2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 21–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a five way tie for second place and one game behind champion Miami. As the four-seed in the MAC tournament they beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated Buffalo in overtime in the final. Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. They represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Florida.

Roster
{| class="wikitable" |-   ! POS ! #   ! Name ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Previous School ! Hometown |-


 * F
 * 32
 * Matt Annen
 * 66
 * 225
 * SO
 * Elk River, Minnesota
 * Elk River, Minnesota
 * Elk River, Minnesota


 * G/F
 * 15
 * James Bridgewater
 * 64
 * 190
 * SR
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan


 * G
 * 10
 * Whitney Davis
 * 63
 * 188
 * SO
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan


 * G
 * 3
 * Jeremy Fears
 * 63
 * 185
 * FR
 * Joliet, Illinois
 * Joliet, Illinois
 * Joliet, Illinois


 * G
 * 21
 * Diamond Gladney
 * 60
 * 160
 * SR
 * St. Louis, Missouri
 * St. Louis, Missouri
 * St. Louis, Missouri


 * G
 * 00
 * Mychal Green
 * 64
 * 195
 * JR
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Columbus, Ohio


 * F
 * 23
 * Jeff Halbert
 * 65
 * 205
 * JR
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota


 * F
 * 4
 * Terren Halbert
 * 66
 * 231
 * SR
 * Lexington, Kentucky
 * Lexington, Kentucky
 * Lexington, Kentucky


 * G
 * 14
 * Stephen King
 * 63
 * 191
 * SO
 * Richfield, Minnesota
 * Richfield, Minnesota
 * Richfield, Minnesota


 * F
 * 44
 * Cliff McGowen
 * 69
 * 226
 * JR
 * Westerville, Ohio
 * Westerville, Ohio
 * Westerville, Ohio


 * C
 * 33
 * Clay McGowen
 * 610
 * 230
 * SR
 * Westerville, Ohio
 * Westerville, Ohio
 * Westerville, Ohio


 * F
 * 1
 * Sonny Troutman
 * 65
 * 210
 * JR
 * Indianapolis, Indiana
 * Indianapolis, Indiana
 * Indianapolis, Indiana


 * F
 * 5
 * Leon Williams
 * 68
 * 245
 * SO
 * Baltimore, Maryland
 * Baltimore, Maryland
 * Baltimore, Maryland

Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.

Preseason men's basketball poll
Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.

Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament !colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

Team statistics

 * Final 2004–05 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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