2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Smith; David Patrick; Mark Campbell;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2004–05 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 4th year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2005 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed in the Chicago region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Southern Illinois in the opening round^[2] to end their season 25–9.

2004–05 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Gonzaga	12	–	2	.857	26	–	5	.839
Saint Mary's	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	15	–	16	.484
San Diego	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Pepperdine	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
San Francisco	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Portland	4	–	10	.286	15	–	15	.500
Loyola Marymount	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393

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

Roster

2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	E. J. Rowland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hartnell College	Salinas, California
F	14	Daniel Kickert	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Aquinas College	Melbourne, Victoria

Head coach

Randy Bennett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2004*		vs. Belmont Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 67–58	1–0	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Nov 12, 2004*		at California Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 61–52	2–0	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Nov 18, 2004*		vs. No. 24 Memphis Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 66–81	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 19, 2004*		vs. No. 12 Mississippi State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 54–67^[4]	2–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 21, 2004*		San Francisco State	W 71–48	3–2	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 23, 2004*		at UNLV	W 64–54	4–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 27, 2004*		at Rutgers	L 58–66	4–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 2, 2004*		Delaware	W 67–58	5–3	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 11, 2004*		at Hawaii	L 77–84	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 14, 2004*		at San Diego State	W 73–64	7–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
WCC regular season
Jan 6, 2005		Portland	W 66–45	13–4 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 26, 2005		at San Diego	W 86–83	24–7 (11–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
WCC tournament
Mar 6, 2005*	(2)	at (3) Santa Clara Quarterfinals	W 69–64	25–7	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Mar 7, 2005*	(2)	vs. (1) No. 11 Gonzaga Semifinals	L 67–80	25–8	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(10 CHI)	vs. (7 CHI) Southern Illinois First round	L 56–65	25–9	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago.

Source^[5]

All times are Pacific

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "Saint Mary's Falls To Southern Illinois, 65-56, In First Round Of NCAA Tournament". Saint Mary's College Athletics. March 18, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "Saint Mary's Falls to #12 Mississippi State 67-54 in CVC". Saint Mary's College Athletics. November 19, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] sports-reference.com 2004-05 West Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "Saint Mary's Falls To Southern Illinois, 65-56, In First Round Of NCAA Tournament". Saint Mary's College Athletics. March 18, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[4] "Saint Mary's Falls to #12 Mississippi State 67-54 in CVC". Saint Mary's College Athletics. November 19, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[schedule-5] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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