2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in MVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. The Salukis were eliminated in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Chicago region. The Salukis defeated No. 10 seed Saint Mary's[2] before falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the round of 32.[3]

2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Wichita State 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Southwest Missouri State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Illinois State 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Drake 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Bradley 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

edit
2004–05 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Darren Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jennings St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Jamaal Tatum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Helias Catholic Jefferson City, Missouri
F 14 Randal Falker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Gateway St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*
Augustana (IL) W 83–59  1–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 23, 2004*
Tennessee State W 83–60  2–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 26, 2004*
vs. Vanderbilt W 67–53  3–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 27, 2004*
vs. UTEP W 68–62  4–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 29, 2004*
at Hawaii L 64–66  4–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 2004*
at Little Rock L 53–70  4–2
Alltel Arena 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 11, 2004*
Murray State W 80–71  5–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 14, 2004*
Wright State W 54–42  6–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 18, 2004*
at Southeast Missouri State W 72–68  7–2
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 21, 2004*
Saint Louis W 67–41  8–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 23, 2004
Illinois State W 61–49  9–2
(1–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 30, 2004*
Wyoming W 81–69  10–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 2, 2005*
Drake W 51–45  11–2
(2–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 5, 2005*
at Louisiana-Lafayette L 61–63  11–3
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 2005
at Creighton W 69–63  12–3
(3–0)
Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 12, 2005
at Evansville W 69–57  13–3
(4–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 15, 2005
Southwest Missouri State W 61–60  14–3
(5–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 19, 2005
Bradley W 67–59  15–3
(6–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 22, 2005
at Wichita State L 56–58  15–4
(6–1)
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 26, 2005
at Southwest Missouri State L 77–92  15–5
(6–2)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 29, 2005
Evansville W 79–55  16–5
(7–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 2, 2005
at Bradley W 89–73  17–5
(8–2)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 5, 2005
at Northern Iowa L 61–67  17–6
(8–3)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 7, 2005
at Drake W 58–57  18–6
(9–3)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 9, 2005
Indiana State W 64–53  19–6
(10–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 12, 2005
Creighton W 71–67  20–6
(11–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 16, 2005
at Illinois State W 66–59  21–6
(12–3)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Feb 19, 2005*
at Kent State W 65–54  22–6
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Feb 23, 2005
Northern Iowa W 76–69  23–6
(13–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005
Wichita State W 65–55  24–6
(14–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 28, 2005
at Indiana State W 60–52  25–6
(15–3)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 2005*
vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 64–49  26–6
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 2005*
vs. Southwest Missouri State
Semifinals
L 61–65  26–7
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
(7 CHI) vs. (10 CHI) Saint Mary's
First Round
W 65–56[2]  27–7
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 20, 2005*
(7 CHI) vs. (2 CHI) No. 6 Oklahoma State
Second Round
L 77–85[3]  27–8
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
CHI=Chicago.
All times are in Central Time.

[4]

Rankings

edit

[5]

Awards and honors

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Saluki Trap Ties Up Gaels". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "McFarlin Helps Cowboys Up". The Washington Post. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.