2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Panthers, led by head coach Bruce Pearl , played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League . They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #12 seed and defeated No. 5 seed Alabama[ 1] and No. 4 seed Boston College[ 2] to reach their 1st Sweet 16 in school history. Their season ended after losing to the eventual National runner-up and No. 1 overall seed Illinois.[ 3]
Roster
2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
2
Chris Hill
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Whitney Young
Chicago, Illinois
G
4
Mark Pancratz
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Schaumburg
Schaumburg, Illinois
G
12
Allan Hanson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
East
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F
13
Joah Tucker
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Bradley
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G
14
Derrick Wimmer
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Chicago State
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G
20
Myles McKay
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F
21
Jason McCoy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Rutgers
Houston, Texas
G
22
Ed McCants
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Paris JC
Marion, Ohio
F
23
James Wright
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Vincent
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G
24
Boo Davis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Olney CC
Chicago, Illinois
G
32
Luke Homan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Central
Brookfield, Wisconsin
G
33
Nick Hansen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
West
Appleton, Wisconsin
F
40
Michael Bendall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Oconomowoc
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
F
42
Rob Sanders
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
C
43
Steve Hoelzel
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Michigan Tech
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F
44
Adrian Tigert
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
West
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C
50
Derrick Ford
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Olney CC
Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
[ 4]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2004 *
Lawrence
W 89–55
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004 *
Prairie View
W 117–55
1–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,278)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 23, 2004 *
Wisconsin–Parkside
W 87–50
2–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,352)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 28, 2004 *
Air Force
W 50–45
3–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,120)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 2004 *
South Dakota State
W 89–54
4–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,053)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 4, 2004
at Illinois-Chicago
W 75–67
5–0 (1–0)
UIC Pavilion (6,004)Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 2004 *
at Saint Louis
W 57–47
6–0
Scottrade Center (7,202)St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 11, 2004 *
at Valparaiso
L 71–72
6–1
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,242)Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 15, 2004 *
at Wisconsin
L 37–66
6–2
Kohl Center (17,142)Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 2004 *
vs. No. 2 Kansas Yellow Book Shootout
L 62–73
6–3
Kemper Arena (17,843)Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 2004 *
at Manhattan
W 88–78 OT
7–3
Draddy Gymnasium (2,482)New York, New York
Jan 3, 2005
Detroit
L 68–76
7–4 (1–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,355)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 6, 2005
at Butler
W 71–68 OT
8–4 (2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,143)Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 8, 2005
Loyola–Chicago
W 73–56
9–4 (3–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,632)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 2005
at Youngstown State
W 65–42
10–4 (4–1)
Beeghly Center (2,793)Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 15, 2005
Green Bay
W 86–56
11–4 (5–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,212)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 17, 2005
Wright State
W 71–66
12–4 (6–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (2,831)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 20, 2005
Cleveland State
W 85–65
13–4 (7–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,689)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 22, 2005
at Detroit
W 61–48
14–4 (8–1)
Calihan Hall (1,240)Detroit, Michigan
Jan 26, 2005 *
at Purdue
W 73–68
15–4
Mackey Arena (11,278)West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 2005
at Green Bay
L 72–76
15–5 (8–2)
Resch Center (8,072)Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 2, 2005
at Wright State
W 79–70
16–5 (9–2)
Ervin J. Nutter Center (4,134)Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 5, 2005
Illinois-Chicago
W 85–75
17–5 (10–2)
U.S. Cellular Arena (6,041)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 10, 2005
at Loyola–Chicago
W 74–67
18–5 (11–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,682)Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 2005
Youngstown State
W 90–67
19–5 (12–2)
U.S. Cellular Arena (6,455)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 16, 2005
Butler
W 64–53
20–5 (13–2)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,469)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2005 *
at Hawaii
W 87–81
21–5
Stan Sheriff Center (8,024)Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 26, 2005
at Cleveland State
W 81–59
22–5 (14–2)
Henry J. Goodman Arena (3,461)Cleveland, Ohio
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 5, 2005 *
Loyola–Chicago Semifinals
W 94–76
23–5
U.S. Cellular Arena (8,653)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 8, 2005 *
Detroit Championship game
W 59–58
24–5
U.S. Cellular Arena (10,783)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005 *
(12 CHI)
vs. (5 CHI) No. 21 Alabama First round
W 83–73
25–5
Henry J. Goodman Arena (13,222)Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005 *
(12 CHI)
vs. (4 CHI) No. 14 Boston College Second Round
W 83–75
26–5
Henry J. Goodman Arena (13,332)Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 24, 2005 *
(12 CHI)
vs. (1 CHI) No. 1 Illinois Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 63–77[ 3]
26–6
Allstate Arena (16,957)Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
CHI=Chicago.
[ 5]
[1]
2005 Horizon League Tournament
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by the top seed.
Championship hosted by best remaining seed
Rankings
[ 6]
Awards and honors
References
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