2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament, before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson.

2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball
NIT, Opening round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	19–13 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Gerald White Jeff LaMere Mark Cline
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Dixon Renardo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Houston, TX F 2 Michael Doles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richmond, VA F 4 Mike Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, VA F 5 Julian Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fayetteville, NC G 10 Jamal Shuler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jacksonville, NC G 20 B. A. Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Onancock, VA F 21 Nick George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Manchester, ENG G 23 Jesse Pellot-Rosa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Richmond, VA G 25 Alex Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Columbia, SC F 30 Calvin Roland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Hephzibah, GA F 31 Eric Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA G 32 Drew Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Raleigh, NC F 34 Derrick Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Richmond, VA F 40 Sam Faulk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fayetteville, NC	Head coach Jeff Capel III (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Gerald White (Auburn) Jeff LaMere (Duke) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 10* 7:00 pm		Virginia Union			Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15* 7:30 pm		American NIT Season Tip-Off	W 82–76 OT	1–0	Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
November 18* 7:00 pm, CSN-VA		at No. 2 Wake Forest NIT Season Tip-Off	L 67–81	1–1	Joel Coliseum (13,218) Winston-Salem, NC
November 27* 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 55–79	1–2	Bartow Arena (5,768) Birmingham, AL
December 1* 7:30 pm		Hampton	W 83–54	2–2	Siegel Center (4,012) Richmond, VA
December 5 2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 63–68	2–3 (0–1)	Trask Coliseum (5,155) Wilmington, NC
December 11* 7:30 pm		Richmond Black & Blue Classic	W 58–50	3–3	Siegel Center (6,632) Richmond, VA
December 18* 7:30 pm		La Salle	W 63–52	4–3	Siegel Center (4,872) Richmond, VA
December 22* 7:30 pm		at Iona	L 72–77	4–4	Hynes Athletic Center (1,441) New Rochelle, NY
December 29* 7:30 pm		Ole Miss	L 62–63	4–5	Siegel Center (4,312) Richmond, VA
January 2* 3:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 55–59	4–6	Murphy Center (2,702) Murfreesboro, TN
CAA regular season
January 5 3:00 pm, WTVR		at George Mason Rivalry	W 81–74	5–6 (1–1)	Patriot Center (2,527) Fairfax, VA
January 7 3:00 pm, WTVR		at Towson	W 70–58	6–6 (2–1)	Towson Center (1,317) Towson, MD
January 12 7:30 pm		Drexel	L 64–66	6–7 (2–2)	Siegel Center (3,878) Richmond, VA
January 15 4:00 pm		Hofstra	W 70–58	7–7 (3–2)	Siegel Center (5,034) Richmond, VA
January 19 4:00 pm		at Delaware	W 66–57	8–7 (4–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (4,139) Newark, DE
January 22 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 79–77 OT	9–7 (5–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,680) Williamsburg, VA
January 26 7:30 pm		at James Madison	L 58–66	9–8 (5–3)	Siegel Center (4,898) Richmond, VA
January 29 4:00 pm		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 75–71	10–8 (6–3)	Siegel Center (7,080) Richmond, VA
January 31 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 70–43	11–8 (7–3)	JMU Convocation Center (3,444) Harrisonburg, VA
February 2 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 58–60	11–9 (7–4)	Hofstra Arena (1,507) Hempstead, NY
February 5		Towson	W 84–61	12–9 (8–4)	Siegel Center (6,986) Richmond, VA
February 9		at Drexel	W 62–59	13–9 (9–4)	Siegel Center (1,605) Richmond, VA
February 12		at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 76–82	13–10 (9–5)	Ted Constant Center (8,438) Norfolk, VA
February 14		George Mason Rivalry	W 89–81	14–10 (10–5)	Siegel Center (3,095) Richmond, VA
February 16		Delaware	W 83–73	15–10 (11–5)	Siegel Center (3,671) Richmond, VA
February 19* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Charleston ESPN BracketBusters	L 75–85	15–11	John Kresse Arena (3,277) Charleston, SC
February 23 7:30 pm		William & Mary	W 91–69	16–11 (12–5)	Siegel Center (4,737) Richmond, VA
February 26 7:30 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 72–71 OT	17–11 (13–5)	Siegel Center (7,283) Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
March 5 6:00 pm	(2)	vs. (7) Delaware Quarterfinals	W 74–61	18–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
March 6 6:00 pm	(2)	vs. (3) UNC Wilmington Semifinals	W 55–46	19–11	Richmond Coliseum (7,177) Richmond, VA
March 7 7:00 pm	(2)	vs. (1) Old Dominion Championship	L 66–73 OT	19–12	Richmond Coliseum (10,620) Richmond, VA
NIT
March 16 7:30 pm		Davidson Opening round	L 62–77	19–13	Siegel Center (2,862) Richmond, VA

References

• 2004–05 Schedule
• Results