2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ASUN Regular season co-champions
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record24–9 (13–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF † 13 – 7   .650 24 – 9   .727
Gardner-Webb 13 – 7   .650 18 – 12   .600
Belmont 12 – 8   .600 14 – 16   .467
Lipscomb 11 – 9   .550 16 – 12   .571
Mercer 11 – 9   .550 16 – 12   .571
Jacksonville 11 – 9   .550 16 – 13   .552
Georgia State 11 – 9   .550 14 – 15   .483
Troy State 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Florida Atlantic 10 – 10   .500 10 – 17   .370
Stetson 8 – 12   .400 10 – 17   .370
Campbell 0 – 20   .000 2 – 25   .074
† 2005 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 1, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.[1]

Roster

2004–05 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Marcus Avant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Valdosta, GA
F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Boynton Beach, FL
G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Largo, FL
G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Waldorf, MD
G 5 Gary Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wayne, MI
G 10 Kingsley Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
G 12 Adam Picow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Boca Raton, FL
G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Collinsville, IL
G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Junction City, KS
F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wayne, MI
C 25 Adam Gill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Springboro, OH
F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis, TN
F 32 Albert Smidebush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Vero Beach, FL
F 33 Anthony Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Omaha, NE
F 34 Jacob Loucks Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Clearwater, FL
C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gibbsboro, NJ
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# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 11, 2004*
 Saint Leo W 73–66 
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov 18, 2004*
 at Alaska-Fairbanks W 74–63  1–0
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2004*
 vs. Utah State W 55–52  2–0
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 2004*
 vs. New Mexico State W 62–58  3–0
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 24, 2004*
 Puerto Rico–Mayagüez W 97–52  4–0
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 2, 2004
 Gardner-Webb L 55–67  4–1
(0–1) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 4, 2004*
 UMKC W 62–56  5–1
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 16, 2004
 Campbell W 90–73  6–1
(1–1) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 18, 2004*
 UMKC W 57–56  7–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 2004*
 Brown L 82–83  7–2
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 29, 2004*
 Fordham W 65–61  8–2
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Regular season (ASUN conference play)
Jan 3, 2005
 at Georgia State L 63–76  8–3
(1–2) 		GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 5, 2005
 at Mercer L 71–80  8–4
(1–3) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, Georgia
Jan 9, 2005
 Jacksonville W 75–57  9–4
(2–3) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 11, 2005
 Stetson W 70–66  10–4
(3–3) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 13, 2005
 at Florida Atlantic W 73–70  11–4
(4–3) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 16, 2005
 Troy W 87–70  12–4
(5–3) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 20, 2005
 Florida Atlantic L 61–73  12–5
(5–4) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 23, 2005
 at Belmont L 52–67  12–6
(5–5) 		Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 2005
 at Lipscomb L 63–64  12–7
(5–6) 		Allen Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2005
 Belmont W 60–57  13–7
(6–6) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 31, 2005
 Lipscomb W 67–58  14–7
(7–6) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 4, 2005
 at Troy W 77–73  15–7
(8–6) 		Sartain Hall 
Troy, Alabama
Feb 10, 2005
 at Stetson W 71–62  16–7
(9–6) 		Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
Feb 12, 2005
 at Jacksonville L 82–83  16–8
(9–7) 		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 17, 2005
 Mercer W 79–65  17–8
(10–7) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 19, 2005
 Georgia State W 70–65  18–8
(11–7) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 21, 2005*
 South Dakota State
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 82–72  19–8
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 24, 2005
 at Gardner-Webb W 58–55  20–8
(12–7) 		Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Feb 26, 2005
 at Campbell W 63–52  21–8
(13–7) 		Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
ASUN tournament
Mar 3, 2005*
 (2) vs. (7) Mercer
Quarterfinals 		W 81–68  22–8
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 2005*
 (2) at (3) Belmont
Semifinals 		W 66–61  23–8
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2005*
 (2) vs. (1) Gardner-Webb
Championship game 		W 63–54  24–8
 Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
2:35 p.m., CBS 		(15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 13 Connecticut
First round 		L 71–77  24–9
 DCU Center (13,009)
Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". UCF Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCF Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.