2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 2004–05 season. Led by first year head coach Ray Giacoletti, due to longtime head coach Rick Majerus' resignation one year prior, the Utes made the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament. After the season, Sophomore forward Andrew Bogut was selected first overall in the NBA draft, by the Milwaukee Bucks, eventually playing with the Golden State Warriors (with whom he would win the NBA championship in 2015), the Dallas Mavericks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut (who was born in Australia) also became the first foreign-born player to be drafted first overall from an American college.

2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 18
Record29–6 (13–1 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Rahe
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2005–06 →
2004–05 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Utah 13 1   .929 29 6   .829
New Mexico 10 4   .714 26 7   .788
Air Force 9 5   .643 18 12   .600
UNLV 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Wyoming 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
San Diego State 4 10   .286 11 18   .379
BYU 3 11   .214 9 21   .300
Colorado State 3 11   .214 11 17   .393
2005 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Andrew Bogut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Melbourne, Victoria
G 13 Richard Chaney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*
Stony Brook W 72–63  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 25, 2004*
 ESPN2
vs. No. 22 Washington
Great Alaska Shootout
L 71–78  1–1
Sullivan Arena (6,667)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2004*
vs. High Point
Great Alaska Shootout
W 78–69  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*
vs. Furman
Great Alaska Shootout
W 62–50  3–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 2004*
Southern Utah W 65–45  4–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 2004*
at Utah State L 45–71  4–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 8, 2004*
Montana Western W 98–63  5–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 11, 2004*
at No. 15 Arizona L 62–67  5–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 17, 2004*
Northern Colorado W 81–66  6–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City
Dec 20, 2004*
Coppin State W 66–37  7–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City
Dec 22, 2004*
at Cal Poly W 92–76  8–3
Mott Gym 
San Luis Obispo, California
Dec 28, 2004*
Weber State W 51–40  9–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City
Dec 30, 2004*
Colorado W 80–48  10–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City
Jan 3, 2005*
LSU W 69–55  11–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City
Jan 5, 2005*
Whitworth W 81–60  12–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 10, 2005
UNLV W 70–52  13–3
(1–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 15, 2005
at Wyoming W 74–49  14–3
(2–0)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 17, 2005
at Colorado State W 75–52  15–3
(3–0)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 22, 2005
New Mexico W 69–58  16–3
(4–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 24, 2005
No. 25 Air Force W 63–51  17–3
(5–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 31, 2005
No. 21 at BYU W 72–58  18–3
(6–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 5, 2005
No. 21 at San Diego State W 61–41  19–3
(7–0)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Feb 7, 2005
No. 15 at UNLV W 57–53  20–3
(8–0)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 12, 2005
No. 15 Colorado State W 64–50  21–3
(9–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 2005
No. 14 Wyoming W 71–62  22–3
(10–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 19, 2005
No. 14 at Air Force W 65–56  23–3
(11–0)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 21, 2005
No. 13 at New Mexico L 54–65  23–4
(11–1)
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 26, 2005
No. 13 BYU W 69–60  24–4
(12–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 5, 2005
No. 16 San Diego State W 72–60  25–4
(13–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10, 2005*
No. 15 vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals
W 62–49  26–4
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 11, 2005*
No. 15 vs. UNLV
Semifinals
W 73–67  27–4
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 12, 2005*
No. 15 vs. New Mexico
Championship game
L 56–60  27–5
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(6 S) No. 18 vs. (11 S) UTEP
First round
W 60–54  28–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 19, 2005*
(6 S) No. 18 vs. (3 S) No. 17 Oklahoma
Second round
W 67–58  29–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 25, 2005*
(6 S) No. 18 vs. (2 S) No. 7 Kentucky
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 52–62  29–6
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

Tournament results

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Mountain West tournament

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3/10/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. Colorado State (Quarterfinals) W, 62–49
3/11/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. UNLV (Semifinals) W, 73–67
3/12/05 @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Vs. New Mexico (Final) L, 56–60

NCAA tournament

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3/17/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. UTEP (round of 64) W, 60–54
3/19/05 @ McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Vs. Oklahoma (round of 32) W, 67–58
3/25/05 @ Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX Vs. Kentucky (Sweet Sixteen) L, 52–62 [2] [3]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players in the 2005 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Bucks

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2004-05 Utah Utes Roster and Stats".
  3. ^ "2004-05 Utah Utes Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "2005 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.