2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	28–6 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (11th season); Rob Wilkes (3rd season); Travis DeCuire (2nd season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
VCU	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
George Mason	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Delaware	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	6	–	22	.214
Towson	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172


† 2005 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2004–05 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fourth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 28–6 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing first in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion won the CAA Tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Minneapolis region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Edgewater HS	Orlando, Florida
C	30	Sam Harris	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Lake Ginninderra	Launceston, Australia
C	40	Alex Loughton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	St Stephen's School	Perth, Western Australia
F	42	Valdas Vasylius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Norfolk Collegiate	Klaipėda, Lithuania

Head coach

Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke '80)
Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93)
John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)

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
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Elizabeth City State	W 71–42		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 11, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Carleton	W 82–33		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 63–55	1–0	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Kent State Corpus Christi Challenge	W 64–59	2–0	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 25, 2004* 8:05 p.m.		at TCU Corpus Christi Challenge	W 67–62	3–0	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
Nov 27, 2004* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Shawnee State Corpus Christi Challenge	W 99–54	4–0	American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 28, 2004* 6:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Challenge	L 67–71	4–1	American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 1, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		VMI	W 86–38	5–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 4, 2004 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary Rivalry	W 69–56	6–1 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 7, 2004* 8:30 p.m.		at Liberty	W 70–54	7–1	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Dec 12, 2004* 1:30 p.m.		at East Carolina	W 51–50	8–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Dec 18, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		East Tennessee State	W 86–65	9–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 20, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Longwood	W 88–56	10–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Saint Joseph's	W 66–62	11–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 2, 2005* 4:00 p.m.		at DePaul	L 60–73	11–2	Allstate Arena Chicago, IL
CAA regular season
Jan 5, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel	W 60–59	12–2 (2–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,038) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 8, 2005 7:00 p.m.		James Madison Rivalry	W 76–43	13–2 (3–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 65–56	14–2 (4–0)	Towson Center Towson, MD
Jan 15, 2005 2:00 p.m.		George Mason	W 71–58	15–2 (5–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	W 67–66	16–2 (6–0)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
Jan 22, 2005 7:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 70–56	17–2 (7–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 71–62	18–2 (8–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 29, 2005 4:00 p.m.		at VCU Rivalry	L 71–75	18–3 (8–1)	Siegel Center (7,080) Richmond, VA
Jan 31, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 86–72	19–3 (9–1)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 2, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 70–59	20–3 (10–1)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 5, 2005 4:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 74–63	21–3 (11–1)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 9, 2005 7:30 p.m.		at Delaware	W 56–49	22–3 (12–1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
Feb 12, 2005 4:00 p.m.		VCU Rivalry	W 82–76	23–3 (13–1)	Ted Constant Center (8,438) Norfolk, VA
Feb 16, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at George Mason	L 76–82	23–4 (13–2)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Feb 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 82–66	24–4 (14–2)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
Feb 23, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	L 63–66	24–5 (14–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison Rivalry	W 82–60	25–5 (15–3)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
Mar 5, 2005 12:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (9) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 64–51	26–5	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Mar 6, 2005 3:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (5) Hofstra Semifinals	W 72–58	27–5	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Mar 7, 2005 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(1)	vs. (2) VCU Championship	W 73–66 ^OT	28–5	Richmond Coliseum (10,620) Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005* 9:30 p.m., CBS	(12)	vs. (5) No. 15 Michigan State First round	L 81–89	28–6	DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2023.^{[dead link]}
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[1] "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2023.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA national championship in bold