2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2004–05

| sport = basketball

| team = NC State Wolfpack

| logo =

| logo_size =

| logo_alt =

| image=North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg

| image_size=100

| image_alt = NC State (logo)

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| division =

| short_conf = ACC

| CoachRank = 22

| APRank =

| record = 21–14

| conf_record = 7–9

| wins_vacated =

| wins_forfeited =

| conf_wins_vacated =

| conf_wins_forfeited =

| head_coach = Herb Sendek

| hc_year = 9th

| asst_coach1 =

| ac1_year =

| asst_coach2 =

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| asst_coach3 =

| ac3_year =

| mvp =

| mvp_year =

| mvp2 =

| mvp2_year =

| captain =

| captain_year =

| captain2 =

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| captain3 =

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| arena = RBC Center

| champion =

| tourney = NCAA tournament

| tourney_result = Sweet Sixteen

}}

The 2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2004–05 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's ninth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Sweet Sixteen, and finished with a record of 21–14 (7–9 ACC).

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2004|team=NC State Wolfpack|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ilian|last=Evtimov|num=3|pos=FC|ft=6|in=7|lbs=232|class=Jr|rs=y|link=y|home=Sofia, Bulgaria|high_school=Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Braxton|last=Albritton|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=206|class=Fr|link=|home=Raleigh, North Carolina|high_school=Broughton HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gavin|last=Grant|num=11|pos=GF|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=Fr|link=|home=Bronx, New York|high_school=St. Raymond HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Bennerman|num=13|pos=GF|ft=6|in=4|lbs=198|class=Jr|link=|home=Greensboro, North Carolina|high_school=Grimsley HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Engin|last=Atsür|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=200|class=So|link=y|home=Istanbul, Turkey|high_school=St. Benoit HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Levi|last=Watkins|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=Sr|link=|home=Rockville, Maryland|high_school=Montrose Christian School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Bethel|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=178|class=Jr|rs=y|link=|home=Fort Washington, Maryland|high_school=Montrose Christian School
Georgetown}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Julius|last=Hodge|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=Sr|link=y|home=Harlem, New York|high_school=St. Raymond HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Collins|num=32|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=242|class=Sr|link=|home=Hyattsville, Maryland|high_school=DeMatha Catholic HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cedric|last=Simmons|num=33|pos=CF|ft=6|in=9|lbs=216|class=Fr|link=y|home=Shallotte, North Carolina|high_school=West Brunswick HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Simons|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=242|class=So|rs=y|link=|home=Burlington, North Carolina|high_school=Walter M. Williams HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Brackman|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=205|class=Fr|link=y|home=Cincinnati, Ohio|high_school=Moeller HS}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Herb Sendek ({{college|Carnegie Mellon}})

|asst_coach=

|roster_url=https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2004-05

}}

{{cite web|url=https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2004-05|title=2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster|website=NC State University Athletics|access-date=May 30, 2024}}

Schedule

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=New Orleans Privateers|title=New Orleans}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 92–58

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 18, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 71–45

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 19, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 100–66

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=none|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 99–44

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename = ACC-Big Ten Challenge

| score = 60–53

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=none|team=Manhattan Jaspers|title=Manhattan}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 76–60

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 11, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=none|team=Liberty Flames |title=Liberty}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 94–60

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 15, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 78–72

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = Washington

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Bank of America Arena

| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington

| gamename =

| score = 64–68

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 21, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, Utah

| gamename =

| score = 72–61

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York, New York

| gamename = Dreyfus Holiday Festival

| score = 84–74

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2004

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = St. John's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York, New York

| gamename = Dreyfus Holiday Festival

| score = 45–63

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 2005

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 69–82

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = BankUnited Center

| site_cityst = Miami, Florida

| gamename =

| score = 66–67

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–4

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 74–86

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–5

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 76–68

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11–5

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 19, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, Virginia

| gamename =

| score = 71–72

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11–6

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Comcast Center

| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland

| gamename =

| score = 85–69

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 12–6

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 26, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 64–70

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 12–7

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum

| site_cityst = Clemson, South Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 80–70

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 13–7

| conference = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 71–95

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 13–8

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 5, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = RBC Center

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 62–64

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 13–9

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 75–86

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 13–10

| conference = 3–7

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}| ACC Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 10, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = MCI Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = First round

| score = 70–54

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 18–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 11, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = MCI Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 81–65

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 19–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 12, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = MCI Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 69–76

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 19–13

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}| NCAA Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 18, 2005

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 10 SYR

| opponent = Charlotte

| opprank =

| oppseed = 7 SYR

| site_stadium = DCU Center

| site_cityst = Worcester, Massachusetts

| gamename = First round

| score = 75–63

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 20–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 20, 2005

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 10 SYR

| opponent = Connecticut

| opprank = 13

| oppseed = 2 SYR

| site_stadium = DCU Center

| site_cityst = Worcester, Massachusetts

| gamename = Second Round

| score = 65–62

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 21–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 25, 2005

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 10 SYR

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank = 20

| oppseed = 6 SYR

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York

| gamename = Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen

| score = 56–65

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 21–14

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

| region = SYR

| regionname = Syracuse

| notes =

}}

{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/10/28/2019_20_Media_Guide_Online_.pdf |title=2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide |work=NC State Athletic Department |page=133 |access-date=July 4, 2021 }}

Rankings

*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1141–1142|year=2009|isbn=0-345-51392-4}}

NBA draft

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=NC State Wolfpack| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }}

style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""

| 1

20

Julius Hodge

Denver Nuggets

{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2005.html|title=2005 NBA Draft|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=July 5, 2021}}

References

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