2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Appearance
2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball | |
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MWC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 26–7 (10–4 MWC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | University Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Utah | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were led by head coach "Disco" Ritchie McKay and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the Mountain West regular season standings, but defeated Utah to win the MWC tournament championship. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Syracuse region. The team was knocked out in the opening round by No. 5 seed Villanova, 55–47,[2] to finish with a 26–7 record (10–4 MWC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 2004* |
at Oregon | L 75–79 | 4–1 |
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 18, 2004* |
Tennessee | W 77–58 | 10–1 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 22, 2004* |
No. 5 Wake Forest | L 64–81 | 10–2 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Feb 21, 2005 |
No. 13 Utah | W 65–54 | 20–6 (7–4) |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Feb 26, 2005 |
at San Diego State | W 78–61 | 21–6 (8–4) |
Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Feb 28, 2005 |
at UNLV | W 77–66 | 22–6 (9–4) |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 5, 2005 |
Colorado State | W 72–61 | 23–6 (10–4) |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
MWC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2005* |
vs. BYU Quarterfinals |
W 85–71 | 24–6 |
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 11, 2005* |
vs. San Diego State Semifinals |
W 77–67 | 25–6 |
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 12, 2005* |
vs. No. 15 Utah Championship game |
W 60–56 | 26–6 |
The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2005* |
(12 SYR) | vs. (5 SYR) No. 19 Villanova First round |
L 47–55 | 26–7 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SYR=Syracuse. |
Rankings
[edit]Team players in the 2005 NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 17 | Danny Granger | Indiana Pacers |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Villanova overcomes 20 turnovers". ESPN. March 18, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2022.[dead link ]
- ^ "2004–05 New Mexico Lobos Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "2004–05 New Mexico Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1041–1042. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2005 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.