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

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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Preseason NIT champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 5
Record27–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDino Gaudio (4th season)
Home arenaLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 14,655)
Seasons
2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2020

Schedule and results

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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

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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

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2004-05 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Wake struggles early with Chattanooga". Wilmington Star-News. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "West Virginia's Persistence Wears Down Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.