2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	21–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (4th season);
Assistant coach	Ben Jacobson
Home arena	UNI-Dome
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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]

The 2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost to SW Missouri State in the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the opening round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Ben Jacobson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Sioux City, IA
G	23	Brooks McKowen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fairbank, IA

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*		Wayne State (NE)	W 84–66	1–0	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 24, 2004*		at Cincinnati	L 70–76 ^2OT	1–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 2004*		Iowa State Iowa Big Four	W 99–82	2–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 4, 2004*		at Loyola–Chicago	W 80–73	3–1	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 2004*		at No. 17 Iowa	L 73–76	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 2004*		at UMKC	W 81–58	4–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 15, 2004*		Green Bay	W 76–65	5–2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 21, 2004*		Wagner	W 86–56	6–2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 23, 2004*		Longwood	W 84–63	7–2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 30, 2004*		vs. Valparaiso	W 67–49	8–2	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 31, 2004*		vs. Northwestern State	W 69–62	9–2	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Jan 3, 2005		Illinois State	W 75–55	10–2 (1–0)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 7, 2005		at Evansville	L 73–92	10–3 (1–1)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 9, 2005		at Indiana State	W 64–48	11–3 (2–1)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 12, 2005		SW Missouri State	W 68–63	12–3 (3–1)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2005		Creighton	L 66–67	12–4 (3–2)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 12, 2005		at Illinois State	W 65–64	17–8 (8–6)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Feb 16, 2005		Drake	W 61–60	18–8 (9–6)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 19, 2005*		Western Michigan	W 86–75	19–8	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 23, 2005		at Southern Illinois	L 69–76	19–9 (9–7)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005		Bradley	W 81–72	20–9 (10–7)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 28, 2005		at Wichita State	W 67–66	21–9 (11–7)	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. SW Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 62–70	21–10	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 20 Wisconsin First round	L 52–57	21–11	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[3] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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