# 2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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.

## Roster

| | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 23 | Forward | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | Seagoville, Texas |
| Bradley Buckman | 22 | Forward | 6-8 | 235 | Junior | Austin, Texas |
| Dion Dowell | 1 | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Texas City, Texas |
| Daniel Gibson | 1 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| Adam Gracely | 5 | Guard | 5-9 | 150 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| Sydmill Harris | 13 | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| Jason Klotz | 21 | Center | 6–9 | 245 | Senior | Klein, Texas |
| Kenton Paulino | 12 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| Chris Price | 31 | Forward | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| Kenny Taylor | 10 | Guard | 6–6 | 230 | Senior | Sugar Land, Texas |
| P. J. Tucker | 2 | Forward | 6–5 | 225 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mike Williams | 21 | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Freshman | Camden, Alabama |

## 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 (10,221) 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 (6,093) 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 (6,482) Austin, TX |
| Dec 15, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW | No. 14 | Texas-Arlington | W 85–70 | 7–1 | Frank Erwin Center (6,617) 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 (7,052) Austin, TX |
| Dec 29, 2004* 7:00 pm, FSNW | No. 15 | Texas-San Antonio | W 100–82 | 9–2 | Frank Erwin Center (8,057) Austin, TX |
| Jan 2, 2005* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | UNLV | W 89–82 | 10–2 | Frank Erwin Center (8,138) Austin, TX |
| Jan 6, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | Memphis | W 74–67 | 11–2 | Frank Erwin Center (12,022) 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 (11,463) 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 (16,755) 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 (16,080) Austin, TX |
| Jan 29, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at No. 6 Kansas College GameDay | 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 (13,066) 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 (13,355) Austin, TX |
| Feb 16, 2005 7:00 pm, FSNSW | | Texas A&M | W 75–40 | 17–7 (6–5) | Frank Erwin Center (14,018) Austin, TX |
| Feb 19, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Baylor | W 75–60 | 18–7 (7–5) | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| Feb 22, 2005 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 (13,756) Austin, TX |
| Feb 28, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 20 Oklahoma | L 58–74 | 19–9 (9–7) | Frank Erwin Center (15,036) Austin, TX |
| Mar 5, 2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Oklahoma State College GameDay | 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. ||||||