2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball
2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	East Division
Record	22–9 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Travis Ford (5th season);
Home arena	McBrayer Arena

2004–05 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee Tech	12	–	4	.750	18	–	11	.621
†	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Murray State	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Samford	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
Austin Peay	9	–	7	.563	13	–	19	.406
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Tennessee State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Illinois	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Morehead State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
UT Martin	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222
Jacksonville State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	22	.241

† 2005 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach Travis Ford, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance since 1979. Playing as No. 15 seed in the South region, the Colonels lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Kentucky.^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Matt Witt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tipp City, Ohio
G	33	Zach Ingles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Gowen, Michigan
F	35	Michael Haney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Madisonville, Kentucky

Head coach

Travis Ford

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*		at Dayton	W 73–66	1–0	UD Arena (12,254) Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 2004*		at Florida	L 49–98	8–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 30, 2004*		at No. 19 Louisville	L 63–78	8–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 1, 2005*		Tennessee State Quarterfinals	W 74–68	20–8	McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 4, 2005*		vs. Southeast Missouri State Semifinals	W 69–52	21–8	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 52–46	22–8	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 7 Kentucky First round	L 64–72	22–9	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Smaller Kid on Block Gives Bully Tough Fight". The New York Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[1] "Smaller Kid on Block Gives Bully Tough Fight". The New York Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[2] "2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[3] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1920–1922) Red Barn (1923–1931) Weaver Gymnasium (1931–1963) Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25