2004–05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2004–05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2004–05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Preseason NIT champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 5
Record	27–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (4th season);
Assistant coach	Dino Gaudio (4th season)
Home arena	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 14,655)
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2004–05 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser and Sophomore Chris Paul, the Demon Deacons put together their most successful season since their 1996–97 Campaign as led by Dave Odom and Tim Duncan. The efforts of Paul earned him a consensus All-American selection, and named him ACC Player of the year. After the season, Paul declared for the NBA draft, and the New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans) selected him fourth overall.^[1]

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	33	–	4	.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	27	–	6	.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
NC State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	14	.600
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Virginia	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483

† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2004–05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	3	Chris Paul	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	West Forsyth	Lewisville, North Carolina

Head coach

Skip Prosser

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 2004*	No. 2	George Washington	W 97–76	1–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 18, 2004*	No. 2	VCU	W 81–67	2–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 22, 2004*	No. 1	Yale	W 99–72	3–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 24, 2004*	No. 1	vs. Providence Preseason NIT	W 79–67	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 26, 2004*	No. 1	vs. No. 18 Arizona Preseason NIT	W 63–60	5–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
ACC tournament
Mar 11, 2005*	No. 5	vs. NC State Quarterfinals	L 65–81	26–5	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(2 ABQ) No. 5	vs. (15 ABQ) Chattanooga First round	W 70–54^[2]	27–5	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*	(2 ABQ) No. 5	vs. (7 ABQ) West Virginia Second round	L 105–111 ^{2OT^[3]}	27–6	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ABQ=Albuquerque.

Tournament results

ACC Tournament
Vs. NC State @ MCI Center, Washington D.C. - L, 65-81
NCAA Tournament
First Round Vs. Chattanooga @ Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH - W, 70-54
Second Round Vs. West Virginia @ Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH - L, 105-111 2OT