# 2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On March 14, three days after the end of the season, Gillen stepped down; he was replaced by DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 6–10, but the team advanced to the second round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Villanova.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition games ||||||
| Nov. 5* 7:30 pm | | Lehman | W 121–29 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 12* 7:30 pm | | Marymount | W 129–75 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 19* 7:30 pm | | Robert Morris | W 88–55 | 1–0 | University Hall (7,002) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 21* 5:00 pm, FSN South | | No. 10 Arizona | W 78–60 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,792) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 24* 8:00 pm, CSN | | Appalachian State | W 77–60 | 3–0 | University Hall (6,840) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 28* 1:00 pm, CSN | No. 24 | Richmond | W 85–58 | 4–0 | University Hall (7,506) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 1* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 48–44 | 5–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,283) Evanston, Illinois |
| Dec. 3* 7:00 pm, FSN South | No. 24 | vs. Auburn | W 89–87 | 6–0 | Siegel Center (7,237) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Iowa State | L 79–81 | 6–1 | Hilton Coliseum (12,224) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec. 8* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Furman | W 79–67 | 7–1 | University Hall (6,972) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 23* 7:30 pm | No. 25 | Loyola Marymount | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 2 5:30 pm, FSN | | No. 5 Wake Forest | L 70–89 | 8–2 (0–1) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 5* 9:00 pm, CSN | | Western Kentucky | W 80–79 $^{2OT}$ | 9–2 (0–1) | University Hall (6,675) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 8 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 9 Georgia Tech | L 69–92 | 9–3 (0–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta |
| Jan. 12 7:30 pm | | Miami | L 80–91 | 9–4 (0–3) | University Hall (8,079) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 16 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 5 Duke | L 66–80 | 9–5 (0–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan. 19 9:00 pm, Raycom | | at Maryland | L 68–82 | 9–6 (0–5) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan. 22 7:30 pm | | Clemson | W 81–79 | 10–6 (1–5) | University Hall (7,838) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 27 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at Virginia Tech | L 73–79 | 10–7 (1–6) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan. 29 Noon, ESPN | | No. 3 North Carolina | L 76–110 | 10–8 (1–7) | University Hall (7,953) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 2* 7:30 pm | | at Providence | L 79–98 | 10–9 (1–7) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,135) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb. 5 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at NC State | W 64–62 | 11–9 (2–7) | PNC Arena (16,875) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb. 9 7:30 pm | | Florida State | W 56–55 | 12–9 (3–7) | University Hall (6,891) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 12 Noon, Raycom | | Virginia Tech | W 65–60 | 13–9 (4–7) | University Hall (8,223) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 16 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 North Carolina | L 61–85 | 13–10 (4–8) | Dean Smith Center (20,643) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb. 19 3:30 pm, CBS | | Maryland | L 89–92 | 13–11 (4–9) | University Hall (8,218) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 27 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 6 Wake Forest | L 68–90 | 13–12 (4–10) | LJVM Coliseum (13,692) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar. 2 9:00 pm, RSN | | NC State | L 72–82 | 13–13 (4–11) | University Hall (7,482) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 6 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at Florida State | L 63–68 | 13–14 (4–12) | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,797) Tallahassee, Florida |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 10 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Miami ACC Tournament first round | W 66–65 | 14–14 | MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar. 11 9:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 | | vs. No. 5 Duke ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 64–76 | 14–15 | MCI Center (20,301) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||