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2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Big Ten regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner up
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #1
2004–05 record 37–2 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Tracy Webster
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2003–04 2005–06 »

The 2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini, the 100th season of men's basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in recent college history. After starting the regular season with a record of 29–0, dominating opponents throughout, and winning the Big Ten Conference regular season title outright, the Illini were Big Ten Tournament champions and advanced in the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament to the National Championship, where they lost to the University of North Carolina 75–70. They ended the season with an overall record of 37–2, tying the NCAA record for most wins in a season, and a conference record of 15–1.

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
4 Luther Head (capt.) Chicago, Illinois Sr. Guard
5 Deron Williams (capt.) The Colony, Texas Jr. Guard
11 Dee Brown (capt.) Maywood, Illinois Jr. Guard
15 Calvin Brock Chicago, Illinois Fr. Guard
33 Rich McBride Springfield, Illinois So. Guard
34 Fred Nkemdi North Riverside, Illinois Sr. Forward
40 James Augustine Mokena, Illinois Jr. Forward
41 Warren Carter Dallas, Texas So. Forward
42 Brian Randle Peoria, Illinois So. Forward
43 Roger Powell, Jr. Joliet, Illinois Sr. Forward
44 Marcus Arnold Chicago, Illinois Jr. Forward
45 Nick Smith Valrico, Florida Sr. Center
50 Jack Ingram San Antonio, Texas Sr. Forward/Center
55 Shaun Pruitt Aurora, Illinois Fr. Forward

[1]

Starting lineup

Bench

  • Nick Smith (Sr), center, 7'2", tallest player in University of Illinois basketball history
  • Jack Ingram (Sr)
  • Brian Randle (Fr), took a medical redshirt during the 2004–2005 NCAA tournament run season after punching a wall in frustration during practice and breaking his hand
  • Fred Nkemdi (Sr.)
  • Marcus Arnold (Jr.)
  • Warren Carter (So)
  • Rich McBride (So)
  • Calvin Brock (Fr.)
  • Shaun Pruitt (Fr.)

Season Statistics

Per Game Statistics (as of April 5, 2005) [2]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Head, Luther 39 39 1297 33.3 622 15.9 214 462 .463 116 283 .410 78 99 .788 24 131 155 4.0 150 69 9 67
Brown, Dee 39 39 1272 32.6 518 13.3 179 359 .499 99 228 .434 61 79 .772 21 83 104 2.7 177 73 3 70
Williams, Deron 39 39 1315 33.7 489 12.5 178 411 .433 68 187 .364 65 96 .677 14 128 142 3.6 264 109 8 38
Powell, Roger 39 39 979 25.1 467 12.0 175 319 .549 20 52 .385 97 133 .729 103 119 222 5.7 16 42 9 25
Augustine, James 39 39 1037 26.6 392 10.1 141 227 .621 0 0 .000 110 147 .748 100 195 295 7.6 43 46 46 36
Ingram, Jack 39 0 589 15.1 174 4.5 71 150 .473 9 23 .391 23 29 .793 51 56 107 2.7 17 15 20 26
Smith, Nick 38 0 413 10.9 127 3.3 54 133 .406 4 11 .364 15 23 .652 20 58 78 2.1 24 21 18 11
McBride, Rich 38 0 546 14.4 98 2.6 32 99 .323 27 87 .310 7 7 1.000 16 35 51 1.3 29 19 2 15
Carter, Warren 33 0 261 7.9 74 2.2 32 62 .516 1 6 .167 9 19 .474 19 39 58 1.8 5 14 6 9
Pruitt, Shaun 21 0 97 4.6 29 1.4 10 26 .385 0 0 .000 9 18 .500 10 9 19 0.9 0 10 1 3
Nkemdi, Fred 18 0 44 2.4 12 0.7 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 4 2 6 0.3 2 6 1 0
Team 43 58 101 4
Total 39 7850 3002 77.0 1092 2258 .484 344 877 .392 474 651 .728 425 913 1338 34.3 727 428 123 300
Opponents 39 7850 2382 61.1 869 2094 .415 233 651 .358 411 618 .665 407 815 1222 31.3 482 580 99 196

