2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Horizon League Regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceHorizon League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record26–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Home arenaU.S. Cellular Arena
Klotsche Center
2004–05 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Milwaukee142 .875266  .813
Green Bay106 .6251711  .607
Detroit97 .5631416  .467
Loyola Chicago88 .5001317  .433
Illinois-Chicago88 .5001514  .517
Wright State88 .5001515  .500
Butler79 .4381315  .464
Cleveland State610 .375917  .346
Youngstown State214 .125523  .179
2005 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by head coach Bruce Pearl, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #12 seed and defeated No. 5 seed Alabama[1] and No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to reach their 1st Sweet 16 in school history. Their season ended after losing to the eventual National runner-up and No. 1 overall seed Illinois.[3]

Roster

2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Chris Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrWhitney Young Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Mark Pancratz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSchaumburg Schaumburg, Illinois
G 12 Allan Hanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEast Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F 13 Joah Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBradley Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 14 Derrick Wimmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoChicago State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 20 Myles McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMenomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F 21 Jason McCoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrRutgers Houston, Texas
G 22 Ed McCants 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrParis JC Marion, Ohio
F 23 James Wright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrVincent Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 24 Boo Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrOlney CC Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Luke Homan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCentral Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 33 Nick Hansen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWest Appleton, Wisconsin
F 40 Michael Bendall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrOconomowoc Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
F 42 Rob Sanders 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrToledo Toledo, Ohio
C 43 Steve Hoelzel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMichigan Tech Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F 44 Adrian Tigert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrWest Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C 50 Derrick Ford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrOlney CC Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [4]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 10, 2004*
    Lawrence W 89–55 
    U.S. Cellular Arena 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Regular season
    Nov 20, 2004*
    Prairie View W 117–55  1–0
    U.S. Cellular Arena (3,278)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Nov 23, 2004*
    Wisconsin–Parkside W 87–50  2–0
    U.S. Cellular Arena (3,352)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Nov 28, 2004*
    Air Force W 50–45  3–0
    U.S. Cellular Arena (4,120)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Dec 1, 2004*
    South Dakota State W 89–54  4–0
    U.S. Cellular Arena (3,053)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Dec 4, 2004
    at Illinois-Chicago W 75–67  5–0
    (1–0)
    UIC Pavilion (6,004)
    Chicago, Illinois
    Dec 7, 2004*
    at Saint Louis W 57–47  6–0
    Scottrade Center (7,202)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 11, 2004*
    at Valparaiso L 71–72  6–1
    Athletics-Recreation Center (4,242)
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Dec 15, 2004*
    at Wisconsin L 37–66  6–2
    Kohl Center (17,142)
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Dec 22, 2004*
    vs. No. 2 Kansas
    Yellow Book Shootout
    L 62–73  6–3
    Kemper Arena (17,843)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Dec 30, 2004*
    at Manhattan W 88–78 OT 7–3
    Draddy Gymnasium (2,482)
    New York, New York
    Jan 3, 2005
    Detroit L 68–76  7–4
    (1–1)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (3,355)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 6, 2005
    at Butler W 71–68 OT 8–4
    (2–1)
    Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,143)
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Jan 8, 2005
    Loyola–Chicago W 73–56  9–4
    (3–1)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (4,632)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 12, 2005
    at Youngstown State W 65–42  10–4
    (4–1)
    Beeghly Center (2,793)
    Youngstown, Ohio
    Jan 15, 2005
    Green Bay W 86–56  11–4
    (5–1)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (5,212)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 17, 2005
    Wright State W 71–66  12–4
    (6–1)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (2,831)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 20, 2005
    Cleveland State W 85–65  13–4
    (7–1)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (3,689)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 22, 2005
    at Detroit W 61–48  14–4
    (8–1)
    Calihan Hall (1,240)
    Detroit, Michigan
    Jan 26, 2005*
    at Purdue W 73–68  15–4
    Mackey Arena (11,278)
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Jan 29, 2005
    at Green Bay L 72–76  15–5
    (8–2)
    Resch Center (8,072)
    Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
    Feb 2, 2005
    at Wright State W 79–70  16–5
    (9–2)
    Ervin J. Nutter Center (4,134)
    Fairborn, Ohio
    Feb 5, 2005
    Illinois-Chicago W 85–75  17–5
    (10–2)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (6,041)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Feb 10, 2005
    at Loyola–Chicago W 74–67  18–5
    (11–2)
    Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,682)
    Chicago, Illinois
    Feb 12, 2005
    Youngstown State W 90–67  19–5
    (12–2)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (6,455)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Feb 16, 2005
    Butler W 64–53  20–5
    (13–2)
    U.S. Cellular Arena (5,469)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Feb 19, 2005*
    at Hawaii W 87–81  21–5
    Stan Sheriff Center (8,024)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Feb 26, 2005
    at Cleveland State W 81–59  22–5
    (14–2)
    Henry J. Goodman Arena (3,461)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Horizon League Tournament
    Mar 5, 2005*
    Loyola–Chicago
    Semifinals
    W 94–76  23–5
    U.S. Cellular Arena (8,653)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Mar 8, 2005*
    Detroit
    Championship game
    W 59–58  24–5
    U.S. Cellular Arena (10,783)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2005*
    (12 CHI) vs. (5 CHI) No. 21 Alabama
    First round
    W 83–73  25–5
    Henry J. Goodman Arena (13,222)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Mar 19, 2005*
    (12 CHI) vs. (4 CHI) No. 14 Boston College
    Second Round
    W 83–75  26–5
    Henry J. Goodman Arena (13,332)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Mar 24, 2005*
    (12 CHI) vs. (1 CHI) No. 1 Illinois
    Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 63–77[3]  26–6
    Allstate Arena (16,957)
    Rosemont, Illinois
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    CHI=Chicago.

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    2005 Horizon League Tournament

    First round
    Tuesday, March 1
    Second Round
    Friday, March 4
    Semifinals
    Saturday, March 5
    Championship
    Tuesday, March 8
    1 Milwaukee 94
    4 Loyola 78 4 Loyola 76
    9 Youngstown State 75 4 Loyola (OT) 87
    5 UIC 84 5 UIC 81
    8 Cleveland State 65 1 Milwaukee 59
    3 Detroit 58
    2 Green Bay 55
    3 Detroit 61
    3 Detroit 61
    6 Wright State 61 6 Wright State 48
    7 Butler 57

    First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
    Second round and semifinals hosted by the top seed. Championship hosted by best remaining seed

    Rankings

    [6]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. "Wisconsin Milwaukee Gives Alabama Some Bad News". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    2. "Milwaukee Beats B.C. to Record Upset No. 2". The New York Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    3. 1 2 "Illinois Doesn't Let Its Guard Down in Win". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    4. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    5. "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    6. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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