2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach L. Vann Pettaway, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jackson State, and Alabama State to win the SWAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in school history.

2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
SWAC tournament champions SWAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	L. Vann Pettaway (19th season)
Home arena	Elmore Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama A&M †	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	12		.538
Alabama State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
Mississippi Valley State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	15		.464
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Southern	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Alcorn State	6	–	12		.333			7	–	22		.241
Texas Southern	9	–	9		.500			11	–	15		.423
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	21		.250
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13		.278			5	–	23		.179
† 2005 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2004–05 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Obie Trotter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Robertsdale, Alabama	Head coach L. Vann Pettaway Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 2004*		at Georgia	L 54–71	1–3	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 11, 2004*		at Texas A&M	L 68–71	3–4	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Dec 28, 2004*		at UAB	L 68–100	3–7	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Quarterfinals	W 64–52	16–13	BJCC Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 11, 2005*		vs. Jackson State Semifinals	W 74–56	17–13	BJCC Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 13, 2005*		vs. Alabama State Championship game	W 72–53	18–13	BJCC Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2005*	(16 SYR)	vs. (16 SYR) Oakland Play-in game	L 69–79[2]	18–14	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Central Time.

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