2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4		.750			23	–	7		.767
No. 6 Oklahoma State †	11	–	5		.688			26	–	7		.788
No. 24 Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Iowa State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Texas	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			21	–	10		.677
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			17	–	12		.586
Colorado	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Baylor	1	–	15		.063			9	–	19		.321
† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were coached by Rick Barnes in his seventh season as head coach and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns finished the season with are record of 20–11, 9–7 in Big 12 play in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed where they lost to Nevada in the First Round.

Previous Season

The Longhorns finished the 2003–04]] season with an overall record of 25–8, 12–4 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place in conference. They lost to Oklahoma State in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 3 seed to the NCAA Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Princeton and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. there they lost to Xavier.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2004* 7:00 pm	No. 16	Lenoir-Rhyne	W 92–47		Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Nov 15, 2004* 7:00 pm	No. 16	Tarleton State	W 86–53		Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2004* 7:00 pm	No. 16	Texas State	W 95–63	1–0	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Nov 22, 2004* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 84–62	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 2004* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	vs. Iowa Maui Invitational	L 80–82	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 24, 2004* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	vs. Tennessee Maui Invitational	W 90–75	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 29, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 18	Coppin State	W 91–60	4–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Dec 4, 2004* 1:00 pm	No. 18	at Seton Hall	W 70–62	5–1	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 7, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 18	North Texas	W 86–57	6–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Dec 15, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 14	Texas-Arlington	W 85–70	7–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Dec 18, 2004* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Wake Forest	L 88–89	7–2	Lawrence Joel Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 22, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 15	Centenary	W 97–52	8–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Dec 29, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 15	Texas-San Antonio	L 10–82	9–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Jan 2, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 15	UNLV	W 89–82	10–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Jan 6, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	Memphis	W 74–67	11–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
Jan 9, 2005 2:00 pm, FSNW	No. 15	Baylor	W 79–60	12–2 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Jan 12, 2005 7:00 pm, FSNW	No. 10	at Texas A&M	L 63–74	12–3 (1–1)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
Jan 15, 2005 12:30 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 10	at Nebraska	W 63–53	13–3 (2–1)	Devaney Center  Lincoln, NE
Jan 17, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	No. 5 Oklahoma State	W 75–61	14–3 (3–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Jan 22, 2005 2:45 pm, CBS	No. 11	at No. 18 Oklahoma	L 60–64	14–4 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
Jan 25, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 16	Texas Tech	W 80–73	15–4 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Jan 29, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	at No. 6 Kansas	L 65–90	15–5 (4–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
Feb 5, 2005 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 20	Iowa State	L 80–92 OT	15–6 (4–4)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Feb 8, 2005 8:30 pm, FSNSW	No. 23	at Colorado	L 79–88	15–7 (4–5)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
Feb 12, 2005 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 23	Kansas State	W 75–72 OT	16–7 (5–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Feb 16, 2005 7:00 pm, FSNSW		Texas A&M	W 75–40	17–7 (6–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Feb 19, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Baylor	W 75–60	18–7 (7–5)	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
Feb 22, 20015 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech	L 65–69	18–8 (7–6)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, TX
Feb 26, 2005 12:00 pm, ABC		Missouri	W 63–51	19–8 (8–6)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Feb 28, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 20 Oklahoma	L 58–74	19–9 (9–7)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 8 Oklahoma State	W 74–73	20–9 (9–7)	Gallagher Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2005 8:20 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (11) Colorado first round	L 69–81	20–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 2005 6:10 pm, CBS	(8 Chicago)	vs. (9 Chicago) Nevada First Round	L 57–61	20–11	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.