2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 9
Record	30–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson;
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough; Rodney Tention; Josh Pastner;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Arizona	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
Washington†	14	–	4	.778	29	–	6	.829
No. 18 UCLA ¹	11	–	7	.611	18	–	11	.621
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Arizona State ¹	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Oregon ¹	6	–	12	.333	14	–	13	.519
California	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414

† Conference tournament winner As of April 8, 2005 Rankings from Coaches Poll ^[1] ¹ Holds tie-breaker

The 2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Hall-of-Famer Lute Olson led the team in his 22nd year as Arizona's head coach. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

The Wildcats recorded 30 or more wins for the third time in program history with a record of 30–7 overall. A 15–3 record in conference play earned Olson and Arizona an 11th Pacific-10 Conference championship.^[2]

Arizona was invited to the NCAA Tournament for the 21st-straight season,^[2] receiving a 3-seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (14-seed) Utah State, (11) UAB, and (2) Oklahoma State before falling 90-89 in overtime to top-seeded Illinois.^[3]

Roster

2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Isaiah Fox	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Crossroads School	Santa Monica, California
G	5	Jawann McClellan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Milby High School	Houston, Texas
G	12	Daniel Dillon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	North Laurel High School	Melbourne, Victoria
G	13	Chris Rodgers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Wilson High School	Portland, Oregon
G	14	Beau Muhlbach (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lufkin High School	Lufkin, Texas
G	15	Mustafa Shakur	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Friends' Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	20	Salim Stoudamire	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lake Oswego High School	Portland, Oregon
G	21	Hassan Adams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Westchester High School	Los Angeles, California
G/F	23	Jesus Verdejo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Winchendon School	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	30	Matt Brase	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Central Arizona College	Tucson, Arizona
F	33	Mohamed Tangara	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Bamako, Mali
F	44	Bret Brielmaier (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Loyola Catholic School	Mankato, Minnesota
C	45	Channing Frye	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	St. Mary's High School	Phoenix, Arizona
C	54	Kirk Walters	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	South Christian High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	55	Ivan Radenović	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Secondary School of Sports	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Lute Olsen (Augsburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Channing Frye	Kirk Walters	Mohamed Tangara
PF	Ivan Radenovic	Isaiah Fox	Matt Brase
SF	Hassan Adams	Jesus Vergejo	Bret Brielmaier
SG	Salim Stoudamire	Jawann McClellan
PG	Mustafa Shakur	Chris Rodgers	Daniel Dillon

References

^ "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
^ ^a ^b "2004-05 Men's Basketball Season-In-Review" (PDF). The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website.
^ "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2004-05". ESPN.com.

[1] "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.

[season-in-review-2] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Season-In-Review" (PDF). The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website.

[3] "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2004-05". ESPN.com.

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