The 2004–05 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the
University of the Pacific during the
2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2004, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Apr ...
. The Tigers were led by 17th-year head coach
Bob Thomason
Robert Lesley "Bob" Thomason Jr. (born March 26, 1949) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached the University of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team for 25 seasons from 1988 to 2013.
In 25 years at Pacific, Thomason has ...
and played their home games at the
Alex G. Spanos Center in
Stockton, California
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as members of the
Big West Conference
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. Pacific swept through the Big West regular season schedule to finish a sparkling 18–0 in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the
Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 8 seed in the Albuquerque region, the team defeated No. 9 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round. Playing in the Round of 32 for the second straight season, the Tigers were beaten by No. 1 seed
Washington
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to end their season at 27–4 (18–0 Big West).
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big West tournament
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NCAA tournament
Source:
Rankings
Awards and honors
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Bob Thomason
Robert Lesley "Bob" Thomason Jr. (born March 26, 1949) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached the University of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team for 25 seasons from 1988 to 2013.
In 25 years at Pacific, Thomason has ...
–
Hugh Durham Award
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, Big West Coach of the Year
References
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Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...