# 2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home town | High school |
| Jesse Holley | 0 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Roselle, New Jersey | Abraham Clark |
| Melvin Scott | 1 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Baltimore | Southern |
| Raymond Felton | 2 | Guard | 6–1 | 198 | Junior | Latta, South Carolina | Latta |
| Reyshawn Terry | 3 | Forward | 6–8 | 214 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | R. J. Reynolds |
| Brooks Foster | 4 | | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Boiling Springs, South Carolina | Boiling Springs |
| Jackie Manuel | 5 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 189 | Senior | West Palm Beach, Florida | Cardinal Newman |
| Quentin Thomas | 11 | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Freshman | Oakland, California | Oakland Technical Senior |
| Jawad Williams | 21 | Forward | 6–9 | 218 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Edward |
| Wes Miller | 22 | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina | New Hampton Prep (N. H.) |
| Marvin Williams | 24 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Bremerton, Washington | Bremerton |
| Damion Grant | 25 | Center | 6–11 | 267 | Junior | Portland, Jamaica | Brewster Academy (N. H.) |
| Rashad McCants | 32 | Forward/Guard | 6–4 | 207 | Junior | Asheville, North Carolina | New Hampton Prep (N. H.) |
| David Noel | 34 | Forward | 6–6 | 224 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina | Southern Durham |
| C. J. Hooker | 35 | Guard | 6–2 | 188 | Senior | Palmer, AK | Palmer |
| Byron Sanders | 41 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Junior | Gulfport, Mississippi | Harrison Central |
| Sean May | 42 | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 266 | Junior | Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington North |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/04* 2:00 pm | No. 4 | Winston-Salem State | W 113–54 | | Dean E. Smith Center (15,125) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 11/12/04* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Mount Olive | W 100–69 | | Dean E. Smith Center (14,457) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/19/04* 9:00 pm, CSTV | No. 4 | at Santa Clara Pete Newell Challenge | L 66–77 | 0–1 | The Arena in Oakland (12,313) Oakland, California |
| 11/22/04* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | vs. BYU Maui Invitational | W 86–50 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/23/04* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. Tennessee Maui Invitational | W 94–81 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| 11/24/04* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. Iowa Maui Invitational | W 106–92 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| 11/28/04* 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 11 | USC | W 97–65 | 4–1 | Dean E. Smith Center (19,995) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/01/04* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at Indiana Big Ten/ACC Challenge | W 70–63 | 5–1 | Assembly Hall (17,404) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/04/04* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | No. 8 Kentucky | W 91–78 | 6–1 | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/12/04* 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 8 | Loyola (IL) | W 109–60 | 7–1 | Dean E. Smith Center (19,136) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/19/04 3:30 pm, FSN | No. 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 85–51 | 8–1 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 12/21/04* 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 4 | Vermont | W 93–65 | 9–1 (1–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (19,717) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/28/04* 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 4 | UNC Wilmington | W 96–75 | 10–1 (1–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (19,989) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/30/04* 8:00 pm | No. 4 | Cleveland State | W 107–64 | 11–1 (1–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (18,537) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/02/05* 1:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 4 | William & Mary | W 105–66 | 12–1 (1–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (18,418) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/08/05 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 22 Maryland | W 109–75 | 13–1 (2–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/12/05 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | W 91–69 | 14–1 (3–0) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/15/05 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 3 | at No. 4 Wake Forest | L 82–95 | 14–2 (3–1) | LJVM Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 01/19/05 9:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 6 | at Clemson | W 77–58 | 15–2 (4–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| 01/22/05 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 6 | Miami (FL) | W 87–67 | 16–2 (5–1) | Dean E. Smith Center (20,714) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/29/05 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Virginia | W 110–76 | 17–2 (6–1) | University Hall (7,953) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 02/03/05 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | NC State Carolina-State rivalry | W 95–71 | 18–2 (7–1) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 02/06/05 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | at Florida State | W 81–60 | 19–2 (8–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,681) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 02/09/05 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 7 Duke Carolina–Duke rivalry | L 70–71 | 19–3 (8–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| 02/13/05* 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | at No. 19 Connecticut | W 77–70 | 20–3 (8–2) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 02/16/05 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Virginia | W 85–61 | 21–3 (9–2) | Dean E. Smith Center (20,643) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 02/19/05 1:00 pm, ABC | No. 4 | Clemson | W 88–56 | 22–3 (10–2) | Dean E. Smith Center (20,323) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 02/22/05 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 2 | at NC State Carolina-State rivalry | W 81–71 | 23–3 (11–2) | RBC Center (19,722) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 02/27/05 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 2 | at Maryland | W 85–83 | 24–3 (12–2) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| 03/03/05 9:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 2 | Florida State | W 91–76 | 25–3 (13–2) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,243) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 03/06/05 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | No. 6 Duke Carolina–Duke rivalry | W 75–73 | 26–3 (14–2) | Dean E. Smith Center (22,125) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/11/05 ESPN2 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (9) Clemson Quarterfinals | W 88–81 | 27–3 | MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/12/05 ESPN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (5) Georgia Tech Semifinals | L 75–78 | 27–4 | MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/05* 3:00 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (16 S) Oakland First Round | W 96–68 | 28–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,207) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 03/20/05* 2:30 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (9 S) Iowa State Second Round | W 92–65 | 29–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,207) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 03/25/05* 10:00 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (5 S) No. 19 Villanova Sweet Sixteen | W 67–66 | 30–4 | Carrier Dome (30,916) Syracuse, New York |
| 03/27/05* 2:40 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (6 S) No. 20 Wisconsin Elite Eight | W 88–82 | 31–4 | Carrier Dome (30,132) Syracuse, New York |
| 04/02/05* 8:49 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (5 A) No. 15 Michigan State Final Four | W 87–71 | 32–4 | Edward Jones Dome (47,754) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 04/04/05* 9:21 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (1 C) No. 1 Illinois National Championship Game | W 75–70 | 33–4 | Edward Jones Dome (47,262) St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Rank in NCAA tournament indicates seed in the region, S-Syracuse region, A-Austin region, C-Chicago region. ||||||
Tar Heel Times

## NCAA basketball tournament

* West
** North Carolina 96, Oakland 68
** North Carolina 92, Iowa State 65
** North Carolina 67, Villanova 66
** North Carolina 88, Wisconsin 82
* Final Four
** North Carolina 87, Michigan State 71
** North Carolina 75, Illinois 70

## Awards and honors

* Sean May, NCAA Men's MOP Award
* Raymond Felton, Bob Cousy Award

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | Marvin Williams | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | Raymond Felton | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | Sean May | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2005 | 1 | 14 | Rashad McCants | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2006 | 2 | 39 | David Noel | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2007 | 2 | 44 | Reyshawn Terry | Orlando Magic |