The 2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the

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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 Quakers, led by 16th-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–9, 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to No. 4 seed

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

* Tim Begley – Ivy League Player of the Year; unanimous first-team All-Ivy League

References

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