2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and All Sun Belt Conference guard, Anthony Winchester.[1] They finished 2nd in the SBC East Division and were invited to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament. Future NBA player Courtney Lee was SBC Freshman of the Year and was named to the SBC All Tournament team.[2]

2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
NIT Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–9 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachPaul Sanderford
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Little Rock 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Western Kentucky 9 5   .643 22 9   .710
Middle Tennessee 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Arkansas State 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Florida International 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
West
Denver 12 3   .800 20 11   .645
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 4   .733 20 11   .645
New Orleans 7 8   .467 13 17   .433
South Alabama 6 9   .400 10 18   .357
North Texas 6 9   .400 14 14   .500
New Mexico State 1 14   .067 6 24   .200
2005 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/19/2004*
Tennessee State W 76–73 OT 1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,785)
Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2004*
at Georgia W 71–61  2–0
Stegeman Coliseum (6,217)
Athens, GA
11/27/2004*
Montana W 72–46  3–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,220)
Bowling Green, KY
12/1/2004*
Southeast Missouri W 74–53  4–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,882)
Bowling Green, KY
12/4/2004*
at Murray State W 82–72  5–0
CFSB Center (6,612)
Murray, KY
12/8/2004*
Eastern Kentucky W 75–63  6–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,478)
Bowling Green, KY
12/11/2004*
at Evansville L 62–68  6–1
Roberts Municipal Stadium (9,036)
Evansville, IN
12/18/2004*
Marshall W 70–54  7–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,367)
Bowling Green, KY
12/22/2004*
Kentucky State W 89–73  8–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,462)
Bowling Green, KY
12/28/2004*
at Austin Peay W 87–80  9–1
Dunn Center (3,300)
Clarksville, TN
1/1/2005*
Fordham W 80–59  10–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,240)
Bowling Green, KY
1/5/2005*
at Virginia L 79–80 2OT 10–2
University Hall (6,675)
Charlottesville, VA
1/13/2005
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 66–69  10–3 (0-1)
Alltel Arena (3,627)
North Little Rock, AR
1/15/2005
at Arkansas State L 90–94  10–4 (0-2)
Convocation Center (4,751)
Jonesboro, AR
1/20/2005
New Orleans W 81–69  11–4 (1-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,418)
Bowling Green, KY
1/22/2005
South Alabama W 79–76 OT 12–4 (2-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,564)
Bowling Green, KY
1/27/2005
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–91 Vacated 12–5 (2-3)
Cajundome (5,011)
Lafayette, LA
1/29/2005
at New Mexico State W 77–75  13–5 (3-3)
Pan American Center (4,571)
Las Cruces, NM
02/3/2005
at Middle Tennessee W 61–56  14–5 (4-3)
Murphy Center (6,103)
Murfreesboro, TN
2/5/2005
Arkansas State W 76–72  15–5 (5-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,467)
Bowling Green, KY
02/7/2005
FIU W 83–67  16–5 (6-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,717)
Bowling Green, KY
02/10/2005
Denver W 84–79  17–5 (7-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,880)
Bowling Green, KY
2/12/2005
at North Texas W 93–92  18–5 (8-3)
UNT Coliseum (3,211)
Denton, TX
2/17/2005
Arkansas–Little Rock L 53–55  18–6 (8-4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,053)
Bowling Green, KY
2/19/2005*
Bradley W 75–60  19–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,102)
Bowling Green, KY
02/24/2005
Middle Tennessee W 85–83 OT 20–6 (9-4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,455)
Bowling Green, KY
2/26/2005
at FIU L 77–79  20–7 (9-5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,019)
University Park, FL
2005 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
03/06/2005
(2E) vs. (3W) New Orleans
Second Round
W 78–67  21–7
UNT Coliseum (1,724)
Denton, TX
03/07/2005
(2E) vs. (1W) Denver
Semifinals
L 68–77  21–8
UNT Coliseum (805)
Denton, TX
2005 National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2005*
Kent State
Opening Round
W 88–80 OT 22–8
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,325)
Bowling Green, KY
03/19/2005*
at Wichita State
First Round
L 81–84  22–9
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll
Louisiana-Lafayette’s wins were vacated by the NCAA due to the participation of an ineligible player.[4]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
  2. ^ WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  3. ^ "2004-05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "2004-2005 WKU Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). WKU Sports.