2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year = 2004–05
|team = UCF Golden Knights
|image = UCF Golden Knights logo.png
|image_size = 150px
|conference = Atlantic Sun Conference
|division =
|short_conf = ASUN
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 24–9
|conf_record = 13–7
|head_coach = Kirk Speraw
|hc_year = 12th
|asst_coach1 = Tom Schuberth
|asst_coach2 = Craig Brown
|asst_coach3 = Dwight Evans
|stadium = UCF Arena
|champion = ASUN Regular season co-champions
ASUN tournament champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = first round
}}
{{2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings}}
The 2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.{{Cite web |url=http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405-ucf-mbb-stats |title=2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders |access-date=2013-01-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215204558/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405-ucf-mbb-stats |archive-date=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead }}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2004|team=UCF Knights|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Avant|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=200|class=Sr|home=Valdosta, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lavell|last=Payne|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210|class=So|home=Fort Lauderdale, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dave|last=Noel|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=Fr|home=Boynton Beach, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=O'Donnell|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=185|class=Fr|home=Largo, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Battle|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=So|home=Waldorf, MD}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=Johnson|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=Sr|home=Wayne, MI}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kingsley|last=Edwards|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=185|class=Sr|home=Bronx, NY}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Picow|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=170|class=So|home=Boca Raton, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Troy|last=Lindbeck|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=Jr|home=Collinsville, IL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Rose|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=Jr|home=Junction City, KS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Johnson|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=235|class=Jr|home=Wayne, MI}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Gill|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=Fr|home=Springboro, OH}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Peppers|link=y|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=So|home=Memphis, TN}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Albert|last=Smidebush|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=Fr|home=Vero Beach, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Williams|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=Jr|home=Omaha, NE}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Loucks|cur_rs=yes|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=So|home=Clearwater, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Will|last=Bakanowsky|num=35|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=240|class=Jr|home=Gibbsboro, NJ}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|roster_url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/central-florida/men/2005.html
|accessdate=
|head_coach=*Kirk Speraw (Iowa)
|asst_coach=
- Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State)
- Craig Brown (Florida)
- Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern)}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=yes|rank=yes|tv=yes|gamehighs=no|attend=no}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 11, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Saint Leo Lions|title=Saint Leo}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 73–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| Regular season (Non-conference play)
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 18, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks|title=Alaska-Fairbanks}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carlson Center
| site_cityst = Fairbanks, Alaska
| gamename =
| score = 74–63
| overtime =
| attend = 3,509
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 20, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carlson Center
| site_cityst = Fairbanks, Alaska
| gamename =
| score = 55–52
| overtime =
| attend = 3,562
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 21, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carlson Center
| site_cityst = Fairbanks, Alaska
| gamename =
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| attend = 2,281
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|school=University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez|team=Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Bulldogs|title=Puerto Rico–Mayagüez}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 97–52
| overtime =
| attend = 776
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|title=Gardner-Webb}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 55–67
| overtime =
| attend = 1,356
| record = 4–1
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMKC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 62–56
| overtime =
| attend = 1,275
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 2004
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 90–73
| overtime =
| attend = 822
| record = 6–1
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMKC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 57–56
| overtime =
| attend = 2,669
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Brown Bears|title=Brown}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 82–83
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,036
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 2004
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| attend = 641
| record = 8–2
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| Regular season (Atlantic Sun Conference play)
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 63–76
| overtime =
| attend = 320
| record = 8–3
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena
| site_cityst = Macon, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 71–80
| overtime =
| attend = 1,225
| record = 8–4
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 75–57
| overtime =
| attend = 1,062
| record = 9–4
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 70–66
| overtime =
| attend = 2,159
| record = 10–4
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 73–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,044
| record = 11–4
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Troy Trojans|title=Troy}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 87–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,278
| record = 12–4
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 61–73
| overtime =
| attend = 1,738
| record = 12–5
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Belmont Bruins|title=Belmont}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 52–67
| overtime =
| attend = 819
| record = 12–6
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=Lipscomb Bisons|title=Lipscomb}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 63–64
| overtime =
| attend = 1,090
| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Belmont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 60–57
| overtime =
| attend = 1,676
| record = 13–7
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lipscomb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 67–58
| overtime =
| attend = 1,139
| record = 14–7
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Troy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sartain Hall
| site_cityst = Troy, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 77–73
| overtime =
| attend = 2,963
| record = 15–7
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 71–62
| overtime =
| attend = 4,228
| record = 16–7
| conference = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 82–83
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,308
| record = 16–8
| conference = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 79–65
| overtime =
| attend = 1,142
| record = 17–8
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 70–65
| overtime =
| attend = 1,824
| record = 18–8
| conference = 11–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2004|sex=men|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename = ESPN BracketBusters
| score = 82–72
| overtime =
| attend = 1,322
| record = 19–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Gardner-Webb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Paul Porter Arena
| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 58–55
| overtime =
| attend = 3,281
| record = 20–8
| conference = 12–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Campbell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carter Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Buies Creek, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 63–52
| overtime =
| attend = 806
| record = 21–8
| conference = 13–7
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| 2005 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 81–68
| overtime =
| attend = 785
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Belmont
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 66–61
| overtime =
| attend = 3,482
| record = 23–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Gardner-Webb
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 63–54
| overtime =
| attend = 2,133
| record = 24–8
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 2005
| time = 2:35 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 15 E
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 13
| oppseed = 2 E
| site_stadium = DCU Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, Massachusetts
| gamename = First round
| score = 71–77
| overtime =
| tv = CBS
| attend = 13,009
| record = 24–9
}}
|-
| colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
|}
References
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