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2004–05 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

2004–05 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record12–16 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
Washington† 14 – 4   .778 29 – 6   .829
No. 18 UCLA 1 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 1 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Oregon 1 6 – 12   .333 14 – 13   .519
California 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
USC 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

The Cougars were 12–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings.[2]

Seeded sixth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met third seed Stanford in the quarterfinal round. The Cougars had swept the regular season series, but lost by two points.[3][4]

Postseason result edit

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 10
8:45 pm, FSN 		vs. (3) Stanford
Quarterfinal 		L 58–60  12–16
 Staples Center (14,393)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References edit

  1. ^ "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
  2. ^ "WSU drops regular season finale". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 2005. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Kasses, Glenn (March 11, 2005). "Cougs come to familiar end". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. ^ Harris, Beth (March 11, 2005). "WSU drops Pac-10 tournament opener". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

External links edit

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