# 2004–05 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2004–05 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his seventh season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 92nd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 24–8, 12–4 in SEC play, lost in the semifinals of the 2005 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 10, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | | Stillman College | W 104–50 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 13, 2004* 2:00 p.m. | | Athletes in Action | W 89–63 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 19, 2004* 5:30 p.m. | No. 18 | Western Carolina | W 97–66 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (8,891) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 21, 2004* 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 | North Texas | W 85–71 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum (8,975) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 24, 2004* 10:30 p.m. | No. 19 | vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | W 90–55 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| November 26, 2004* 8:30 p.m. | No. 19 | vs. Minnesota Great Alaska Shootout | W 78–72 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (7,583) Anchorage, AK |
| November 27, 2004* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | vs. No. 22 Washington Great Alaska Shootout Championship | L 76–79 | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena (8,264) Anchorage, AK |
| December 1, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | East Tennessee State | W 114–77 | 5–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,067) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 4, 2004* 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at Charlotte | W 102–101 $^{3OT}$ | 6–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,511) Charlotte, NC |
| December 7, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Alabama State | W 72–54 | 7–1 | Coleman Coliseum (7,127) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 11, 2004* 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Temple | W 75–71 | 8–1 | Coleman Coliseum (11,751) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 18, 2004* 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 | Tennessee State | W 87–79 | 9–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,018) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–54 | 10–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,184) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 29, 2004* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Wisconsin | L 62–76 | 10–2 | Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin |
| January 1, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 | New Orleans | W 68–57 | 11–2 | Coleman Coliseum (7,988) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2005 9:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at Vanderbilt | L 56–70 | 11–3 (0–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (12,231) Nashville, TN |
| January 8, 2005 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 | LSU | W 73–58 | 12–3 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum (11,558) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 11, 2005 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | at Arkansas | W 64–61 | 13–3 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena (18,533) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| January 18, 2005 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 22 | No. 17 Mississippi State | W 98–49 | 14–3 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum (13,787) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 22, 2005 3:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at Ole Miss | W 66–58 | 15–3 (4–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,523) Oxford, MS |
| January 26, 2005 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | W 60–55 | 16–3 (5–1) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,127) Auburn, AL |
| January 31, 2005 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | Georgia | W 75–47 | 17–3 (6–1) | Coleman Coliseum (12,545) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 5, 2005 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at Florida | L 54–85 | 17–4 (6–2) | O'Connell Center (11,787) Gainesville, Florida |
| February 9, 2005 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 | at Tennessee | W 72–54 | 18–4 (7–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,650) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 12, 2005 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 | Ole Miss | W 71–45 | 19–4 (8–2) | Coleman Coliseum (12,165) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 16, 2005 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 | Arkansas | W 72–63 | 20–4 (9–2) | Coleman Coliseum (9,410) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 19, 2005 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 | South Carolina | W 87–68 | 21–4 (10–2) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 22, 2005 8:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at LSU | L 59–61 | 21–5 (10–3) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,339) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 26, 2005 12:30 p.m., CBS | No. 16 | No. 5 Kentucky | L 71–78 | 21–6 (10–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 | Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | W 94–53 | 22–6 (11–4) | Coleman Coliseum (12,402) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 5, 2005 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 | at Mississippi State | W 68–63 | 23–6 (12–4) | Humphrey Coliseum (10,432) Starkville, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2005 12:00 p.m. | (W1) No. 21 | vs. (W5) Ole Miss Second Round | W 69–52 | 24–6 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| March 12, 2005 12:00 p.m. | (W1) No. 21 | vs. (E2) No. 16 Florida Semifinals | L 62–68 | 24–7 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2005* 2:40 pm | (5) No. 21 | vs. (12) Milwaukee First round | L 73–83 | 24–8 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||