2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #15
2004–05 record 25–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (10th year)
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery (4th year)
Assistant coach Doug Wojcik (2nd year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (2nd year)
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 2003–04 2005–06 »
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Illinois † 15 – 1   .938     37 – 2   .949
#15 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813     26 – 6   .813
#20 Wisconsin 11 – 5   .688     25 – 9   .735
Indiana 10 – 6   .625     15 – 14   .517
Minnesota 10 – 6   .625     21 – 11   .656
Ohio State 8 – 8   .500     20 – 12   .625
Iowa 7 – 9   .438     21 – 12   .636
Northwestern 6 – 10   .375     15 – 16   .484
Michigan 4 – 12   .250     13 – 18   .419
Purdue 3 – 13   .188     7 – 21   .250
Penn State 1 – 15   .063     7 – 23   .233
† 2005 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 10th year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record 25–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 8th consecutive year and advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2003–04 season with an overall record of 18–12 and in third place in the Big Ten with a 12–4 record. Michigan State received a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 7th straight trip to the Tournament, and lost in the First Round.

Season Summary

The Spartans were led by senior Alan Anderson (13.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.7 APG), juniors Maurice Ager (14.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.8 APG) and Paul Davis (12.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.6 APG), and sophomore Shannon Brown (10.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.7 APG). They began the season ranked #13 in the country. The Spartans struggled early in the non-conference schedule, beginning 3–2 with losses to #10 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge[2] and George Washington in the BB&T Classic.[2] MSU won their remaining non-conference games to finish the non-conference schedule with a record of 8–2 and ranked #20 in the country.

The Spartans cruised through the Big Ten, only losing 3 games, including a loss to #1 Illinois[3] and finished second in conference to Illinois. MSU finished the regular season with a 13–3 conference record and 22–5 overall while being ranked #13 in the country. The Spartans lost in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten Tournament to Iowa.[4]

Michigan State earned a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 8th straight appearance under Tom Izzo. After having exited in the First Round the prior year, the Spartans beat Old Dominion[5] and Vermont to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the 6th time in 8 years.[6] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans beat #3 Duke to advance to the Elite Eight, Izzo's first win over Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.[7] With a heart-stopping win over #7 Kentucky in double overtime, the Spartans advanced to their fourth Final Four in seven seasons.[8][9] However, the Spartans fell to eventual National Champions, #2 North Carolina, in the Final Four.[10][11]

Roster

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
PG 13 Maurice Ager 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Crockett Vocational Tech Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Shannon Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Proviso East H.S. Maywood, Illinois
F 15 Alan Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr De la Salle H.S. Minneapolis, Minnesota
C 40 Paul Davis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rochester H.S. Rochester Hills, Michigan
G 30 Tim Bograkos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Central H.S. Flint, Michigan
PF Marquise Gray
—
—
 Fr Beecher H.S. Flint, Michigan
F 43 Andy Harvey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Escanaba Area Public H.S. Escanaba, Michigan
G 5 Chris Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lawrence North H.S. Indianapolis, Indiana
C Idong Ibok
—
—
 Fr Montverde Academy Montverde, Florida
C 34 Drew Naymick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So North Muskegon H.S. North Muskegon, Michigan
PG Drew Neitzel
—
—
 Fr Wyoming Park H.S. Wyoming, Michigan
F 50 Delco Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Arlington H.S. Indianapolis, Indiana
C Goran Suton
—
—
 Fr Everett H.S. Lansing, Michigan
G 23 Kelvin Torbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Northwestern H.S. Flint, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-07

