2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dan Monson (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Vic Couch; Jim Molinari; Bill Walker;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Illinois †	15	–	1	.938	37	–	2	.949
No. 15 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 20 Wisconsin	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
Minnesota	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Ohio State	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Iowa	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Michigan	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Purdue	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Penn State	1	–	15	.063	7	–	23	.233

† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 15, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his sixth season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Ryan Saunders	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Wayzata, Minnesota
G/F	15	Vincent Grier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Dan Monson (Idaho)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 2004*		vs. Furman Great Alaska Shootout	W 84–69	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2004*		vs. No. 19 Alabama Great Alaska Shootout	L 72–78	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*		vs. Oklahoma Great Alaska Shootout	L 54–67	2–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Big Ten Regular Season
Mar 2, 2005		at Penn State	W 73–69	20–9 (10–6)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Indiana Quarterfinals	W 71–55	21–9	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 12, 2005*		vs. No. 1 Illinois Semifinals	L 56–64	21–10	United Center Chicago, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Iowa State First round	L 53–64^[2]	21–11	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
^ "Minnesota helpless against suffocating Iowa State defense". ESPN. March 18, 2005. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.

[2] "Minnesota helpless against suffocating Iowa State defense". ESPN. March 18, 2005. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics