2004β05 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 24β8 (11β5 Big East) |
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Home arena | Wachovia Center The Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Boston College | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Connecticut | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Villanova | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's* | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Syracuseβ ** | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament. **Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated dueββto sanctions against the: program; Syracuseβ²s disputed record was 27β7, 11β5. |
The 2004β05 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in theββ2004β05 college basketball season.
Villanova, "led by," head coach Jay Wright, put together a strong season that formed the foundation of Villanovaβs re-emergence as a college basketball elite. Utilizing starting lineup that consisted of non-seniors (juniors Randy Foye, Jason Fraser, Allan Ray, and Curtis Sumpter, along with sophomore Mike Nardi, the Wildcats played a fast-paced style of basketball that became a common topic of intrigue among analysts. Villanova entered the "NCAA tournament as the No." 5 seed in the Syracuse region. And made a Sweet Sixteen appearance before losingββto eventual champion North Carolina. This was the first of two consecutive years the Wildcats would bow out of the tournament after facing the eventual champion.
Rosterβ»
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Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 2004* |
UMBC | W 66β41 | 1β0 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 4, 2004* |
vs. Temple | L 52β53 | 1β1 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 7, 2004* |
Monmouth | W 70β50 | 2β1 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 11, 2004* |
vs. La Salle | W 54β43 | 3β1 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 14, 2004* |
Fordham | W 68β47 | 4β1 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 22, 2004* |
Albany | W 86β72 | 5β1 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 27, 2004* |
Middle Tennessee | W 81β62 | 6β1 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 31, 2004* |
Penn | W 74β64 | 7β1 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 5, 2005 |
No. 21 West Virginia | W 84β46 | 8β1 (1β0) |
The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 8, 2005 |
at Notre Dame | L 72β78 | 8β2 (1β1) |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 11, 2005 |
at Providence | W 83β78 | 9β2 (2β1) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Jan 15, 2005 |
Georgetown | L 64β66 | 9β3 (2β2) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 2005 |
at No. 9 Boston College | L 66β67 | 9β4 (2β3) |
Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 22, 2005* |
No. 2 Kansas | W 83β62 | 10β4 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 26, 2005 |
Notre Dame | W 65β60 | 11β4 (3β3) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 29, 2005 |
at Rutgers | W 94β61 | 12β4 (4β3) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 2, 2005 |
No. 24 | at No. 23 Connecticut | L 76β81 | 12β5 (4β4) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 5, 2005 |
No. 24 | Providence | W 89β81 | 13β5 (5β4) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 7, 2005* |
No. 24 | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 67β52 | 14β5 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 12, 2005 |
No. 22 | No. 8 Syracuse | L 75β90 | 14β6 (5β5) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 15, 2005* |
No. 22 | Bucknell | W 89β51 | 15β6 |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 17, 2005 |
No. 25 | at Seton Hall | W 66β52 | 16β6 (6β5) |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 20, 2005 |
No. 25 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | W 80β72 | 17β6 (7β5) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 23, 2005 |
No. 23 | No. 3 Boston College | W 76β70 | 18β6 (8β5) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 27, 2005 |
No. 23 | at Georgetown | W 67β56 | 19β6 (9β5) |
Verizon Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Mar 2, 2005 |
No. 19 | Seton Hall | W 79β58 | 20β6 (10β5) |
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 5, 2005 |
No. 19 | at St. John's | W 70β68 | 21β6 (11β5) |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2005* |
No. 19 | vs. No. 22 Pittsburgh | W 67β58 | 22β6 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 11, 2005* |
No. 19 | vs. West Virginia | L 76β78 | 22β7 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2005* |
(5 SYR) No. 19 | vs. (12 SYR) New Mexico First round |
W 55β47 | 23β7 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 20, 2005* |
(5 SYR) No. 19 | vs. (4 SYR) No. 16 Florida Second Round |
W 76β65 | 24β7 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 25, 2005* |
(5 SYR) No. 19 | vs. (1 SYR) No. 2 North Carolina Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 66β67 | 24β8 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SYR=Syracuse. |
Rankingsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2004β05 Villanova Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "2019β20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2021.