The 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. They were led by their first-year head coach,

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, and played their home game at the

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, in

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as members of the

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. The Buckeyes finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play. They the 6th seed in the

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. They defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. They were not given a bid for the NCAA tournament. The highlight of the season was beating Number 1 Illinois at home to give them their only loss of the regular season.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2003-04 season 14–16, 6–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by

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in the first round of the

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons

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