2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team


The 2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Trent Johnson's first season with the Cardinal after Mike Montgomery left to join the NBA Golden State Warriors. The Cardinal were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–13 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,233)
Seasons
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
Washington 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 18 UCLA 1 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Stanford 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Arizona State 1 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Washington State 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Oregon 1 6 12   .333 14 13   .519
California 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
USC 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Conference tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

Previous season

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The Cardinal finished the 2003-04 season 30-2 and ranked as high as #1. In Pac-10 play they finished 17-1, only losing to Washington in the last game of the regular season. The Cardinal won the Pac-10 tournament defeating Washington State, next Oregon, and in the Finals a revenge win over Washington.

After finishing the regular season and Pac-10 Tournament with only one loss, the Cardinal punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament after winning their tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they received a #1 seed in the Phoenix region facing off against the Southland Conference tournament champion UTSA. In the second round they faced the Alabama but lost to them 70-67.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Carlton Weatherby Guard 6'1" 180 Junior Tacoma, WA
10 Tim Morris Guard 6'4" 215 RS Freshman Atlanta, GA
11 Chris Hernandez Guard 6'2" 190 Junior Fresno, CA
20 Dan Grunfeld Guard 6'6" 215 Junior River Hills, WI
21 Nick Robinson Forward 6'6" 205 Senior Liberty, MO
22 Kenny Brown Guard 6'1" 190 Freshman Southlake, TX
31 Taj Finger Forward 6'8" 185 Freshman Mt. Kisco, NY
32 Jason Haas Guard 6'2" 190 Junior Spring Mills, PA
42 Rob Little Center 6'10" 260 Senior Hampton, VA
44 Fred Washington Forward 6'5" 205 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA
52 Matt Haryasz Forward 6'11" 230 Junior Page, AZ
55 Peter Prowitt Center 6'10" 250 Freshman Arlington, VA

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 13, 2004*
at Concordia (CA.) W 88-64  -
 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2004*
8:30 pm, CSTV
vs. San Francisco
Pete Newell Challenge
W 93-83 OT 1-0
Oakland Arena (12,313)
Oakland, CA
Nov 22, 2004*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Tennessee
EA Sports Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
L 57-69  1-1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov 23, 2004*
1:00 pm
vs. BYU
EA Sports Maui Invitational Consolation Game
W 62-53  2-1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov 24, 2004*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. No. 12 Louisville
EA Sports Maui Invitational 5th Place Game
L 67-82  2-2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov 28, 2004*
7:00 pm, FS Bay Area
at Santa Clara L 76-86  2-3
Leavey Center (3,205)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 11, 2004*
1:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 20 Michigan State L 53-78  2-4
The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,067)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 13, 2004*
6:00 pm, FS Bay Area
at Denver W 56-52  3-4
Magness Arena (6,535)
Denver, CO
Dec 18, 2004*
7:00 pm, KRON
UC Davis W 72-62  4-4
Maples Pavilion (5,002)
Stanford, CA
Nov 13, 2004*
7:00 pm, Comcast
Dartmouth W 71-54  5-4
Maples Pavilion (4,430)
Stanford, CA
Nov 13, 2004*
7:00 pm, Comcast
Montana W 84-66  6-4
Maples Pavilion (4,332)
Stanford, CA
Pac-10 Regular season
Dec 31, 2004
5:00 pm, FS Bay Area
vs. Washington State L 51-60  6-5
(0-1)
The Spokane Arena (3,526)
Spokane, WA
Jan 2, 2005
12:30 pm
at No. 13 Washington L 73-76  6-6
(0-2)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
Jan 6, 2005
7:00 pm
Arizona State L 69-81  6-7
(0-3)
Maples Pavilion (5,988)
Stanford, CA
Jan 8, 2005
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 Arizona W 87-76  7-7
(1-3)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
Jan 15, 2005
1:00 pm, FSN
at California W 74-58  8-7
(2-3)
Haas Pavilion (9,656)
Berkeley, CA
Jan 20, 2005
7:30 pm, FS Bay Area
at UCLA W 75-64  9-7
(3-3)
Pauley Pavilion (8,255)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 22, 2005
3:00 pm, ABC
at USC W 78-70  10-7
(4-3)
Los Angeles Sports Arena (3,447)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 27, 2005
7:00 pm
Oregon State W 69-65  11-7
(5-3)
Maples Pavilion (5,749)
Stanford, CA
Jan 29, 2005
5:30 pm, ABC
Oregon W 88-69  12-7
(6-3)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
Feb 3, 2005
5:30 pm, FS Bay Area
at Arizona State L 67-74  12-8
(6-4)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,960)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 5, 2005
10:00 am, CBS
at No. 13 Arizona L 72-90  12-9
(6-5)
McKale Center (14,592)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 12, 2005
12:30 pm, ABC
California W 71-56  13-9
(7-5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Feb 17, 2005
7:00 pm
USC W   14-9
(8-5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Feb 20, 2005
12:30 pm, CBS
UCLA W   15-9
(9-5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Feb 24, 2005
7:05 pm
at Oregon State L 83-84  15-10
(9-6)
Gill Coliseum (6,568)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 26, 2005
4:00 pm, ABC
at Oregon W 58-56  16-10
(10-6)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, OR
Mar 3, 2005
7:00 pm
Washington State L 48-59  16-11
(10-7)
Maples Pavilion (5,784)
Stanford, CA
Mar 5, 2005
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 10 Washington W 77-67  17-11
(11-7)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 10, 2005
8:45 pm, FSN
vs. Washington State
Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals
W 60-58  18-11
Staples Center (14,393)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11, 2005
8:45 pm, FSN
vs. No. (2) Washington
Pac-10 Tournament semifinals
L 63-66  18-12
Staples Center (15,068)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
7:45 pm, CBS
No. (8) vs. No. (9) Mississippi State
First Round
L 70-93  18-13
Charlotte Coliseum (23,027)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
  2. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule".