# 2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 3rd season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region, defeating Montana in the first round and Pacific in the second round before losing to Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.

## 2004–05 Team
### Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Ryan Appleby | 6'3" | 165 | PG | So.* | Stanwood, WA | Stanwood High School |
| 1 | Tre Simmons | 6'5" | 195 | SG | Sr. | Seattle, WA | Garfield High School |
| 2 | Nate Robinson | 5'9" | 180 | PG | Jr. | Seattle, WA | Rainier Beach High School |
| 3 | Brandon Roy | 6'6" | 215 | SG | Jr. | Seattle, WA | Garfield High School |
| 4 | Hakeem Rollins | 6'7" | 200 | C | Sr. | Mesa, AZ | Mesa High School |
| 5 | Will Conroy | 6'2" | 190 | PG | Sr. | Seattle, WA | Garfield High School |
| 11 | Brandon Burmeister | 6'4" | 190 | G | So. | Mercer Island, WA | Mercer Island High School |
| 15 | Bobby Jones | 6'6" | 210 | SF | Jr. | Long Beach, CA | Polytechnic High School |
| 21 | Matt Fletcher | 6'7" | 200 | G | Sr. | Maize, KS | Maize High School |
| 22 | Hans Gasser | 6'9" | 225 | F | So. | Issaquah, WA | Issaquah High School |
| 24 | Jamaal Williams | 6'6" | 225 | F | Jr.* | Corona, CA | Centennial High School |
| 32 | Zane Potter | 6'6" | 185 | F | Jr. | Gresham, OR | Sam Barlow High School |
| 42 | Mike Jensen | 6'8" | 240 | PF | Sr.* | Kent, WA | Kentwood High School |
| 52 | Alex Johnson | 6'3" | 185 | G | Sr. | Bellevue, WA | Eastside Catholic High School |
| RS | Joel Smith | 6'4" | 205 | G | So. | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy |
| RS | Zach Johnson | 6'8" | 275 | C | Fr.* | Sacramento, CA | Natomas High School |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 7th | Washington (1980) |
| Raphael Chillious | Assistant coach | 1st | Lafayette (1996) |
| Paul Fortier | Assistant coach | 4th | Washington (2003) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 5th | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 7th | Northern Arizona (1992) |

## 2004–05 Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2004* 7:00 pm | | Westmont | W 92–52 | – | Bank of America Arena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/19/2004* 7:30 pm | No. 22 | Seattle Pacific | W 89–71 | 1–0 | Bank of America Arena (9,851) Seattle, WA |
| 11/25/2004* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. Utah Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals | W 78–71 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena (6,667) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/26/2004* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. Oklahoma Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 96–91 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena (7,765) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2004* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. No. 19 Alabama Great Alaska Shootout championship | W 79–76 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,264) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/01/2004* 5:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 14 | at Gonzaga | L 87–99 | 4–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/05/2004* 1:00 pm | No. 14 | Eastern Washington | W 89–56 | 5–1 | Bank of America Arena (9,418) Seattle, WA |
| 12/07/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | San Diego State | W 98–69 | 6–1 | Bank of America Arena (9,694) Seattle, WA |
| 12/12/2004* 12:30 pm | No. 16 | at Loyola Marymount | W 100–93 | 7–1 | Gersten Pavilion (2,006) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2004* 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 18 | No. 12 NC State | W 68–64 | 8–1 | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Sacred Heart | W 114–53 | 9–1 | Bank of America Arena (9,585) Seattle, WA |
| 12/24/2004* 1:00 pm | No. 12 | Houston | W 110–63 | 10–1 | Bank of America Arena (9,653) Seattle, WA |
| 12/31/2004 1:30 pm, FSN | No. 13 | California | W 81–67 | 11–1 (1–0) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/02/2005 12:30 pm, FSNNW | No. 13 | Stanford | W 76–73 | 12–1 (2–0) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/06/2005 7:30 pm | No. 12 | at USC | W 84–59 | 13–1 (3–0) | Galen Center (2,633) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/08/2005 7:30 pm | No. 12 | at UCLA | L 86–95 | 13–2 (3–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,970) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/13/2005 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Oregon | W 77–56 | 14–2 (4–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/15/2005 7:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 14 | Oregon State | W 108–68 | 15–2 (5–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/23/2005 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 10 | Washington State | W 66–48 | 16–2 (6–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/27/2005 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | at No. 11 Arizona | L 82–91 | 16–3 (6–2) | McKale Center (14,597) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/30/2005 12:45 pm, CBS | No. 10 | at Arizona State | W 79–70 | 17–3 (7–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,434) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/03/2005 7:00 pm | No. 13 | USC | W 99–69 | 18–3 (8–2) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/05/2005 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 13 | UCLA | W 82–70 | 19–3 (9–2) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/10/2005 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 11 | at Oregon | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 20–3 (10–2) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 02/13/2005 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 11 | at Oregon State | L 73–90 | 20–4 (10–3) | Gill Coliseum (9,696) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/19/2005 4:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 15 | at Washington State | W 68–55 | 21–4 (11–3) | Beasley Coliseum (8,633) Pullman, WA |
| 02/24/2005 4:00 pm, FSN | No. 14 | Arizona State | W 90–82 | 22–4 (12–3) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/26/2005 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 14 | No. 9 Arizona | W 93–85 | 23–4 (13–3) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2005 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | at California | W 106–63 | 24–4 (14–3) | Haas Pavilion (9,380) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/05/2005 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | at Stanford | L 77–87 | 24–5 (14–4) | Maples Pavilion (9,380) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 men's tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2005* 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 8 | vs. Arizona State Quarterfinals | W 95–90 $^{OT}$ | 25–5 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/11/2005* 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 8 | vs. Stanford Semifinals | W 66–63 | 26–5 | Staples Center (15,068) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/12/2005* 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 9 Arizona Championship Game | W 81–72 | 27–5 | Staples Center (18,672) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA men's tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2005* 12:10 pm, CBS | | vs. Montana First Round | W 88–77 | 28–5 | Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, ID |
| 03/19/2005* 12:10 pm, CBS | | vs. Pacific Second Round | W 97–79 | 29–5 | Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, ID |
| 03/24/2005* 4:10 pm, CBS | | vs. Louisville Sweet Sixteen | L 79–93 | 29–6 | University Arena (15,792) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||