15–3)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
Mar 5, 2005 12:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (9) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 64–51	26–5	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 6, 2005 3:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (5) Hofstra Semifinals	W 72–58	27–5	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 7, 2005 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(1)	vs. (2) VCU Championship	W 73–66 OT	28–5	Richmond Coliseum (10,620) Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005* 9:30 p.m., CBS	(12)	vs. (5) No. 15 Michigan State First round	L 81–89	28–6	DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.