2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team


The 2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2004–05 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 7th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 13–5 to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. The Aggies fell to No. 3 seed Arizona in the opening round.[2]

2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–8 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
← 2003–04
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Pacific180 1.000274 .871
Utah State135 .722248 .750
Cal State Fullerton126 .6672111 .656
Cal State Northridge126 .6671813 .581
UC Irvine810 .4441613 .552
Long Beach State711 .3891020 .333
UC Santa Barbara711 .3891118 .379
Idaho612 .333822 .267
UC Riverside414 .222919 .321
Cal Poly315 .167522 .185
2005 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2005[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F32Spencer Nelson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrPocatello, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2004*
vs. Georgia SouthernW 71–61 1–0
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2004*
vs. Central FloridaL 52–55 1–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 2004*
vs. NorthwesternW 64–57 2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*
UC DavisW 81–55 3–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 1, 2004*
BYUW 71–57 4–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 4, 2004*
UtahW 71–45 5–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 7, 2004*
at Purdue-Fort WayneL 59–64 5–2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Dec 11, 2004*
Weber StateW 73–56 6–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 18, 2004*
at BYUW 84–62 7–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Big West regular season
Dec 23, 2004
at IdahoL 62–69 7–3
(0–1)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, Idaho
Dec 29, 2004*
South Carolina StateW 82–60 8–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 30, 2004*
Loyola MarymountW 87–42 9–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 6, 2005
UC Santa BarbaraW 80–70 10–3
(1–1)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Mar 4, 2005
IdahoW 65–43 22–7
(13–5)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Big West tournament
Mar 11, 2005*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals
W 84–77 23–7
Honda Center 
San Jose, California
Mar 12, 2005*
vs. No. 18 Pacific
Championship game
W 65–52 24–7
Honda Center 
San Jose, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arizona
First round
L 53–66 24–8
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References