# 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament, before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 10* 7:00 pm | | Virginia Union | | | Siegel Center Richmond, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15* 7:30 pm | | American NIT Season Tip-Off | W 82–76 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Siegel Center Richmond, VA |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, CSN-VA | | at No. 2 Wake Forest NIT Season Tip-Off | L 67–81 | 1–1 | Joel Coliseum (13,218) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 27* 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 55–79 | 1–2 | Bartow Arena (5,768) Birmingham, AL |
| December 1* 7:30 pm | | Hampton | W 83–54 | 2–2 | Siegel Center (4,012) Richmond, VA |
| December 5 2:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 63–68 | 2–3 (0–1) | Trask Coliseum (5,155) Wilmington, NC |
| December 11* 7:30 pm | | Richmond Black & Blue Classic | W 58–50 | 3–3 | Siegel Center (6,632) Richmond, VA |
| December 18* 7:30 pm | | La Salle | W 63–52 | 4–3 | Siegel Center (4,872) Richmond, VA |
| December 22* 7:30 pm | | at Iona | L 72–77 | 4–4 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,441) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 29* 7:30 pm | | Ole Miss | L 62–63 | 4–5 | Siegel Center (4,312) Richmond, VA |
| January 2* 3:00 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 55–59 | 4–6 | Murphy Center (2,702) Murfreesboro, TN |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 5 3:00 pm, WTVR | | at George Mason Rivalry | W 81–74 | 5–6 (1–1) | Patriot Center (2,527) Fairfax, VA |
| January 7 3:00 pm, WTVR | | at Towson | W 70–58 | 6–6 (2–1) | Towson Center (1,317) Towson, MD |
| January 12 7:30 pm | | Drexel | L 64–66 | 6–7 (2–2) | Siegel Center (3,878) Richmond, VA |
| January 15 4:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 70–58 | 7–7 (3–2) | Siegel Center (5,034) Richmond, VA |
| January 19 4:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 66–57 | 8–7 (4–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (4,139) Newark, DE |
| January 22 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (5–2) | Kaplan Arena (1,680) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 26 7:30 pm | | at James Madison | L 58–66 | 9–8 (5–3) | Siegel Center (4,898) Richmond, VA |
| January 29 4:00 pm | | Old Dominion Rivalry | W 75–71 | 10–8 (6–3) | Siegel Center (7,080) Richmond, VA |
| January 31 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 70–43 | 11–8 (7–3) | JMU Convocation Center (3,444) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 2 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 58–60 | 11–9 (7–4) | Hofstra Arena (1,507) Hempstead, NY |
| February 5 | | Towson | W 84–61 | 12–9 (8–4) | Siegel Center (6,986) Richmond, VA |
| February 9 | | at Drexel | W 62–59 | 13–9 (9–4) | Siegel Center (1,605) Richmond, VA |
| February 12 | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 76–82 | 13–10 (9–5) | Ted Constant Center (8,438) Norfolk, VA |
| February 14 | | George Mason Rivalry | W 89–81 | 14–10 (10–5) | Siegel Center (3,095) Richmond, VA |
| February 16 | | Delaware | W 83–73 | 15–10 (11–5) | Siegel Center (3,671) Richmond, VA |
| February 19* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Charleston ESPN BracketBusters | L 75–85 | 15–11 | John Kresse Arena (3,277) Charleston, SC |
| February 23 7:30 pm | | William & Mary | W 91–69 | 16–11 (12–5) | Siegel Center (4,737) Richmond, VA |
| February 26 7:30 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (13–5) | Siegel Center (7,283) Richmond, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 5 6:00 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Delaware Quarterfinals | W 74–61 | 18–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| March 6 6:00 pm | (2) | vs. (3) UNC Wilmington Semifinals | W 55–46 | 19–11 | Richmond Coliseum (7,177) Richmond, VA |
| March 7 7:00 pm | (2) | vs. (1) Old Dominion Championship | L 66–73 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | Richmond Coliseum (10,620) Richmond, VA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 16 7:30 pm | | Davidson Opening round | L 62–77 | 19–13 | Siegel Center (2,862) Richmond, VA |