2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dave Odom and played their home games at the Colonial Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished fourth in the SEC East regular season standings and lost in the opening round of the SEC tournament. The Gamecocks were invited to the 2005 NIT, and defeated Miami (FL), UNLV, Georgetown, Maryland, and Saint Joseph's to win the tournament and finish the season with a record of 20–13 (7–9 SEC).

2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NIT, Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Record	20–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (4th season)
Home arena	Colonial Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
No. 16 Florida †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Vanderbilt	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
South Carolina	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Tennessee	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Georgia	2	–	14		.125			8	–	20		.286
West
No. 21 Alabama	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
LSU	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	12		.600
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2004–05 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Tre' Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Washington, D.C. F 15 Carlos Powell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Florence, South Carolina G 21 Tarence Kinsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida G 31 Josh Gonner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas C 33 Brandon Wallace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jackson, South Carolina F 34 Renaldo Balkman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Staten Island, New York	Head coach Dave Odom Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2004*		Western Carolina	W 87–61	1–0	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 24, 2004*		Winthrop	W 62–52	2–0	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 27, 2004*		Temple	W 60–46	3–0	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 1, 2004*		Appalachian State	W 91–57	4–0	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 4, 2004*		Clemson	L 62–63 OT	4–1	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 14, 2004*		South Florida	W 72–70	5–1	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 18, 2004*		at No. 2 Kansas	L 60–64	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 20, 2004*		vs. East Carolina	W 57–53	6–2	Mobile Civic Center  Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2004*		South Carolina State	W 68–65 OT	7–2	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 29, 2004*		at No. 10 Pittsburgh	L 68–72	7–3	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 31, 2004*		Wofford	W 76–44	8–3	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 5, 2005		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 75–79	8–4 (0–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 2005		Georgia	W 74–54	9–4 (1–1)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 12, 2005		at LSU	L 64–79	9–5 (1–2)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 2005		Tennessee	W 66–63	10–5 (2–2)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 22, 2005		at No. 17 Mississippi State	L 65–73	10–6 (2–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 26, 2005		Vanderbilt	W 68–63	11–6 (3–3)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 29, 2005		at Florida	L 72–80	11–7 (3–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 2005		Arkansas	W 64–52	12–7 (4–4)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 5, 2005		at Georgia	W 60–53	13–7 (5–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 12, 2005		Auburn	L 71–74	13–8 (5–5)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 15, 2005		No. 3 Kentucky	W 73–61	14–8 (6–5)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 19, 2005		at No. 16 Alabama	L 68–87	14–9 (6–6)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 23, 2005		at Tennessee	L 72–80	14–10 (6–7)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 2005		Florida	L 65–66	14–11 (6–8)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 2, 2005		at Vanderbilt	L 65–75	14–12 (6–9)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2005		Ole Miss	W 76–70 OT	15–12 (7–9)	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2005*	(E4)	vs. (W5) Ole Miss First round	L 52–53	15–13	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NIT
Mar 15, 2005*		Miami (FL) First round	W 69–67	16–13	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 22, 2005*		UNLV Second round	W 77–66	17–13	Colonial Center  Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 24, 2005*		Georgetown Quarterfinals	W 69–66	18–13	Colonial Center (10,662) Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 29, 2005*		vs. Maryland Semifinals	W 75–67	19–13	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 31, 2005*		vs. Saint Joseph's Championship game	W 60–57[3]	20–13	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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