# 2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2004–05 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fourth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 28–6 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing first in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion won the CAA Tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Minneapolis region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Elizabeth City State | W 71–42 | | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Nov 11, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Carleton | W 82–33 | | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | South Alabama | W 63–55 | 1–0 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Nov 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Kent State Corpus Christi Challenge | W 64–59 | 2–0 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Nov 25, 2004* 8:05 p.m. | | at TCU Corpus Christi Challenge | W 67–62 | 3–0 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX |
| Nov 27, 2004* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Shawnee State Corpus Christi Challenge | W 99–54 | 4–0 | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 28, 2004* 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Challenge | L 67–71 | 4–1 | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 1, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | VMI | W 86–38 | 5–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 4, 2004 7:00 p.m. | | William & Mary Rivalry | W 69–56 | 6–1 (1–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 7, 2004* 8:30 p.m. | | at Liberty | W 70–54 | 7–1 | Vines Center Lynchburg, VA |
| Dec 12, 2004* 1:30 p.m. | | at East Carolina | W 51–50 | 8–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Dec 18, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State | W 86–65 | 9–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Longwood | W 88–56 | 10–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | W 66–62 | 11–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 2, 2005* 4:00 p.m. | | at DePaul | L 60–73 | 11–2 | Allstate Arena Chicago, IL |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | W 60–59 | 12–2 (2–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,038) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 8, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | James Madison Rivalry | W 76–43 | 13–2 (3–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 12, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at Towson | W 65–56 | 14–2 (4–0) | Towson Center Towson, MD |
| Jan 15, 2005 2:00 p.m. | | George Mason | W 71–58 | 15–2 (5–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 19, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | W 67–66 | 16–2 (6–0) | Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY |
| Jan 22, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Wilmington | W 70–56 | 17–2 (7–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 26, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | Delaware | W 71–62 | 18–2 (8–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 29, 2005 4:00 p.m. | | at VCU Rivalry | L 71–75 | 18–3 (8–1) | Siegel Center (7,080) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 31, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | Drexel | W 86–72 | 19–3 (9–1) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | Towson | W 70–59 | 20–3 (10–1) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 5, 2005 4:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 74–63 | 21–3 (11–1) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 9, 2005 7:30 p.m. | | at Delaware | W 56–49 | 22–3 (12–1) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| Feb 12, 2005 4:00 p.m. | | VCU Rivalry | W 82–76 | 23–3 (13–1) | Ted Constant Center (8,438) Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 16, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at George Mason | L 76–82 | 23–4 (13–2) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 19, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary Rivalry | W 82–66 | 24–4 (14–2) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 23, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 63–66 | 24–5 (14–3) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 26, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | at James Madison Rivalry | W 82–60 | 25–5 (15–3) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2005 12:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (9) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 64–51 | 26–5 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| Mar 6, 2005 3:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (5) Hofstra Semifinals | W 72–58 | 27–5 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| Mar 7, 2005 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | vs. (2) VCU Championship | W 73–66 $^{OT}$ | 28–5 | Richmond Coliseum (10,620) Richmond, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* 9:30 p.m., CBS | (12) | vs. (5) No. 15 Michigan State First round | L 81–89 | 28–6 | DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||