2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	13–15 (7–9 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter;
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves; LaVall Jordan; Brad Stevens;
MVP	Brandon Polk
Captain	Avery Sheets; Bruce Horan
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 4th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	35	Jamie Smalligan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	21	Avery Sheets (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Lafayette, IN
G	3	Bruce Horan (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	New Castle, IN
G	10	James Parker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Chicago, IL
F	34	Jeff James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Tampa, FL
F	31	Andy Grunst	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, WI
F/C	24	Brian Ligon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	St. Petersburg, FL
G/F	33	Brandon Crone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Frankfort, IN
G/F	44	Nick Brooks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Robinson, IL
G/F	32	Drew Streicher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Washington, IN
G/F	1	Julian Betko	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Ružomberok, Slovakia
G	4	A. J. Graves	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Switz City, IN
F	20	Brandon Polk	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Wichita, KS
G	42	Gary Patterson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Hammond, IN

Head coach

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 August 2012

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 19, 2004*		South Dakota State	W 80–52	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 22, 2004*		Greenville	W 79–43	2–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 27, 2004*		Miami (OH)	W 61–48	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2004*		at Ohio	W 64–58	3–1	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Dec 7, 2004*		at Bradley	W 75–66	3–2	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 11, 2004*		at Indiana St.	W 57–54	3–3	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Dec 18, 2004*		IPFW	W 73–39	4–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2004*		Ball State	W 74–68	5–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2004*		Richmond	W 69–68	5–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 30, 2004*		at Eastern Washington	W 67–62	5–5	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Horizon League Play
Jan 6, 2005		Milwaukee	W 71–68 ^OT	5–6 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 8, 2005		Green Bay	W 57–50	5–7 (0–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 13, 2005		at Loyala	W 77–72 ^2OT	6–7 (1–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2005		at Detroit	W 72–59	6–8 (1–3)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Jan 19, 2005		Youngstown St.	W 50–37	7–8 (2–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 22, 2005		Wright St.	W 59–54	7–9 (2–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2005		at Cleveland St.	W 77–57	7–10 (2–5)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Jan 29, 2005		at UIC	W 73–49	7–11 (2–6)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 2005		at Green Bay	W 70–47	8–11 (3–6)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
Feb 3, 2005		Loyola	W 79–51	9–11 (4–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2005		at Wright St.	W 61–55	9–12 (4–7)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
Feb 10, 2005		Cleveland St.	W 65–56	9–13 (4–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 12, 2005		Detroit	W 65–50	10–13 (5–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16, 2005		at No. 23 Milwaukee	W 64–53	10–14 (5–9)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
Feb 19, 2005*		Valparaiso	W 72–69	11–14	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23, 2005		at Youngstown St.	W 79–59	12–14 (6–9)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb 26, 2005		UIC	W 86–82	13–14 (7–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 1, 2005	(7)	at (6) Wright St.	W 61–57	13–15	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Prospectus". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

[1] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Prospectus". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

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