2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On March 14, three days after the end of the season, Gillen stepped down;[1] he was replaced by DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.[2]

2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–15 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Walt Fuller (7th season)
  • Alexis Sherard (2nd season)
  • John Fitzpatrick (1st season)
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 5 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
No. 3 Duke 11 5   .688 27 6   .818
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
No. 25 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
NC State 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Maryland 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
Clemson 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2005 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

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The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 6–10, but the team advanced to the second round of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Villanova.

Roster

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2004–05 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 J. R. Reynolds 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Roanoke, Virginia
G 12 Billy Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Paideia School Atlanta
G 15 T. J. Bannister 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Arlington Country Day Jacksonville, Florida
C 21 Tunji Soroye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G/F 23 Gary Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Benjamin Banneker Brooklyn, New York
G 24 Tryshan Ravenell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So William Monroe Charlottesville, Virginia
F 30 Adrian Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy San Fernando, Trinidad
F 32 Jason Cain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So John Bartram Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Devin Smith (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr William Penn New Castle, Delaware
F 34 Jason Clark (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 42 Mike Forkin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Westfield Centreville, Virginia
G 43 Elton Brown (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Warwick Newport News, Virginia
F 44 Sean Singletary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr William Penn Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 52 Hank Nacey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Frank W. Cox Virginia Beach, Virginia
55 Donte Minter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Fork Union Military Salisbury, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 20 December 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition games
Nov. 5*
7:30 pm
Lehman W 121–29 
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 12*
7:30 pm
Marymount W 129–75 
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 19*
7:30 pm
Robert Morris W 88–55  1–0
University Hall (7,002)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 21*
5:00 pm, FSN South
No. 10 Arizona W 78–60  2–0
University Hall (7,792)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 24*
8:00 pm, CSN
Appalachian State W 77–60  3–0
University Hall (6,840)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 28*
1:00 pm, CSN
No. 24 Richmond W 85–58  4–0
University Hall (7,506)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 at Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 48–44  5–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,283)
Evanston, Illinois
Dec. 3*
7:00 pm, FSN South
No. 24 vs. Auburn W 89–87  6–0
Siegel Center (7,237)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 6*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at Iowa State L 79–81  6–1
Hilton Coliseum (12,224)
Ames, Iowa
Dec. 8*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Furman W 79–67  7–1
University Hall (6,972)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 23*
7:30 pm
No. 25 Loyola Marymount W 79–77 OT 8–1
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 5 Wake Forest L 70–89  8–2
(0–1)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5*
9:00 pm, CSN
Western Kentucky W 80–79 2OT 9–2
(0–1)
University Hall (6,675)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 8
8:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 9 Georgia Tech L 69–92  9–3
(0–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta
Jan. 12
7:30 pm
Miami L 80–91  9–4
(0–3)
University Hall (8,079)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 16
8:00 pm, FSN
at No. 5 Duke L 66–80  9–5
(0–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 19
9:00 pm, Raycom
at Maryland L 68–82  9–6
(0–5)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
Jan. 22
7:30 pm
Clemson W 81–79  10–6
(1–5)
University Hall (7,838)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia Tech L 73–79  10–7
(1–6)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan. 29
Noon, ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina L 76–110  10–8
(1–7)
University Hall (7,953)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 2*
7:30 pm
at Providence L 79–98  10–9
(1–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,135)
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb. 5
8:00 pm, Raycom
at NC State W 64–62  11–9
(2–7)
PNC Arena (16,875)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 9
7:30 pm
Florida State W 56–55  12–9
(3–7)
University Hall (6,891)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 12
Noon, Raycom
Virginia Tech W 65–60  13–9
(4–7)
University Hall (8,223)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 16
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 North Carolina L 61–85  13–10
(4–8)
Dean Smith Center (20,643)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 19
3:30 pm, CBS
Maryland L 89–92  13–11
(4–9)
University Hall (8,218)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 27
2:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 6 Wake Forest L 68–90  13–12
(4–10)
LJVM Coliseum (13,692)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar. 2
9:00 pm, RSN
NC State L 72–82  13–13
(4–11)
University Hall (7,482)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 6
2:00 pm, Raycom
at Florida State L 63–68  13–14
(4–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,797)
Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar. 10
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Miami
ACC Tournament first round
W 66–65  14–14
MCI Center (20,301)
Washington, D.C.
Mar. 11
9:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
vs. No. 5 Duke
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 64–76  14–15
MCI Center (20,301)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pete Gillen Steps Down as Virginia Men's Basketball Coach". March 14, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dave Leitao Named Men's Head Basketball Coach At Virginia". April 16, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2005.
  3. ^ "2004–2005 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "2004-05 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.