# 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004–05 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Second Round in the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by nineteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2004–2005 team.
| Name | Position | Year |
| Sami Ameziane | G | FR |
| Rashad Anderson | G | JR |
| Hilton Armstrong | C | JR |
| Jason Baisch | F | SR |
| Josh Boone | C | SO |
| Denham Brown | F | JR |
| Nick Forostoski | F | FR |
| Rudy Gay | F | FR |
| Antonio Kellogg | G | FR |
| Ed Nelson | F | JR |
| Ryan Thompson | F | JR |
| Charlie Villanueva | F | SO |
| Marcus White | F | SO |
| Marcus Williams | G | SO |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Games ||||||
| November 4* | | Bridgeport | W 97–64 | | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| November 11* | | Bryant | W 90–65 | | Hartford Civic Center (15,542) Hartford, CT |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 20* 7:00 p.m., WTXX | No. 8 | Buffalo | W 90–68 | 1–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| November 30* 7:30 p.m., WTXX | No. 7 | Florida International | W 99–48 | 2–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 4* 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | Indiana | W 74–69 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| December 6* 7:30 p.m., WTIC | No. 7 | Northeastern | W 97–60 | 4–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 9* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 7 | at UMass | L 59–61 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (9,037) Amherst, MA |
| December 19* 2:00 p.m., WTXX | No. 11 | Rice | W 81–72 | 5–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| December 22* 7:00 p.m., WTIC | No. 11 | Central Connecticut | W 87–59 | 6–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| December 28* 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Sacred Heart | W 73–55 | 7–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| December 30* 7:00 p.m., WTIC | No. 11 | Quinnipiac | W 123–71 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| January 5 7:00 p.m., WTIC | No. 10 | No. 25 Boston College | L 70–75 | 8–2 (0–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| January 8 12:00 p.m., WTIC | No. 10 | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 66–59 | 9–2 (1–1) | Verizon Center (11,363) Washington, D.C. |
| January 10* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | at No. 25 Oklahoma | L 65–77 | 9–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (12,066) Norman, OK |
| January 15 2:00 p.m., WTXX | No. 12 | Rutgers | W 77–64 | 10–3 (2–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| January 17 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | at Seton Hall | W 77–68 | 11–3 (3–1) | Continental Airlines Arena (9,429) East Rutherford, NJ |
| January 22 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | No. 21 Pittsburgh College GameDay | L 66–76 | 11–4 (3–2) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| January 25 7:00 p.m., WTXX | No. 19 | at West Virginia | W 68–58 | 12–4 (4–2) | WVU Coliseum (7,713) Morgantown, WV |
| January 30 3:45 p.m., CBS | No. 19 | at Notre Dame | L 74–78 | 12–5 (4–3) | Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, IN |
| February 2 7:00 p.m., WTIC | No. 23 | No. 24 Villanova | W 81–76 | 13–5 (5–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 5 12:00 p.m., WTXX | No. 23 | St. John's | W 68–46 | 14–5 (6–3) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 7 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 19 | at No. 8 Syracuse Rivalry | W 74–66 | 15–5 (7–3) | Carrier Dome (27,651) Syracuse, NY |
| February 13* 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 19 | No. 2 North Carolina | L 70–77 | 15–6 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Providence | W 94–89 $^{2OT}$ | 16–6 (8–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI |
| February 19 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 18 | at Rutgers | W 85–63 | 17–6 (9–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,011) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 17 | Notre Dame | W 88–74 | 18–6 (10–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 26 3:45 p.m., CBS | No. 17 | at No. 18 Pittsburgh | W 73–64 | 19–6 (11–3) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 2 7:30 p.m., WTXX | No. 15 | Georgetown Rivalry | W 83–64 | 20–6 (12–3) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| March 5 4:00 p.m., CBS | No. 15 | No. 13 Syracuse Rivalry | W 88–70 | 21–6 (13–3) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 10 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | vs. Georgetown Second Round/Rivalry | W 66–62 | 22–6 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| March 11 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | vs. No. 18 Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry | L 63–67 | 22–7 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* 2:35 p.m., CBS | (2 S) No. 13 | vs. (15 S) Central Florida First Round | W 77–71 | 23–7 | DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA |
| March 20* 12:10 p.m., CBS | (2 S) No. 13 | vs. (10 S) NC State Second Round | L 62–65 | 23–8 | DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. S=Syracuse Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||
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