2004–05 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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|mode=Basketball

|year=2004-05

|team=Michigan Wolverines

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| logo = Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg

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| logo_alt = A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.

|conference=Big Ten Conference

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|short_conf=Big Ten

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|record= 13–18

|conf_record= 4–12

|head_coach=Tommy Amaker

|hc_year=4th

|asst_coach1=Charles Ramsey

|asst_coach2=Chuck Swenson

|asst_coach3=Andrew Moore

|stadium=

|champion=

|captain=Lester Abram

|captain2=Graham Brown

|captain3=Sherrod Harrell

|mvp=Dion Harris

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{{2004–05 Big Ten men's basketball standings}}

The 2004-05 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2004-05 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=69|access-date=2010-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}} The team earned a ninth seed and was defeated in the first round of the 2005 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|title=Big Ten Tournament|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902070801/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}} The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 2005 National Invitation Tournament or the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament|title=NCAA Tournament History|publisher=University of Michigan|page=3|year=2010|access-date=2010-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament|archive-date=2010-10-01|url-status=dead}} The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|pages=68–83}} and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=2010-09-18|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=90}} The team had a 2–7 record against ranked opponents, with its victories coming against #20 {{cbb link|2004|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=Notre Dame University|title= Notre Dame}} 61–60 on December 4, 2004, at Crisler Arena and #14 Iowa 65–53 on January 5 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years|title=Through The Years|access-date=2010-09-21|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com|page=49|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}}

Lester Abram, Graham Brown, and Sherrod Harrell served as team co-captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|title=All-Time Accolades|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com|pages=9–10|access-date=2010-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|archive-date=2010-09-01|url-status=dead}} The team's leading scorers were Dion Harris (444 points), Courtney Sims (305 points) and Ron Coleman (233 points). The leading rebounders were Courtney Sims (160), Brent Petway (158) and Graham Brown (115).{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php |archive-date=April 18, 2010 }}

In the 2005 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 10–13, Michigan was seeded ninth. In the first round, they lost to number 8 {{cbb link|2004|sex=men|team= Northwestern Wildcats|school= Northwestern University|title=Northwestern}} 58–56.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|title=Big Ten Tournament|access-date=2010-09-22|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902070801/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-big-ten-tournament|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}}