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2004–05 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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2004–05 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Western Division co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record24–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
Seasons
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 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2004–05 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his seventh season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 24–8, 12–4 in SEC play, lost in the semifinals of the 2005 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round.[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 10, 2004*
7:00 p.m.
Stillman College W 104–50   
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 13, 2004*
2:00 p.m.
Athletes in Action W 89–63   
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 19, 2004*
5:30 p.m.
No. 18 Western Carolina W 97–66  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (8,891)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 21, 2004*
3:30 p.m.
No. 18 North Texas W 85–71  2–0
Coleman Coliseum (8,975)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 24, 2004*
10:30 p.m.
No. 19 vs. Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 90–55  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
November 26, 2004*
8:30 p.m.
No. 19 vs. Minnesota
Great Alaska Shootout
W 78–72  4–0
Sullivan Arena (7,583)
Anchorage, AK
November 27, 2004*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 vs. No. 22 Washington
Great Alaska Shootout Championship
L 76–79  4–1
Sullivan Arena (8,264)
Anchorage, AK
December 1, 2004*
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 East Tennessee State W 114–77  5–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,067)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 4, 2004*
6:00 p.m.
No. 22 at Charlotte W 102–101 3OT 6–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (8,511)
Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2004*
7:00 p.m.
No. 18 Alabama State W 72–54  7–1
Coleman Coliseum (7,127)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 11, 2004*
6:00 p.m.
No. 18 Temple W 75–71  8–1
Coleman Coliseum (11,751)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2004*
6:00 p.m.
No. 17 Tennessee State W 87–79  9–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,018)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 22, 2004*
7:00 p.m.
No. 19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–54  10–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,184)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2004*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 18 at Wisconsin L 62–76  10–2
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, Wisconsin
January 1, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
No. 18 New Orleans W 68–57  11–2
Coleman Coliseum (7,988)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 5, 2005
9:00 p.m.
No. 19 at Vanderbilt L 56–70  11–3
(0–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,231)
Nashville, TN
January 8, 2005
5:00 p.m.
No. 19 LSU W 73–58  12–3
(1–1)
Coleman Coliseum (11,558)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2005
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 23 at Arkansas W 64–61  13–3
(2–1)
Bud Walton Arena (18,533)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 18, 2005
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 22 No. 17 Mississippi State W 98–49  14–3
(3–1)
Coleman Coliseum (13,787)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2005
3:00 p.m.
No. 22 at Ole Miss W 66–58  15–3
(4–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,523)
Oxford, MS
January 26, 2005
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
W 60–55  16–3
(5–1)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,127)
Auburn, AL
January 31, 2005
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 Georgia W 75–47  17–3
(6–1)
Coleman Coliseum (12,545)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 2005
2:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Florida L 54–85  17–4
(6–2)
O'Connell Center (11,787)
Gainesville, Florida
February 9, 2005
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Tennessee W 72–54  18–4
(7–2)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,650)
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 12, 2005
6:00 p.m.
No. 17 Ole Miss W 71–45  19–4
(8–2)
Coleman Coliseum (12,165)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2005
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 Arkansas W 72–63  20–4
(9–2)
Coleman Coliseum (9,410)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2005
2:00 p.m.
No. 16 South Carolina W 87–68  21–4
(10–2)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2005
8:00 p.m.
No. 16 at LSU L 59–61  21–5
(10–3)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,339)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2005
12:30 p.m., CBS
No. 16 No. 5 Kentucky L 71–78  21–6
(10–4)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2005
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
W 94–53  22–6
(11–4)
Coleman Coliseum (12,402)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2005
1:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Mississippi State W 68–63  23–6
(12–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,432)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 11, 2005
12:00 p.m.
(W1) No. 21 vs. (W5) Ole Miss
Second Round
W 69–52  24–6
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2005
12:00 p.m.
(W1) No. 21 vs. (E2) No. 16 Florida
Semifinals
L 62–68  24–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2005*
2:40 pm
(5) No. 21 vs. (12) Milwaukee
First round
L 73–83  24–8
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[3].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Milwaukee Gives Alabama Some Bad News". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2021.