2004–05 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
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America East Regular season champions America East tournament champions | |
Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 25–7 (16–2 America East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Patrick Gym |
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 America East tournament winner |
The 2004–05 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 19th and final season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 16–2 in America East play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Austin region, the Catamounts knocked off No. 4 seed Syracuse in the opening round[1] before losing to No. 5 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the round of 32.[2]
This season marked the third straight season the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament, while also earning their first NCAA Tournament victory. Senior forward Taylor Coppenrath established the single-season scoring record at Vermont and finished second on the school's all-time scoring list. Fellow senior, guard T. J. Sorrentine finished his career a spot behind Coppenrath. Through the 2021–22 season, both players remain on the top 10 list in two other categories – rebounds and blocks for Coppenrath, and assists and steals for Sorrentine.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 19, 2004* | at No. 1 Kansas | L 61–68[3] | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Nov 26, 2004* | Marist | W 90–70 | 1–1 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Nov 28, 2004* | Iona | W 79–57 | 2–1 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Dec 4, 2004* | at American | L 64–67 | 2–2 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 19, 2004 | Binghamton | W 83–53 | 3–2 (1–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Dec 21, 2004* | at No. 4 North Carolina | L 65–93[4] | 3–3 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 19, 2005* | at Nevada | L 64–74 | 19–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||
Feb 27, 2005 | at Maine | L 66–87 | 21–6 (16–2) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 2005* | vs. UMBC Quarterfinals | W 76–61 | 22–6 | Events Center Binghamton, New York | |||||||
Mar 6, 2005* | at Binghamton Semifinals | W 76–65 | 23–6 | Events Center Binghamton, New York | |||||||
Mar 12, 2005* | Northeastern Championship game | W 80–57 | 24–6 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2005* | (13 AUS) | vs. (4 AUS) No. 11 Syracuse First Round | W 60–57 OT | 25–6 | DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts | ||||||
Mar 20, 2005* | (13 AUS) | vs. (5 AUS) No. 15 Michigan State Second Round | L 61–72 | 25–7 | DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AUS=Austin. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Vermont Gives Retiring Coach Victory to Cherish". The New York Times. March 19, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Michigan State Smothers Vermont". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Simien's 25 points help rescue Kansas". ESPN. November 19, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "McCants bounces back from benching with 19 points". ESPN. December 21, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2022.[dead link]