# 2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2004–05 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's ninth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Sweet Sixteen, and finished with a record of 21–14 (7–9 ACC).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2004* | No. 19 | New Orleans | W 92–58 | 1–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 18, 2004* | No. 19 | Elon | W 71–45 | 2–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 19, 2004* | No. 19 | East Carolina | W 100–66 | 3–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 26, 2004* | No. 17 | Campbell | W 99–44 | 4–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 29, 2004* | No. 16 | Purdue ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 60–53 | 5–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 2004* | No. 16 | Manhattan | W 76–60 | 6–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 11, 2004* | No. 12 | Liberty | W 94–60 | 7–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 15, 2004* | No. 12 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 78–72 | 8–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 19, 2004* | No. 12 | at No. 18 Washington | L 64–68 | 8–1 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 21, 2004* | No. 16 | at BYU | W 72–61 | 9–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 28, 2004* | No. 17 | vs. Columbia Dreyfus Holiday Festival | W 84–74 | 10–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 30, 2004* | No. 17 | at St. John's Dreyfus Holiday Festival | L 45–63 | 10–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 2, 2005* | No. 17 | West Virginia | L 69–82 | 10–3 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 2005 | | at Miami (FL) | L 66–67 | 10–4 (0–1) | BankUnited Center Miami, Florida |
| Jan 13, 2005 | | No. 5 Duke | L 74–86 | 10–5 (0–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 16, 2005 | | No. 8 Georgia Tech | W 76–68 | 11–5 (1–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2005 | | at Virginia Tech | L 71–72 | 11–6 (1–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 2005 | | at Maryland | W 85–69 | 12–6 (2–3) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 26, 2005 | | Florida State | L 64–70 | 12–7 (2–4) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | at Clemson | W 80–70 | 13–7 (3–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 3, 2005 | | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 71–95 | 13–8 (3–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | Virginia | L 62–64 | 13–9 (3–6) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | at No. 6 Wake Forest | L 75–86 | 13–10 (3–7) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005 | | vs. Florida State First round | W 70–54 | 18–12 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 11, 2005 | | vs. No. 3 Wake Forest Quarterfinals | W 81–65 | 19–12 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 12, 2005 | | vs. No. 5 Duke Semifinals | L 69–76 | 19–13 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* | (10 SYR) | vs. (7 SYR) Charlotte First round | W 75–63 | 20–13 | DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Mar 20, 2005 | (10 SYR) | vs. (2 SYR) No. 13 Connecticut Second Round | W 65–62 | 21–13 | DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Mar 25, 2005* | (10 SYR) | vs. (6 SYR) No. 20 Wisconsin Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 56–65 | 21–14 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 20 | Julius Hodge | Denver Nuggets |