2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . It was the 37th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III , they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center . They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament , before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson.
Roster
2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Dixon Renardo
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Houston, TX
F
2
Michael Doles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Richmond, VA
F
4
Mike Anderson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Virginia Beach, VA
F
5
Julian Capel
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Fayetteville, NC
G
10
Jamal Shuler
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Jacksonville, NC
G
20
B. A. Walker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Onancock, VA
F
21
Nick George
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Manchester, ENG
G
23
Jesse Pellot-Rosa
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Richmond, VA
G
25
Alex Harper
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Columbia, SC
F
30
Calvin Roland
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Hephzibah, GA
F
31
Eric Davis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, PA
G
32
Drew Johnson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Raleigh, NC
F
34
Derrick Reid
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Richmond, VA
F
40
Sam Faulk
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 10 *7:00 pm
Virginia Union
Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15 *7:30 pm
American NIT Season Tip-Off
W 82–76 OT
1–0
Siegel Center Richmond, VA
November 18 *7:00 pm, CSN-VA
at No. 2 Wake Forest NIT Season Tip-Off
L 67–81
1–1
Joel Coliseum (13,218)Winston-Salem, NC
November 27 *7:00 pm
at UAB
L 55–79
1–2
Bartow Arena (5,768)Birmingham, AL
December 1 *7:30 pm
Hampton
W 83–54
2–2
Siegel Center (4,012)Richmond, VA
December 5 2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington
L 63–68
2–3 (0–1)
Trask Coliseum (5,155)Wilmington, NC
December 11 *7:30 pm
Richmond Black & Blue Classic
W 58–50
3–3
Siegel Center (6,632)Richmond, VA
December 18 *7:30 pm
La Salle
W 63–52
4–3
Siegel Center (4,872)Richmond, VA
December 22 *7:30 pm
at Iona
L 72–77
4–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,441)New Rochelle, NY
December 29 *7:30 pm
Ole Miss
L 62–63
4–5
Siegel Center (4,312)Richmond, VA
January 2 *3:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
L 55–59
4–6
Murphy Center (2,702)Murfreesboro, TN
CAA regular season
January 5 3:00 pm, WTVR
at George Mason Rivalry
W 81–74
5–6 (1–1)
Patriot Center (2,527)Fairfax, VA
January 7 3:00 pm, WTVR
at Towson
W 70–58
6–6 (2–1)
Towson Center (1,317)Towson, MD
January 12 7:30 pm
Drexel
L 64–66
6–7 (2–2)
Siegel Center (3,878)Richmond, VA
January 15 4:00 pm
Hofstra
W 70–58
7–7 (3–2)
Siegel Center (5,034)Richmond, VA
January 19 4:00 pm
at Delaware
W 66–57
8–7 (4–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,139)Newark, DE
January 22 7:00 pm
at William & Mary
W 79–77 OT
9–7 (5–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,680)Williamsburg, VA
January 26 7:30 pm
at James Madison
L 58–66
9–8 (5–3)
Siegel Center (4,898)Richmond, VA
January 29 4:00 pm
Old Dominion Rivalry
W 75–71
10–8 (6–3)
Siegel Center (7,080)Richmond, VA
January 31 7:00 pm
at James Madison
W 70–43
11–8 (7–3)
JMU Convocation Center (3,444)Harrisonburg, VA
February 2 7:00 pm
at Hofstra
L 58–60
11–9 (7–4)
Hofstra Arena (1,507)Hempstead, NY
February 5
Towson
W 84–61
12–9 (8–4)
Siegel Center (6,986)Richmond, VA
February 9
at Drexel
W 62–59
13–9 (9–4)
Siegel Center (1,605)Richmond, VA
February 12
at Old Dominion Rivalry
L 76–82
13–10 (9–5)
Ted Constant Center (8,438)Norfolk, VA
February 14
George Mason Rivalry
W 89–81
14–10 (10–5)
Siegel Center (3,095)Richmond, VA
February 16
Delaware
W 83–73
15–10 (11–5)
Siegel Center (3,671)Richmond, VA
February 19 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charleston ESPN BracketBusters
L 75–85
15–11
John Kresse Arena (3,277)Charleston, SC
February 23 7:30 pm
William & Mary
W 91–69
16–11 (12–5)
Siegel Center (4,737)Richmond, VA
February 26 7:30 pm
at UNC Wilmington
W 72–71 OT
17–11 (13–5)
Siegel Center (7,283)Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
March 5 6:00 pm
(2)
vs. (7) Delaware Quarterfinals
W 74–61
18–11
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 6 6:00 pm
(2)
vs. (3) UNC Wilmington Semifinals
W 55–46
19–11
Richmond Coliseum (7,177)Richmond, VA
March 7 7:00 pm
(2)
vs. (1) Old Dominion Championship
L 66–73 OT
19–12
Richmond Coliseum (10,620)Richmond, VA
NIT
March 16 7:30 pm
Davidson Opening round
L 62–77
19–13
Siegel Center (2,862)Richmond, VA
References
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