2005 results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
11/19/2004 7:05 p.m. Delaware State #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 87–67
16,618
11/21/2004 1:00 p.m. Florida A&M #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 91–60
15,518
11/24/2004 7:05 p.m. Oakland #5 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 85–54
13,932
11/27/2004 1:00 p.m. vs. #24 Gonzaga #5 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN WBBM W 89–72
14,183
12/01/2004 6:05 p.m. #1 Wake Forest #5 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN W 91–73
16,618
12/04/2004 1:00 p.m. @ Arkansas #5 Alltel Arena • North Little Rock, AR ESPN W 72–60
13,140
12/06/2004 7:05 p.m. Chicago State #5 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 78–59
16,618
12/09/2004 7:30 p.m. @ Georgetown #1 MCI Center • Washington, DC ESPN Plus W 74–59
12,401
12/11/2004 1:00 p.m. vs. Oregon #1 United Center • Chicago, IL ESPN W 83–66
21,224
12/19/2004 4:00 p.m. Valparaiso #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 93–56
16,618
12/22/2004 7:05 p.m. vs. Missouri #1 Savvis Center • St. Louis, MO ESPN2 W 70–64
22,153
12/27/2004 7:05 p.m. Longwood #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 105–79
16,618
12/30/2004 4:00 p.m. vs. Northwestern State #1 Valley High • Las Vegas, NV FSN W 69–51
2,500
12/31/2004 5:00 p.m. vs. #22 Cincinnati #1 Valley High • Las Vegas, NV FSN W 67–45
2,500
01/05/2005 8:05 p.m. Ohio State #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 84–65
16,618
01/08/2005 4:00 p.m. @ Purdue #1 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN CBS W 68–59
14,123
01/12/2005 8:00 p.m. Penn State #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 90–64
16,618
01/15/2005 3:30 p.m. @ Northwestern #1 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN Plus W 78–66
8,117
01/20/2005 6:00 p.m. #23 Iowa #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN W 73–68 (OT)
16,618
01/25/2005 8:00 p.m. @ #10 Wisconsin #1 Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN W 75–65
17,142
01/29/2005 1:30 p.m. Minnesota #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 89–66
16,694
02/01/2005 7:05 p.m. @ #12 Michigan State #1 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 81–68
14,759
02/06/2005 12:00 p.m. Indiana #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL CBS W 60–47
16,618
02/08/2005 7:05 p.m. @ Michigan #1 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 57–51
13,751
02/12/2005 12:00 p.m. #20 Wisconsin #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL CBS W 70–59
16,865
02/16/2005 8:05 p.m. @ Penn State #1 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPN Plus W 83–63
10,966
02/19/2005 11:05 a.m. @ Iowa #1 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 75–65
15,500
02/23/2005 7:05 p.m. Northwestern #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 84–48
16,618
03/03/2005 8:00 p.m. Purdue #1 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 W 84–50
16,618
03/06/2005 12:00 p.m. @ Ohio State #1 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH CBS L 64–65
19,200
Big Ten Tournament
03/11/2005 11:00 a.m. vs. Northwestern (Quarterfinals) #1 United Center • Chicago, IL ESPN W 68–51
22,413
03/12/2005 11:00 a.m. vs. Minnesota (Semifinals) #1 United Center • Chicago, IL CBS W 64–56
23,697
03/13/2005 12:00 p.m. vs. #23 Wisconsin (Championship) #1 United Center • Chicago, IL CBS W 54–43
22,157
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2005 9:40 p.m. vs. (16) Farleigh Dickinson (First Round) #1 RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN CBS W 67–55
26,804
03/19/2005 5:40 p.m. vs. (9) Nevada (Second Round) #1 RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN CBS W 71–59
40,331
03/24/2005 6:27 p.m. vs. (12) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Sweet Sixteen) #1 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL CBS W 77–63
16,957
03/26/2005 5:40 p.m. vs. (3) Arizona (Elite Eight) #1 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL CBS W 90–89 (OT)
16,957
04/02/2005 5:07 p.m. vs. (4) Louisville (Final Four) #1 Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO CBS W 72–57
47,754
04/04/2005 8:21 p.m. vs. (1) North Carolina (Championship) #1 Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO CBS L 70–75
47,262

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2005 1 3 Deron Williams Utah Jazz
2005 1 24 Luther Head Houston Rockets
2006 2 41 James Augustine Orlando Magic
2006 2 47 Dee Brown Utah Jazz

[3]

References

  1. ^ Illini Roster
  2. ^ 2004-05 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com
  3. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2005&lg=N

External links
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Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber · John Groce
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Big Ten (Tournament): 2003, 2005
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