2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, the team played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After finishing tied atop the conference regular season standings, the Eagles lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to West Virginia. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Chicago region. BC defeated Penn in the opening round[1] before being upset by No. 12 seed UW-Milwaukee 83–75.[2] The team finished with an overall record of 25–5 (13–3 Big East).

2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
Record25–5 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813255 .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813238 .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688248 .750
Pittsburgh106 .625209 .690
Notre Dame97 .5631712 .586
Georgetown88 .5001913 .594
West Virginia88 .5002411 .686
Providence412 .2501417 .452
Seton Hall412 .2501216 .429
Rutgers214 .1251019 .345
St. John's*313 .188918 .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000127 .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Roster

2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F1Craig Smith6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg)JrFairfax HSInglewood, California
F3Jared Dudley6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoHorizon HSSan Diego, California
G4Jermaine Watson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrTabor AcademyDorchester, Massachusetts
F5Akida McLain6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrPenn Hills HSPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G11Louis Hinnant6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrGwynn Park HSOxon Hill, Maryland
G12Steve Hailey6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoWorcester AcademyBoston, Massachusetts
C13Nate Doornekamp7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg)SrErnestown Secondary SchoolOdessa, Ontario, Canada
F20Gordon Watt6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg)FrEvanston Township HSEvanston, Illinois
G21Tyler Neville6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrRidgewood HSRidgewood, New Jersey
G23Sean Marshall6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg)SoEisenhower HSRialto, California
G25Ted Dunlap6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrJesuit College Preparatory School of DallasDallas, Texas
F32John Oates6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)FrDon Bosco PrepHarriman, New York
F/C51Sean Williams6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrMansfield HSHouston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 2004*
MaineW 72–58 1–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 23, 2004*
New HampshireW 84–62 2–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2004*
ClemsonW 79–70 3–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 2004*
Long IslandW 87–46 4–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 2004*
vs. UCLA
John R. Wooden Classic
W 74–64 5–0
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Dec 9, 2004*
Holy CrossW 63–60 OT6–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 11, 2004*
Boston UniversityW 80–74 7–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 19, 2004*
YaleW 82–80 2OT8–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 22, 2004*
DuquesneW 88–70 9–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 29, 2004*
Kent StateW 67–65 10–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 2, 2005*
at UMassW 67–48 11–0
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 2005
No. 25 at No. 10 ConnecticutW 75–70 12–0
(1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 8, 2005*
No. 25 ProvidenceW 69–60 13–0
(2–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 16, 2005
No. 13 at West VirginiaW 73–53 14–0
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 2005
No. 9 VillanovaW 67–66 15–0
(4–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2005
No. 9 at St. John'sW 79–73 16–0
(5–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 26, 2005
No. 8 at ProvidenceW 78–75 17–0
(6–0)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 29, 2005
No. 8 GeorgetownW 64–49 18–0
(7–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 2005
No. 5 West VirginiaW 62–50 19–0
(8–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 2005
No. 5 at Seton HallW 60–52 20–0
(9–0)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 8, 2005
No. 4 at Notre DameL 65–68 20–1
(9–1)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 2005
No. 6 RutgersW 74–64 21–1
(10–1)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 19, 2005
No. 6 No. 9 SyracuseW 65–60 22–1
(11–1)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 2005
No. 3 at No. 23 VillanovaL 70–76 22–2
(11–2)
Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2005*
No. 3 Seton HallW 70–58 23–2
(12–2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 2005
No. 5 No. 24 PittsburghL 50–72 23–3
(12–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 2005
No. 5 at RutgersW 78–66 24–3
(13–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*
No. 7 vs. West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 72–78 24–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*
(4 CHI) No. 14 vs. (13 CHI) Penn
Second Round
W 85–65 25–4
Henry J. Goodman Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 19, 2005*
(4 CHI) No. 14 vs. (12 CHI) Milwaukee
Second Round
L 75–83 25–5
Henry J. Goodman Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
CHI=Chicago.

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Rankings

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References