2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	21–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (9th season);
Home arena	RBC Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	33	–	4	.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	27	–	6	.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
NC State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	14	.600
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Virginia	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483

† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2004–05 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's ninth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Sweet Sixteen, and finished with a record of 21–14 (7–9 ACC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	3	Ilian Evtimov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Jr	Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS	Sofia, Bulgaria
G	10	Braxton Albritton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Broughton HS	Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F	11	Gavin Grant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond HS	Bronx, New York
G/F	13	Cameron Bennerman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Grimsley HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	14	Engin Atsür	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Benoit HS	Istanbul, Turkey
F	21	Levi Watkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Montrose Christian School	Rockville, Maryland
G	22	Tony Bethel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Jr	Montrose Christian School Georgetown	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	24	Julius Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Raymond HS	Harlem, New York
C	32	Jordan Collins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Sr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Hyattsville, Maryland
F/C	33	Cedric Simmons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Fr	West Brunswick HS	Shallotte, North Carolina
C	34	Adam Simons	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	RS So	Walter M. Williams HS	Burlington, North Carolina
F	40	Andrew Brackman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Moeller HS	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2004*	No. 19	New Orleans	W 92–58	1–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 18, 2004*	No. 19	Elon	W 71–45	2–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 19	East Carolina	W 100–66	3–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2004*	No. 17	Campbell	W 99–44	4–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 29, 2004*	No. 16	Purdue ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 60–53	5–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 2004*	No. 16	Manhattan	W 76–60	6–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 11, 2004*	No. 12	Liberty	W 94–60	7–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 15, 2004*	No. 12	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 78–72	8–0	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2004*	No. 12	at No. 18 Washington	L 64–68	8–1	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 2004*	No. 16	at BYU	W 72–61	9–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 28, 2004*	No. 17	vs. Columbia Dreyfus Holiday Festival	W 84–74	10–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 30, 2004*	No. 17	at St. John's Dreyfus Holiday Festival	L 45–63	10–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 2, 2005*	No. 17	West Virginia	L 69–82	10–3	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 9, 2005		at Miami (FL)	L 66–67	10–4 (0–1)	BankUnited Center Miami, Florida
Jan 13, 2005		No. 5 Duke	L 74–86	10–5 (0–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2005		No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 76–68	11–5 (1–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2005		at Virginia Tech	L 71–72	11–6 (1–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 2005		at Maryland	W 85–69	12–6 (2–3)	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
Jan 26, 2005		Florida State	L 64–70	12–7 (2–4)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2005		at Clemson	W 80–70	13–7 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 3, 2005		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 71–95	13–8 (3–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2005		Virginia	L 62–64	13–9 (3–6)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 10, 2005		at No. 6 Wake Forest	L 75–86	13–10 (3–7)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005		vs. Florida State First round	W 70–54	18–12	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 2005		vs. No. 3 Wake Forest Quarterfinals	W 81–65	19–12	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 12, 2005		vs. No. 5 Duke Semifinals	L 69–76	19–13	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(10 SYR)	vs. (7 SYR) Charlotte First round	W 75–63	20–13	DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 20, 2005	(10 SYR)	vs. (2 SYR) No. 13 Connecticut Second Round	W 65–62	21–13	DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 25, 2005*	(10 SYR)	vs. (6 SYR) No. 20 Wisconsin Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 56–65	21–14	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	20	Julius Hodge	Denver Nuggets

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References

^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "2005 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[1] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] "2005 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

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