2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2004–05 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's ninth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Sweet Sixteen, and finished with a record of 21–14 (7–9 ACC).

2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	21–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (9th season)
Home arena	RBC Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			33	–	4		.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3		.813			27	–	6		.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5		.688			27	–	6		.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
NC State	7	–	9		.438			21	–	14		.600
Maryland	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			16	–	16		.500
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
Virginia	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2004–05 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 3 Ilian Evtimov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS Sofia, Bulgaria G 10 Braxton Albritton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Broughton HS Raleigh, North Carolina G/F 11 Gavin Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Raymond HS Bronx, New York G/F 13 Cameron Bennerman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina G 14 Engin Atsür 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Benoit HS Istanbul, Turkey F 21 Levi Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Montrose Christian School Rockville, Maryland G 22 Tony Bethel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Montrose Christian School Georgetown Fort Washington, Maryland G 24 Julius Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Raymond HS Harlem, New York C 32 Jordan Collins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic HS Hyattsville, Maryland F/C 33 Cedric Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr West Brunswick HS Shallotte, North Carolina C 34 Adam Simons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) RS So Walter M. Williams HS Burlington, North Carolina F 40 Andrew Brackman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Moeller HS Cincinnati, Ohio	Head coach Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2004*	No. 19	New Orleans	W 92–58	1–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 18, 2004*	No. 19	Elon	W 71–45	2–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 19	East Carolina	W 100–66	3–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2004*	No. 17	Campbell	W 99–44	4–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 29, 2004*	No. 16	Purdue ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 60–53	5–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 2004*	No. 16	Manhattan	W 76–60	6–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 11, 2004*	No. 12	Liberty	W 94–60	7–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 15, 2004*	No. 12	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 78–72	8–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2004*	No. 12	at No. 18 Washington	L 64–68	8–1	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 2004*	No. 16	at BYU	W 72–61	9–1	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
Dec 28, 2004*	No. 17	vs. Columbia Dreyfus Holiday Festival	W 84–74	10–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 30, 2004*	No. 17	at St. John's Dreyfus Holiday Festival	L 45–63	10–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 2, 2005*	No. 17	West Virginia	L 69–82	10–3	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 9, 2005		at Miami (FL)	L 66–67	10–4 (0–1)	BankUnited Center  Miami, Florida
Jan 13, 2005		No. 5 Duke	L 74–86	10–5 (0–2)	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2005		No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 76–68	11–5 (1–2)	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2005		at Virginia Tech	L 71–72	11–6 (1–3)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 2005		at Maryland	W 85–69	12–6 (2–3)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
Jan 26, 2005		Florida State	L 64–70	12–7 (2–4)	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2005		at Clemson	W 80–70	13–7 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 3, 2005		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 71–95	13–8 (3–5)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2005		Virginia	L 62–64	13–9 (3–6)	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 10, 2005		at No. 6 Wake Forest	L 75–86	13–10 (3–7)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005		vs. Florida State First round	W 70–54	18–12	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 2005		vs. No. 3 Wake Forest Quarterfinals	W 81–65	19–12	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Mar 12, 2005		vs. No. 5 Duke Semifinals	L 69–76	19–13	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(10 SYR)	vs. (7 SYR) Charlotte First round	W 75–63	20–13	DCU Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 20, 2005	(10 SYR)	vs. (2 SYR) No. 13 Connecticut Second Round	W 65–62	21–13	DCU Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 25, 2005*	(10 SYR)	vs. (6 SYR) No. 20 Wisconsin Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 56–65	21–14	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

See also: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	20	Julius Hodge	Denver Nuggets

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