# 2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 2004–05 season. Led by first year head coach Ray Giacoletti, due to longtime head coach Rick Majerus' resignation one year prior, the Utes made the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament. After the season, Sophomore forward Andrew Bogut was selected first overall in the NBA draft, by the Milwaukee Bucks, eventually playing with the Golden State Warriors (with whom he would win the NBA championship in 2015), the Dallas Mavericks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut (who was born in Australia) also became the first foreign-born player to be drafted first overall from an American college.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | Stony Brook | W 72–63 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 25, 2004* ESPN2 | | vs. No. 22 Washington Great Alaska Shootout | L 71–78 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena (6,667) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 2004* | | vs. High Point Great Alaska Shootout | W 78–69 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | vs. Furman Great Alaska Shootout | W 62–50 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 2004* | | Southern Utah | W 65–45 | 4–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | at Utah State | L 45–71 | 4–2 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 8, 2004* | | Montana Western | W 98–63 | 5–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | at No. 15 Arizona | L 62–67 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 17, 2004* | | Northern Colorado | W 81–66 | 6–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City |
| Dec 20, 2004* | | Coppin State | W 66–37 | 7–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | at Cal Poly | W 92–76 | 8–3 | Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, California |
| Dec 28, 2004* | | Weber State | W 51–40 | 9–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City |
| Dec 30, 2004* | | Colorado | W 80–48 | 10–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City |
| Jan 3, 2005* | | LSU | W 69–55 | 11–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City |
| Jan 5, 2005* | | Whitworth | W 81–60 | 12–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 10, 2005 | | UNLV | W 70–52 | 13–3 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | at Wyoming | W 74–49 | 14–3 (2–0) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 17, 2005 | | at Colorado State | W 75–52 | 15–3 (3–0) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | New Mexico | W 69–58 | 16–3 (4–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 24, 2005 | No. 25 | Air Force | W 63–51 | 17–3 (5–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 31, 2005 | No. 21 | at BYU | W 72–58 | 18–3 (6–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 5, 2005 | No. 21 | at San Diego State | W 61–41 | 19–3 (7–0) | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| Feb 7, 2005 | No. 15 | at UNLV | W 57–53 | 20–3 (8–0) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 12, 2005 | No. 15 | Colorado State | W 64–50 | 21–3 (9–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 14, 2005 | No. 14 | Wyoming | W 71–62 | 22–3 (10–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 19, 2005 | No. 14 | at Air Force | W 65–56 | 23–3 (11–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 21, 2005 | No. 13 | at New Mexico | L 54–65 | 23–4 (11–1) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 26, 2005 | No. 13 | BYU | W 69–60 | 24–4 (12–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 5, 2005 | No. 16 | San Diego State | W 72–60 | 25–4 (13–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005* | No. 15 | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | W 62–49 | 26–4 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 11, 2005* | No. 15 | vs. UNLV Semifinals | W 73–67 | 27–4 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| Mar 12, 2005* | No. 15 | vs. New Mexico Championship game | L 56–60 | 27–5 | The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (6 S) No. 18 | vs. (11 S) UTEP First round | W 60–54 | 28–5 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 19, 2005* | (6 S) No. 18 | vs. (3 S) No. 17 Oklahoma Second round | W 67–58 | 29–5 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 25, 2005* | (6 S) No. 18 | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Kentucky Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 52–62 | 29–6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||

## Tournament results
### Mountain West tournament

3/10/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. Colorado State (Quarterfinals) W, 62–49 3/11/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. UNLV (Semifinals) W, 73–67 3/12/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. New Mexico (Final) L, 56–60

### NCAA tournament

3/17/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. UTEP (round of 64) W, 60–54 3/19/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. Oklahoma (round of 32) W, 67–58 3/25/05 @ Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX Vs. Kentucky (Sweet Sixteen) L, 52–62

## Awards and honors

* Andrew Bogut – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American, Pete Newell Big Man Award, MWC Player of the Year

## Team players in the 2005 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Andrew Bogut | Milwaukee Bucks |