2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record13–15 (7–9 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrandon Polk
CaptainAvery Sheets
Bruce Horan
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2004–05 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 4th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Roster

2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Jamie Smalligan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Grand Rapids, MI
G 21 Avery Sheets (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lafayette, IN
G 3 Bruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Castle, IN
G 10 James Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Chicago, IL
F 34 Jeff James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
F 31 Andy Grunst 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F/C 24 Brian Ligon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Petersburg, FL
G/F 33 Brandon Crone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Frankfort, IN
G/F 44 Nick Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Robinson, IL
G/F 32 Drew Streicher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Washington, IN
G/F 1 Julian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ružomberok, Slovakia
G 4 A. J. Graves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Switz City, IN
F 20 Brandon Polk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Wichita, KS
G 42 Gary Patterson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hammond, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 21 August 2012

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 19, 2004*
 South Dakota State W 80–52  1–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,596)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 22, 2004*
 Greenville W 79–43  2–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,117)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 27, 2004*
 Miami (OH) W 61–48  3–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,821)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2004*
 at Ohio L 58–64  3–1
 Convocation Center (2,033)
Athens, OH
Dec 7, 2004*
 at Bradley L 66–75  3–2
 Carver Arena (8,811)
Peoria, IL
Dec 11, 2004*
 at Indiana St. L 54–57  3–3
 Hulman Center (5,394)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 18, 2004*
 IPFW W 73–39  4–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,563)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2004*
 Ball State W 74–68  5–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,206)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2004*
 Richmond L 68–69  5–4
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2004*
 at Eastern Washington L 62–67  5–5
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, Arizona
Horizon League Play
Jan 6, 2005
 Milwaukee L 68–71 OT 5–6 (0–1)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,143)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 8, 2005
 Green Bay L 50–57  5–7 (0–2)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,015)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 13, 2005
 at Loyala W 77–72 2OT 6–7 (1–2)
 Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,744)
Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2005
 at Detroit L 59–72  6–8 (1–3)
 Calihan Hall (3,012)
Detroit, MI
Jan 19, 2005
 Youngstown St. W 50–37  7–8 (2–3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,447)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 22, 2005
 Wright St. L 54–59  7–9 (2–4)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,952)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2005
 at Cleveland St. L 57–77  7–10 (2–5)
 Wolstein Center (1,607)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 29, 2005
 at UIC L 49–73  7–11 (2–6)
 UIC Pavilion (4,997)
Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 2005
 at Green Bay W 70–47  8–11 (3–6)
 Resch Center (5,580)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 3, 2005
 Loyola W 79–51  9–11 (4–6)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,578)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2005
 at Wright St. L 55–61  9–12 (4–7)
 Nutter Center (4,166)
Dayton, OH
Feb 10, 2005
 Cleveland St. L 56–65  9–13 (4–8)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,309)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 12, 2005
 Detroit W 65–50  10–13 (5–8)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,603)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16, 2005
 at No. 23 Milwaukee L 53–64  10–14 (5–9)
 U.S. Cellular Arena (5,469)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 19, 2005*
 Valparaiso W 72–69  11–14
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,037)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23, 2005
 at Youngstown St. W 79–59  12–14 (6–9)
 Beeghly Center (2,047)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 26, 2005
 UIC W 86–82  13–14 (7–9)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,554)
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 1, 2005
 (7) at (6) Wright St. L 57–61  13–15
 Nutter Center (2,042)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Prospectus". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "2004-2005 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.