2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
SWAC tournament champions; SWAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	L. Vann Pettaway (19th season);
Home arena	Elmore Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama A&M †	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	11	–	7	.611	14	–	12	.538
Alabama State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi Valley State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	15	.464
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Southern	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Alcorn State	6	–	12	.333	7	–	22	.241
Texas Southern	9	–	9	.500	11	–	15	.423
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13	.278	5	–	23	.179

† 2005 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach L. Vann Pettaway, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jackson State, and Alabama State to win the SWAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in school history.

Roster

2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Obie Trotter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Robertsdale, Alabama

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 2004*		at Georgia	L 54–71	1–3	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 11, 2004*		at Texas A&M	L 68–71	3–4	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Dec 28, 2004*		at UAB	L 68–100	3–7	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Quarterfinals	W 64–52	16–13	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Jackson State Semifinals	W 74–56	17–13	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 13, 2005*		vs. Alabama State Championship game	W 72–53	18–13	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2005*	(16 SYR)	vs. (16 SYR) Oakland Play-in game	L 69–79^[2]	18–14	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Central Time.

v t e Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Elmore Gymnasium (1974–2022) Alabama A&M Events Center (2022–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25