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2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
Record20–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Illinois 15 1   .938 37 2   .949
No. 15 Michigan State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 20 Wisconsin 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Indiana 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Minnesota 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Ohio State 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Michigan 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Purdue 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Penn State 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their first-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20-12, 8-8 in Big Ten play. They the 6th seed in the Big Ten tournament. They defeated Penn State in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. They were not given a bid for the NCAA tournament. The highlight of the season was beating Number 1 Illinois at home to give them their only loss of the regular season.

Previous season

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The Buckeyes finished the 2003-04 season 14-16, 6-10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament

Roster

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2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 18, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/9/2004*
Northern Kentucky W 77–67 
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Regular season
11/15/2004*
Towson
Guardians Classic
W 74–53  1–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/16/2004*
Robert Morris
Guardians Classic
W 82–50  2–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/19/2004*
Delaware W 74–49  3–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/23/2004*
vs. Houston
Guardians Classic
W 78–61  4–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/24/2004*
vs. Creighton
Guardians Classic
L 63–65 OT 4–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/27/2004*
Chattanooga W 84–67  5–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/1/2004*
at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 73–80  5–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
12/11/2004*
Portland State W 78–54  6–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/16/2004*
at Texas Tech W 77–71  7–2
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
12/19/2004*
Morehead State W 74–48  8–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/22/2004*
Mercer W 102–77  9–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/28/2004*
New Hampshire W 77–59  10–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/31/2004*
Saint Joseph's W 72–61  11–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/5/2005
9:05 pm, ESPN Plus
at No. 1 Illinois L 65–84  11–3
(0–1)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/8/2005
No. 14 Iowa W 81–69  12–3
(1–1)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/11/2005
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Wisconsin L 66–72  12–4
(1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/15/2005*
at LSU L 101–113 2OT 12–5
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
1/19/2005
Minnesota L 56–60 OT 12–6
(1–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/22/2005
at Indiana L 60–67  12–7
(1–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/26/2005
Penn State W 68–62  13–7
(2–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/29/2005
at Northwestern W 65–52  14–7
(3–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/2/2005
Purdue W 75–65  15–7
(4–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/5/2005
Michigan W 72–46  16–7
(5–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/9/2005
8:00 pm
at No. 13 Michigan State L 69–83  16–8
(5–5)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
2/12/2005
at Penn State W 66–56  17–8
(6–5)
Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
2/15/2005
Indiana W 57–44  18–8
(7–5)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/19/2005
at Minnesota L 50–52  18–9
(7–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/27/2005
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Wisconsin L 56–64  18–10
(7–7)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/2/2005
at Iowa L 72–74  18–11
(7–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/6/2005
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 1 Illinois W 65–64  19–11
(8–8)
Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
3/10/2005
(6) vs. (11) Penn State
Opening Round
W 72–69  20–11
United Center 
Chicago, IL
3/11/2005
9:10 pm, ESPN
(6) vs. (3) No. 23 Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
L 49–60  20–12
United Center 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
  2. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2023.