2004–05 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record12–16 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Arizona153 .833307  .811
Washington144 .778296  .829
No. 18 UCLA 1117 .6111811  .621
Stanford117 .6111813  .581
Oregon State810 .4441715  .531
Arizona State 1711 .3891814  .563
Washington State711 .3891216  .429
Oregon 1612 .3331413  .519
California612 .3331316  .448
USC513 .2781217  .414
Conference tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

The 2004–05 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 12–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings.[2]

Seeded sixth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met third seed Stanford in the quarterfinal round. The Cougars had swept the regular season series, but lost by two points.[3][4]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 10
8:45 pm, FSN
vs. (3) Stanford
Quarterfinal
L 58–60  12–16
Staples Center (14,393)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 8)". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2005.
  2. "WSU drops regular season finale". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 2005. p. 1B.
  3. Kasses, Glenn (March 11, 2005). "Cougs come to familiar end". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. Harris, Beth (March 11, 2005). "WSU drops Pac-10 tournament opener". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
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