2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament, before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson.

2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball
NIT, Opening round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–13 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gerald White
  • Jeff LaMere
  • Mark Cline
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
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

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2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Dixon Renardo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Houston, TX
F 2 Michael Doles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richmond, VA
F 4 Mike Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, VA
F 5 Julian Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fayetteville, NC
G 10 Jamal Shuler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jacksonville, NC
G 20 B. A. Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Onancock, VA
F 21 Nick George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Manchester, ENG
G 23 Jesse Pellot-Rosa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Richmond, VA
G 25 Alex Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Columbia, SC
F 30 Calvin Roland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Hephzibah, GA
F 31 Eric Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 32 Drew Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Raleigh, NC
F 34 Derrick Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Richmond, VA
F 40 Sam Faulk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 10*
7:00 pm
Virginia Union Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15*
7:30 pm
American
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 82–76 OT  1–0
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
November 18*
7:00 pm, CSN-VA
at No. 2 Wake Forest
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 67–81  1–1
Joel Coliseum (13,218)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 27*
7:00 pm
at UAB L 55–79  1–2
Bartow Arena (5,768)
Birmingham, AL
December 1*
7:30 pm
Hampton W 83–54  2–2
Siegel Center (4,012)
Richmond, VA
December 5
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 63–68  2–3 (0–1)
Trask Coliseum (5,155)
Wilmington, NC
December 11*
7:30 pm
Richmond
Black & Blue Classic
W 58–50  3–3
Siegel Center (6,632)
Richmond, VA
December 18*
7:30 pm
La Salle W 63–52  4–3
Siegel Center (4,872)
Richmond, VA
December 22*
7:30 pm
at Iona L 72–77  4–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,441)
New Rochelle, NY
December 29*
7:30 pm
Ole Miss L 62–63  4–5
Siegel Center (4,312)
Richmond, VA
January 2*
3:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 55–59  4–6
Murphy Center (2,702)
Murfreesboro, TN
CAA regular season
January 5
3:00 pm, WTVR
at George Mason
Rivalry
W 81–74  5–6 (1–1)
Patriot Center (2,527)
Fairfax, VA
January 7
3:00 pm, WTVR
at Towson W 70–58  6–6 (2–1)
Towson Center (1,317)
Towson, MD
January 12
7:30 pm
Drexel L 64–66  6–7 (2–2)
Siegel Center (3,878)
Richmond, VA
January 15
4:00 pm
Hofstra W 70–58  7–7 (3–2)
Siegel Center (5,034)
Richmond, VA
January 19
4:00 pm
at Delaware W 66–57  8–7 (4–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,139)
Newark, DE
January 22
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 79–77 OT 9–7 (5–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,680)
Williamsburg, VA
January 26
7:30 pm
at James Madison L 58–66  9–8 (5–3)
Siegel Center (4,898)
Richmond, VA
January 29
4:00 pm
Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 75–71  10–8 (6–3)
Siegel Center (7,080)
Richmond, VA
January 31
7:00 pm
at James Madison W 70–43  11–8 (7–3)
JMU Convocation Center (3,444)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 2
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 58–60  11–9 (7–4)
Hofstra Arena (1,507)
Hempstead, NY
February 5
Towson W 84–61  12–9
(8–4)
Siegel Center (6,986)
Richmond, VA
February 9
at Drexel W 62–59  13–9
(9–4)
Siegel Center (1,605)
Richmond, VA
February 12
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 76–82  13–10
(9–5)
Ted Constant Center (8,438)
Norfolk, VA
February 14
George Mason
Rivalry
W 89–81  14–10
(10–5)
Siegel Center (3,095)
Richmond, VA
February 16
Delaware W 83–73  15–10
(11–5)
Siegel Center (3,671)
Richmond, VA
February 19*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charleston
ESPN BracketBusters
L 75–85  15–11
John Kresse Arena (3,277)
Charleston, SC
February 23
7:30 pm
William & Mary W 91–69  16–11
(12–5)
Siegel Center (4,737)
Richmond, VA
February 26
7:30 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 72–71 OT 17–11
(13–5)
Siegel Center (7,283)
Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
March 5
6:00 pm
(2) vs. (7) Delaware
Quarterfinals
W 74–61  18–11
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
March 6
6:00 pm
(2) vs. (3) UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
W 55–46  19–11
Richmond Coliseum (7,177)
Richmond, VA
March 7
7:00 pm
(2) vs. (1) Old Dominion
Championship
L 66–73 OT 19–12
Richmond Coliseum (10,620)
Richmond, VA
NIT
March 16
7:30 pm
Davidson
Opening round
L 62–77  19–13
Siegel Center (2,862)
Richmond, VA

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