2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–22 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Seasons
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Pacific 18 0   1.000 27 4   .871
Utah State 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 16 13   .552
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
UC Santa Barbara 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
UC Riverside 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Cal Poly 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
2005 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2005[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The Vandals were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, eighth in the standings.[2][3] They met fifth seed UC Irvine in the first round of the conference tournament in Anaheim and lost to the Anteaters by thirteen points.[4][5]

This was Idaho's ninth and final season in the Big West and their overall record in the conference tourney was 1–7; they moved to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) over the summer.

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big West tournament
Wed, March 9
6:00 pm
vs. (5) UC Irvine
First round
L 67–80  8–22
Anaheim Convention Center (1,704)
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ Sudhalter, Michael (March 9, 2005). "Hoping for a better second season". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 9, 2005). "Vandals enter tournament in big slump". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C5.
  4. ^ "Vandals' season ends". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 10, 2005. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 10, 2005). "Irvine ousts Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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