2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Horizon League Regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Horizon League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	26–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (4th season);
Home arena	U.S. Cellular Arena; Klotsche Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
Green Bay	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Detroit	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Loyola Chicago	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
Illinois-Chicago	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Wright State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
Butler	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Cleveland State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	17	.346
Youngstown State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	23	.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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Chris Hill	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Whitney Young	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Mark Pancratz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Schaumburg	Schaumburg, Illinois
G	12	Allan Hanson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	East	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F	13	Joah Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Bradley	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	14	Derrick Wimmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Chicago State	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	20	Myles McKay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F	21	Jason McCoy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Rutgers	Houston, Texas
G	22	Ed McCants	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Paris JC	Marion, Ohio
F	23	James Wright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Vincent	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	24	Boo Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Olney CC	Chicago, Illinois
G	32	Luke Homan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Central	Brookfield, Wisconsin
G	33	Nick Hansen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	West	Appleton, Wisconsin
F	40	Michael Bendall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
F	42	Rob Sanders	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Toledo	Toledo, Ohio
C	43	Steve Hoelzel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Michigan Tech	Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F	44	Adrian Tigert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	West	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C	50	Derrick Ford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Olney CC	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Bruce Pearl

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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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

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Awards and honors

Ed McCants – Horizon League Player of the Year
Bruce Pearl – Horizon League Coach of the Year

References

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

2004-05 Milwaukee Panthers Schedule and Results

[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.

[ncaa-illini-3] "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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v t e Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25