# 2004–05 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2004–05 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Kennedy, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for the Southland regular season championship with Northwestern State. As the No. 2 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated Texas State, Sam Houston State, and Northwestern State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Chicago region, the Lions were beaten by No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | vs. Henderson State | W 73–59 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Nov 20, 2004* | | vs. Idaho | W 63–54 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Nov 21, 2004* | | at Boise State | W 56–48 | 3–0 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Nov 24, 2004* | | at Southern Miss | L 62–65 | 3–1 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Nov 30, 2004* | | LSU–Shreveport | W 80–53 | 4–1 | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 2004* | | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock | L 48–58 | 4–2 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | vs. Youngstown State | W 77–55 | 5–2 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | at Southern | L 65–67 | 5–3 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 15, 2004* | | Wiley | W 82–51 | 6–3 | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Dec 18, 2004* | | at Houston | L 61–68 | 6–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | Loyola (LA) | W 62–35 | 7–4 | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Dec 31, 2004* | | at Ole Miss | L 48–64 | 7–5 | Tad Smith Coliseum University, Mississippi |
| Jan 3, 2005* | | Arkansas Baptist | W 83–61 | 8–5 | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2005 | | Lamar | W 60–56 | 9–5 (1–0) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | Texas–Arlington | W 57–41 | 10–5 (2–0) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Jan 11, 2005 | | Sam Houston State | W 56–54 | 11–5 (3–0) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | at Northwestern State | L 63–65 | 11–6 (3–1) | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Jan 19, 2005 | | at Lamar | W 66–60 | 12–6 (4–1) | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 27, 2005 | | Texas State | W 51–39 | 13–6 (5–1) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | at UTSA | W 63–54 | 14–6 (6–1) | Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas |
| Feb 2, 2005 | | at Nicholls State | W 60–49 | 15–6 (7–1) | Stopher Gym Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | Stephen F. Austin | W 54–33 | 16–6 (8–1) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–57 | 17–6 (9–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | McNeese State | L 69–71 | 17–7 (9–2) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Feb 17, 2005 | | UTSA | W 69–66 | 18–7 (10–2) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 52–41 | 19–7 (11–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–62 | 20–7 (12–2) | University Center Hammond, Louisiana |
| Mar 2, 2005 | | McNeese State | L 68–76 | 20–8 (12–3) | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Mar 5, 2005 | | at Sam Houston State | W 58–55 | 21–8 (13–3) | Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2005* | (2) | (7) Texas State Quarterfinals | W 75–58 | 22–8 | University Center (1,786) Hammond, Louisiana |
| Mar 10, 2005* | (2) | (3) Sam Houston State Semifinals | W 71–62 | 23–8 | University Center (2,921) Hammond, Louisiana |
| Mar 13, 2005* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Northwestern State Championship game | W 49–42 | 24–8 | Prather Coliseum (3,623) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* | (15 CHI) | vs. (2 CHI) No. 6 Oklahoma State First round | L 50–63 | 24–9 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago. All times are in Central Time. ||||||