2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ASUN Regular season co-champions ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	24–9 (13–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Schuberth Craig Brown Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena

2004–05 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UCF †	13	–	7		.650			24	–	9		.727
Gardner-Webb	13	–	7		.650			18	–	12		.600
Belmont	12	–	8		.600			14	–	16		.467
Lipscomb	11	–	9		.550			16	–	12		.571
Mercer	11	–	9		.550			16	–	12		.571
Jacksonville	11	–	9		.550			16	–	13		.552
Georgia State	11	–	9		.550			14	–	15		.483
Troy State	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Florida Atlantic	10	–	10		.500			10	–	17		.370
Stetson	8	–	12		.400			10	–	17		.370
Campbell	0	–	20		.000			2	–	25		.074
† 2005 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 1, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.

Roster

2004–05 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Boynton Beach, FL G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Largo, FL G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Waldorf, MD G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Collinsville, IL. G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Junction City, KS F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wayne, MI C 25 Adam Gill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Springboro, OH F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis, TN F 34 Jacob Loucks  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Clearwater, FL C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gibbsboro, NJ	Head coach Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State) Craig Brown (Florida) Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov 18, 2004*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	W 74–63	1–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2004*		vs. Utah State	W 55–52	2–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 2004*		vs. New Mexico State	W 62–58	3–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Regular season (ASUN conference play)
ASUN tournament
Mar 3, 2005*		vs. Mercer Quarterfinals	W 81–68	22–8	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 2005*		at Belmont Semifinals	W 66–61	23–8	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. Gardner-Webb Championship game	W 63–54	24–8	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 13 Connecticut First round	L 71–77	24–9	DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.