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2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–8 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Pacific 18 0   1.000 27 4   .871
Utah State 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 16 13   .552
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
UC Santa Barbara 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
UC Riverside 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Cal Poly 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
2005 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2005[1]
Rankings from AP poll


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]

Roster

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2004–05 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 32 Spencer Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pocatello, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2004*
vs. Georgia Southern W 71–61  1–0
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2004*
vs. Central Florida L 52–55  1–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 2004*
vs. Northwestern W 64–57  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 27, 2004*
UC Davis W 81–55  3–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 1, 2004*
BYU W 71–57  4–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 4, 2004*
Utah W 71–45  5–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 7, 2004*
at Purdue-Fort Wayne L 59–64  5–2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Dec 11, 2004*
Weber State W 73–56  6–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 18, 2004*
at BYU W 84–62  7–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Big West regular season
Dec 23, 2004
at Idaho L 62–69  7–3
(0–1)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, Idaho
Dec 29, 2004*
South Carolina State W 82–60  8–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 30, 2004*
Loyola Marymount W 87–42  9–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 6, 2005
UC Santa Barbara W 80–70  10–3
(1–1)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Mar 4, 2005
Idaho W 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

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Wildcats turn it on in second half, cruise to win". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.