Schedule and Results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition Games
Nov 19, 2004*
7:05 pm		 #13 at Grand Valley State W 77–62 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 10, 2004*
4:00 pm		 #13 at Northern Michigan W 98–56 
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2004*
8:05 pm		 #13 at Florida A&M W 104–72  1–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 23, 2004*
8:05 pm		 #10 at Green Bay W 104–46  2–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 27, 2004*
12:05 pm		 #10 at Nicholls State W 102–52  3–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2004*
9:00 pm		 #10 at vs. #9 Duke
Big Ten - ACC Challenge		 L 74–81  3-1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 4, 2004*
3:30 pm		 #11 George Washington
BB&T Classic		 L 83–96  3–2
 MCI Center (13,104)
Washington, DC
Dec 5, 2004*
12:30 pm		 #11 vs. George Mason
BB&T Classic		 W 66–60  4–2
 MCI Center 
Washington, DC
Dec 11, 2004*
3:50 pm		 #20 vs. Stanford W 78–53  5–2
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,067)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 18, 2004*
 #21 Delaware State W 63–45  6–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2004*
9:00 pm		 #23 UCLA W 76–64  7–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 2004*
7:00 pm		 #23 North Carolina-Asheville W 98–63  8–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 2005
7:00 pm		 #20 Penn State W 84–58  9–2
(1–0)		 Bryce Jordan Center (5,637)
State College, PA
Jan 8, 2005
2:07 pm		 #20 Northwestern W 87–58  10–2
(2–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 2005
12:30 pm		 #15 Wisconsin L 59–62  10–3
(2–1)		 Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Jan 18, 2005
7:00 pm		 #19 Purdue W 71–64  11–3
(3–1)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 22, 2005
3:30 pm		 #19 Minnesota W 69–55  12–3
(4–1)		 Williams Arena (12,200)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 2005
7:00 pm		 #15 Michigan W 64–53  13–3
(5–1)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 2005*
8:00 pm		 #15 Oakland W 92–75  14–3
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 2005
7:00 pm		 #12 #1 Illinois L 68–81  14–4
(5–2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 5, 2005
1:32 pm		 #12 Iowa W 75–64  15–4
(6–2)		 Carver Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 9, 2005
8:00 pm		 #13 Ohio State W 83–69  16–4
(7-2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 2005
4:00 pm		 #13 Michigan W 64–59  17–4
(8–2)		 Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbour, MI
Feb 16, 2005
7:00 pm		 #13 Minnesota W 81–62  18–4
(9–2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 2005
12:00 pm		 #11 Purdue W 68–57  20–4
(10–2)		 Mackey Arena (13,965)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 24, 2005
7:00 pm		 #10 #20 Wisconsin W 77–64  21–4
(11–2)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 2005
12:05 pm		 #10 Indiana L 74–78 OT 20–5
(11–3)		 Assembly Hall (17,311)
Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2005
7:00 pm		 #14 Northwestern W 69–58  21–5
(1–3)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,147)
Evanston, IL
Mar 5, 2005
8:00 pm		 #14 Penn State W 90–64  22–5
(13–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 11, 2005
5:40 pm		 #15 vs. Iowa L 69–71  22–6
(13–3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/18/05*
9:50 pm, CBS		 (5 Austin) #15 vs. (12 Austin) Old Dominion
First Round		 W 89–81  23–6
 DCU Center (13,009)
Worcester, MA
Mar 20, 2005*
2:45 pm, CBS		 (5 Austin) #15 vs. (12 Austin) Vermont
Second Round		 W 72–61  24–6
 DCU Center (13,008)
Worcester, MA
Mar 25, 2005*
6:10 pm, CBS		 (5 Austin) #15 vs. (1 Austin) #3 Duke
Sweet Sixteen		 W 78–68  25–6
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin TX
Mar 27, 2005*
4:05 pm, CBS		 (5 Austin) #15 vs. (2 Austin) #7 Kentucky
Elite Eight		 W 94–88 2OT 26–6
 Frank Erwin Center (16,239)
Austin, TX
Apr 2, 2005*
7:49 pm, CBS		 (5 Austin) #15 vs. (1 Syracuse) #2 North Carolina
Final Four		 L 71–87  26–7
 Edward Jones Dome (47,754)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [12].

Rankings

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See also: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final
AP[13] 13 10 11 20 21 23 23 20 15 19 15 12 13 11 10 14 15 N/A*
Coaches[14] 10 9 9 16 18 20 20 19 12 16 13 10 12 10 9 12 10 5

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

  • Alan Anderson - All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)[15]
  • Alan Anderson - USBWA All-District Team[16]
  • Maurice Ager - All Big Ten Second Team (Coaches), All Big Ten Third Team (Media)[15]
  • Paul Davis - All Big Ten Third Team[15]
  • Shannon Brown - All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)[15]
  • Drew Neitzel - All Big Ten All-Freshman Team[15]

References

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