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2004–05 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC West co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record20–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
←  2003–04
2005–06 →
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
No. 16 Florida 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
South Carolina 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Tennessee 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Georgia 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
West
No. 21 Alabama 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
LSU 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 12   .600
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Auburn 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
2005 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 2004–05 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


Roster

2004–05 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 0 Glen Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 10 David Fleshman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 35 Darnell Lazare 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Dameon Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Aurora, Illinois
G 3 Tack Minor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 22 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Saint Martinville, Louisiana
F 30 Brandon Bass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*
Tulane W 83–58  1–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 21, 2004*
Louisiana-Lafayette W 83–69  2–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24, 2004*
New Orleans W 95–79  3–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 2004*
West Virginia L 69–84  3–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 11, 2004*
Northwestern State W 83–74  4–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 13, 2004*
McNeese State W 82–79  5–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 2004*
vs.  Southern Miss L 84–88 OT 5–2
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 21, 2004*
at  Houston L 72–81  5–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Dec 30, 2004*
vs.  Florida State W 67–50  6–3
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 3, 2005*
at  Utah L 55–69  6–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 8, 2005
at No. 19  Alabama L 58–73  6–5
(0–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 12, 2005
South Carolina W 79–64  7–5
(1–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 2005*
Ohio State W 113–101 2OT 8–5
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 19, 2005
Arkansas W 66–63 OT 9–5
(2–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 22, 2005
at No. 8  Kentucky L 58–89  9–6
(2–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2005
Vanderbilt W 81–69  19–8
(12–4)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 2005*
vs.  Auburn
Quarterfinals
W 89–58  20–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 2005*
vs. No. 4 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 78–79 OT 20–9
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(6 CHI) vs. (11 CHI)  UAB
First Round
L 68–82 [2]  20–10
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

[3]

Rankings

NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 33 Brandon Bass New Orleans Hornets

[4]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "UAB steamrolls LSU; third-seeded Arizona next". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "2006 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2022.