2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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Ranking
AP	No. 20

2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Illinois †	15	–	1	.938	37	–	2	.949
No. 15 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 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 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Sharif Chambliss	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Racine, WI
F	4	Ray Nixon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Whitefish Bay, WI
F/C	5	Jason Chappell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	New Berlin, WI
G	13	Clayton Hanson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Reedsburg, WI
G	14	Tanner Bronson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Glendale, WI
C	21	Andreas Helmigk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Klagenfurt
G	22	Michael Flowers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Madison, WI
G	23	Kammron Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Minneapolis, MN
F/C	32	Brian Butch	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Appleton, WI
G/F	33	DeAaron Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Peoria, IL
C	34	Greg Stiemsma	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Randolph, WI
F	42	Alando Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Lockport, IL
F	44	Zach Morley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Maryville, MO
F	54	Mike Wilkinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Blue Mounds, WI

Head coach

Bo Ryan (Wilkes)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-6

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/20/2004* 7:30 PM	No. 21	Penn	W 77–44	1–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/23/2004* 7:00 PM	No. 20	UC Santa Barbara	W 72–61	2–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/27/2004* 9:00 PM	No. 20	at Pepperdine	L 61–75	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
11/30/2004* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 25	No. 12 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 69–64	3–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/04/2004* 6:30 PM	No. 25	at Rutgers	W 70–62	4–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, NJ
12/07/2004* 7:00 PM, WPT	No. 24	Green Bay	W 65–55	5–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/11/2004* 7:30 PM, UPN	No. 24	at Marquette	L 54–63	5–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
12/15/2004* 7:00 PM, ESPN		Milwaukee	W 66–37	6–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/23/2004* 7:00 PM		UNC Greensboro	W 85–53	7–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/27/2004* 7:00 PM, WPT		Western Carolina	W 89–49	8–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/29/2004* 6:30 PM, ESPN2		No. 18 Alabama	W 89–49	9–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/05/2005 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 24	at Purdue	W 77–68	10–2 (1–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/08/2005 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Indiana	L 61–74	10–3 (1–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/11/2005 6:00 PM, ESPN		Ohio State	W 72–66	11–3 (2–1)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/16/2005 12:30 PM, CBS		No. 15 Michigan State	W 62–59	12–3 (3–1)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/22/2005 11:17 AM, ESPN+	No. 24	at Michigan	W 72–61	13–3 (4–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/25/2005 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 18	No. 1 Illinois	L 65–75	13–4 (4–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/29/2005 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 18	at Penn State	W 76–50	14–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
2/02/2005 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 19	Northwestern	W 73–58	15–4 (6–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/05/2005 11:00 AM, ESPN2	No. 19	at Minnesota	L 50–60	15–5 (6–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/09/2005 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 20	Iowa	W 72–69	16–5 (7–3)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/12/2005 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 20	at No. 1 Illinois	L 59–70	16–6 (7–4)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/16/2005 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 20	Michigan	W 76–50	17–6 (8–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/24/2005 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 20	at No. 10 Michigan State	L 64–77	17–7 (8–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
2/27/2005 1:00 PM, ESPN	No. 20	at Ohio State	W 64–56	18–7 (9–5)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
3/01/2005 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 23	Indiana	W 62–60	19–7 (10–5)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
3/05/2005 1:32 PM, ESPN+	No. 23	Purdue	W 64–52	20–7 (11–5)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
3/11/2005 8:10 PM, ESPN	No. 23	vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals	W 60–49	21–7	United Center Chicago, IL
3/12/2005 3:05 PM, CBS	No. 23	vs. Iowa Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals	W 59–56	22–7	United Center Chicago, IL
3/13/2005 2:30 PM, CBS	No. 23	vs. No. 1 Illinois Big Ten Tournament - Finals	L 43–54	22–8	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2005* 6:20 PM, CBS	No. (6 seed)	vs. No. (11 seed) Northern Iowa NCAA Tournament - First Round	W 57–52	23–8	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
3/20/2005* 3:50 PM, CBS	No. (6 seed)	vs. No. (14 seed) Bucknell NCAA Tournament - Second Round	W 71–62	24–8	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
3/25/2005* 6:27 PM, CBS	No. (6 seed)	vs. No. (10 seed) NC State NCAA Tournament - Regional Semifinal	W 65–56	25–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
3/27/2005* 1:40 PM, CBS	No. (6 seed)	vs. No. (1 seed) North Carolina NCAA Tournament - Regional Final	L 82–88	25–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
^ Badgers 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule

[1] "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.

[2] Badgers 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule

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