2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
NIT Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2004–05 record	22–9 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Darrin Horn;
Assistant coach	Paul Sanderford
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 2004–05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and All Sun Belt Conference guard, Anthony Winchester.[1] They finished 2nd in the SBC East Division and were invited to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament. Future NBA player Courtney Lee was SBC Freshman of the Year and was named to the SBC All Tournament team.[2]

Schedule

[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/19/2004*		Tennessee State	W 76–73 ^OT	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2004*		at Georgia	W 71–61	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
11/27/2004*		Montana	W 72–46	3–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/1/2004*		Southeast Missouri	W 74–53	4–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/4/2004*		at Murray State	W 82–72	5–0	CFSB Center Murray, KY
12/8/2004*		Eastern Kentucky	W 75–63	6–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/11/2004*		at Evansville	L 62–68	6–1	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
12/18/2004*		Marshall	W 70–54	7–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/22/2004*		Kentucky State	W 89–73	8–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/28/2004*		at Austin Peay	W 87–80	9–1	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
1/1/2005*		Fordham	W 80–59	10–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/5/2005*		at Virginia	L 79–80 ^2OT	10–2	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
1/13/2005		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 66–69	10–3 (0-1)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
1/15/2005		at Arkansas State	L 90–94	10–4 (0-2)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
1/20/2005		New Orleans	W 81–69	11–4 (1-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/22/2005		South Alabama	W 79–76 ^OT	12–4 (2-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/27/2005		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 76–91 ^Vacated	12–5 (2-3)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
1/29/2005		at New Mexico State	W 77–75	13–5 (3-3)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
02/3/2005		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–56	14–5 (4-3)	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
2/5/2005		Arkansas State	W 76–72	15–5 (5-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
02/7/2005		FIU	W 83–67	16–5 (6-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
02/10/2005		Denver	W 84–79	17–5 (7-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/12/2005		at North Texas	W 93–92	18–5 (8-3)	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
2/17/2005		Arkansas–Little Rock	L 53–55	18–6 (8-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/19/2005*		Bradley	W 75–60	19–6	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
02/24/2005		Middle Tennessee	W 85–83 ^OT	20–6 (9-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/26/2005		at FIU	L 77–79	20–7 (9-5)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL
2005 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2005	No. (SB 2E)	vs. No. (SB 3W) New Orleans Second Round	W 78–67	21–7	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
03/07/2005	No. (SB 2E)	vs. No. (SB 1W) Denver Semifinals	L 68–77	21–8	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
2005 National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2005*		Kent State Opening Round	W 88–80 ^OT	22–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
03/19/2005*		at Wichita State First Round	L 81–84	22–9	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll Louisiana-Lafayette’s wins were vacated by the NCAA due to the participation of an ineligible player.[4]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
2004-05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020
"Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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[1] SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[2] WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[3] 2004-05 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020

[4] "Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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