2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	26-7 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; James Dickey;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena; (Capacity: 13,611)
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
No. 6 Oklahoma State †	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
No. 24 Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Iowa State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Texas	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	21	–	10	.677
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	12	.586
Colorado	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	9	–	19	.321

† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys followed the previous season’s Final Four appearance by finishing with a record of 27–6 (11–5 Big 12) and a No. 8 final ranking in each of the two major polls.

After winning the Big 12 tournament, Oklahoma State received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Chicago region. After defeating Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated No. 7 seed Southern Illinois to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the regional semifinal, as Arizona defeated OSU 79–78. It would end up being Coach Sutton’s final Tournament appearance.

Roster

2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Joey Graham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	UCF	Brandon, Florida
G	15	John Lucas III	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Baylor	Bellaire, Texas
G/F	21	Stephen Graham	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	UCF	Brandon, Florida
F	23	Ivan McFarlin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr		Houston, Texas
G	24	JamesOn Curry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr		Pleasant Grove, North Carolina

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 7	Northwestern State	W 91–53	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2004*	No. 6	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 90–65	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 2004*	No. 6	Sam Houston State	W 73–57	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 29, 2004*	No. 6	at Southern Methodist	W 76–57	4–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 4, 2004*	No. 5	Washington State	W 81–29	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 2004*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Syracuse Jimmy V Classic	W 74–60	6–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 10, 2004*	No. 5	UAB	W 86–73	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 2004*	No. 4	at UNLV	W 79–67	8–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 2004	No. 3	Northwestern Oklahoma State	W 92–35	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 2004*	No. 3	vs. No. 12 Gonzaga All-College Basketball Classic	L 75–78	9–1	Ford Center (18,202) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 2005	No. 7	at Texas A&M	W 86–61	10–1 (1–0)	American Bank Center College Station, Texas
Jan 8, 2005	No. 7	at Texas Tech	W 76–66	11–1 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 11, 2005	No. 6	Missouri	W 78–68	12–1 (3–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 2005	No. 6	Iowa State	W 83–73	13–1 (4–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 2005	No. 5	at No. 15 Texas	L 61–75	13–2 (4–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 22, 2005	No. 5	Baylor	W 82–53	14–2 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2005	No. 9	at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 57–67	14–3 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 2005	No. 9	at Colorado	W 104–86	15–3 (6–2)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 2, 2005	No. 10	Kansas State	W 77–57	16–3 (7–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 2005	No. 10	at Baylor	W 81–63	17–3 (8–2)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Feb 7, 2005	No. 10	No. 16 Oklahoma	W 79–67	18–3 (9–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 2005	No. 10	at Texas A&M	W 66–59	19–3 (10–2)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Feb 19, 2005	No. 8	Texas Tech	W 85–56	20–3 (11–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 2005	No. 4	at Nebraska	L 67–74	20–4 (11–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 2005	No. 4	at No. 8 Kansas	L 79–81	20–5 (11–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 5, 2005	No. 8	Texas College GameDay	L 73–74	21–6 (11–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 11, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (11) Colorado Quarterfinals	W 87–85	22–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas Semifinals	W 78–75	23–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (4) Texas Tech Championship Game	W 72–68	24–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (15 C) Southeastern Louisiana First round	W 63–50	25–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (7 C) Southern Illinois Second Round	W 85–77	26–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 24, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (3 C) No. 9 Arizona Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 78–79	26–7	Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago. All times are in Central Time.