# 2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Trent Johnson's first season with the Cardinal after Mike Montgomery left to join the NBA Golden State Warriors. The Cardinal were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2003-04 season 30-2 and ranked as high as #1. In Pac-10 play they finished 17-1, only losing to Washington in the last game of the regular season. The Cardinal won the Pac-10 tournament defeating Washington State, next Oregon, and in the Finals a revenge win over Washington.
After finishing the regular season and Pac-10 Tournament with only one loss, the Cardinal punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament after winning their tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they received a #1 seed in the Phoenix region facing off against the Southland Conference tournament champion UTSA. In the second round they faced the Alabama but lost to them 70-67.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Carlton Weatherby | Guard | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Tacoma, WA |
| 10 | Tim Morris | Guard | 6'4" | 215 | RS Freshman | Atlanta, GA |
| 11 | Chris Hernandez | Guard | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Fresno, CA |
| 20 | Dan Grunfeld | Guard | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | River Hills, WI |
| 21 | Nick Robinson | Forward | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Liberty, MO |
| 22 | Kenny Brown | Guard | 6'1" | 190 | Freshman | Southlake, TX |
| 31 | Taj Finger | Forward | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Mt. Kisco, NY |
| 32 | Jason Haas | Guard | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Spring Mills, PA |
| 42 | Rob Little | Center | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Hampton, VA |
| 44 | Fred Washington | Forward | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA |
| 52 | Matt Haryasz | Forward | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | Page, AZ |
| 55 | Peter Prowitt | Center | 6'10" | 250 | Freshman | Arlington, VA |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 13, 2004* | | at Concordia (CA.) | W 88-64 | - | Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* 8:30 pm, CSTV | | vs. San Francisco Pete Newell Challenge | W 93-83 $^{OT}$ | 1-0 | Oakland Arena (12,313) Oakland, CA |
| Nov 22, 2004* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Tennessee EA Sports Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | L 57-69 | 1-1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Nov 23, 2004* 1:00 pm | | vs. BYU EA Sports Maui Invitational Consolation Game | W 62-53 | 2-1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Nov 24, 2004* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 12 Louisville EA Sports Maui Invitational 5th Place Game | L 67-82 | 2-2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Nov 28, 2004* 7:00 pm, FS Bay Area | | at Santa Clara | L 76-86 | 2-3 | Leavey Center (3,205) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 11, 2004* 1:00 pm, CBS | | vs. No. 20 Michigan State | L 53-78 | 2-4 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,067) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Dec 13, 2004* 6:00 pm, FS Bay Area | | at Denver | W 56-52 | 3-4 | Magness Arena (6,535) Denver, CO |
| Dec 18, 2004* 7:00 pm, KRON | | UC Davis | W 72-62 | 4-4 | Maples Pavilion (5,002) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 13, 2004* 7:00 pm, Comcast | | Dartmouth | W 71-54 | 5-4 | Maples Pavilion (4,430) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 13, 2004* 7:00 pm, Comcast | | Montana | W 84-66 | 6-4 | Maples Pavilion (4,332) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 Regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2004 5:00 pm, FS Bay Area | | vs. Washington State | L 51-60 | 6-5 (0-1) | The Spokane Arena (3,526) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 2, 2005 12:30 pm | | at No. 13 Washington | L 73-76 | 6-6 (0-2) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 6, 2005 7:00 pm | | Arizona State | L 69-81 | 6-7 (0-3) | Maples Pavilion (5,988) Stanford, CA |
| Jan 8, 2005 12:00 pm, FSN | | No. 13 Arizona | W 87-76 | 7-7 (1-3) | Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA |
| Jan 15, 2005 1:00 pm, FSN | | at California | W 74-58 | 8-7 (2-3) | Haas Pavilion (9,656) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 20, 2005 7:30 pm, FS Bay Area | | at UCLA | W 75-64 | 9-7 (3-3) | Pauley Pavilion (8,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 22, 2005 3:00 pm, ABC | | at USC | W 78-70 | 10-7 (4-3) | Los Angeles Sports Arena (3,447) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 27, 2005 7:00 pm | | Oregon State | W 69-65 | 11-7 (5-3) | Maples Pavilion (5,749) Stanford, CA |
| Jan 29, 2005 5:30 pm, ABC | | Oregon | W 88-69 | 12-7 (6-3) | Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA |
| Feb 3, 2005 5:30 pm, FS Bay Area | | at Arizona State | L 67-74 | 12-8 (6-4) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,960) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb 5, 2005 10:00 am, CBS | | at No. 13 Arizona | L 72-90 | 12-9 (6-5) | McKale Center (14,592) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 12, 2005 12:30 pm, ABC | | California | W 71-56 | 13-9 (7-5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Feb 17, 2005 7:00 pm | | USC | W | 14-9 (8-5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Feb 20, 2005 12:30 pm, CBS | | UCLA | W | 15-9 (9-5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Feb 24, 2005 7:05 pm | | at Oregon State | L 83-84 | 15-10 (9-6) | Gill Coliseum (6,568) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 26, 2005 4:00 pm, ABC | | at Oregon | W 58-56 | 16-10 (10-6) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| Mar 3, 2005 7:00 pm | | Washington State | L 48-59 | 16-11 (10-7) | Maples Pavilion (5,784) Stanford, CA |
| Mar 5, 2005 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 10 Washington | W 77-67 | 17-11 (11-7) | Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005 8:45 pm, FSN | | vs. Washington State Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals | W 60-58 | 18-11 | Staples Center (14,393) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 11, 2005 8:45 pm, FSN | | vs. No. (2) Washington Pac-10 Tournament semifinals | L 63-66 | 18-12 | Staples Center (15,068) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* 7:45 pm, CBS | No. (8) | vs. No. (9) Mississippi State First Round | L 70-93 | 18-13 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,027) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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