The 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented

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in the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team was coached by

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and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 21–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a five way tie for second place and one game behind champion Miami. As the four-seed in the MAC tournament they beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated

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in overtime in the final. Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. They represented the

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in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to

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Roster

Coaching staff

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.

Preseason men's basketball poll

Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.

Schedule and results

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Statistics

Team statistics

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Player statistics

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Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

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References

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