2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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Big Ten regular season & tournament champions
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | #2 |
AP | #1 |
2004–05 record | 37–2 (15–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Bruce Weber |
Assistant coach | Wayne McClain |
Assistant coach | Jay Price |
Assistant coach | Tracy Webster |
MVP | Dee Brown Luther Head Deron Williams |
Captain | Dee Brown Luther Head Deron Williams |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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#1 Illinois † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Michigan State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Wisconsin | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 15, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the 100th season of men's basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in recent college history. After starting the regular season with a record of 29–0 and winning the Big Ten Conference regular season title outright, the Illini were Big Ten Tournament champions and advanced in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to the National Championship, where they lost to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 75–70. They ended the season with a conference record of 15–1, and an overall record of 37–2. In 2014, Sports Illustrated voted the 2005 Illinois team as the best team ever to not win a title.
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Season
Overview
Illinois celebrated its 100th season of varsity basketball in 2004-05. In his second season as head coach at Illinois, Bruce Weber’s Illini put together the most successful season in U of I history. The Illini tied the all-time NCAA record for victories in a season with 37 wins en route to its 37-2 record. Illinois made its fifth all-time NCAA Final Four appearance and first since 1989. The Illini defeated Louisville in the national semifinal to advance to the NCAA Championship game for the first time in school history. Illinois finished as the national runner-up, falling to North Carolina in the title game.
Regular Season
The Illini started the season by setting a school record with 29 straight wins, the third best start in Big Ten history and tying the 12th best start in NCAA annals. Illinois won its second-ever game over a No. 1-ranked opponent, crushing Wake Forest 91-73 at the Assembly Hall on December 1. After the win, the Illini took over the number 1 overall spot in the national polls and held it for the remainder of the regular season, a run of 15 straight weeks. Illinois was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll of 2005, another first for the program. The Illini then went on to win to its second straight outright Big Ten Championship with a 15-1 record, as Weber became the first coach in 100 years of Big Ten basketball to win consecutive outright league championships in his first two seasons.
Post-Season
The Illini won the Big Ten Tournament, becoming just the second team to win both an outright Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten Tournament in the same season. In the NCAA tournament, the number 1 seeded Illini won their first three games by double digits and barely edged the University of Arizona in the elite eight in a game that featured a 15-point comeback from the Illini in the last 3 minutes and 30 seconds of the game. The Illini then defeated The University of Louisville 72-57, the team's largest margin of victory in the tournament to move on to the National Championship against North Carolina where they were defeated 70-75.
Accolades
Bruce Weber was named National Coach of the Year by nine organizations. Dee Brown was named The Sporting News National Player of the Year and swept the conference honors as well, being named both Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The Illini had three players earn consensus All-America honors in the same season for the first time ever. In addition to Brown earning consensus first-team All-America honors, Deron Williams and Luther Head were named consensus second-team All-Americans. Following the season, both Williams and Head were chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft, with Williams becoming the highest Illinois player ever drafted when he was chosen No. 3 overall by the Utah Jazz.
Team
Roster
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Starting lineup
- Deron Williams (Jr.), point guard
- Dee Brown (Jr.), shooting guard
- Luther Head (Sr.), shooting guard
- Roger Powell, Jr. (Sr.), forward
- James Augustine (Jr.), forward-center
Bench
- Nick Smith (Sr.), tallest player in University of Illinois basketball history
- Jack Ingram (Sr.)
- Brian Randle (Fr.), took a medical redshirt during the 2004–2005 NCAA tournament run season after punching a wall in frustration during practice and breaking his hand
- Fred Nkemdi (Sr.)
- Marcus Arnold (Jr.)
- Warren Carter (So.)
- Rich McBride (So.)
- Calvin Brock (Fr.)
- Shaun Pruitt (Fr.)
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Fri, Nov 5* 7:00 PM |
#5 | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | W 78–58 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sun, Nov 14* 3:00 PM |
#5 | Lewis | W 92–61 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Fri, Nov 19* 7:05 PM |
#6 | Delaware State | W 87–67 | 1–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sun, Nov 21* 1:00 PM |
#6 | Florida A&M | W 91–60 | 2–0 |
Assembly Hall (15,518) Champaign, IL |
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Wed, Nov 24* 7:05 PM, ESPN Plus |
#5 | Oakland | W 85–54 | 3–0 |
Assembly Hall (13,932) Champaign, IL |
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Sat, Nov 27* 1:00 PM, WBBM |
#5 | vs. #24 Gonzaga | W 89–72 | 4–0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (14,183) Indianapolis, IN |
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Wed, Dec 1* 6:05 PM, ESPN |
#5 | #1 Wake Forest | W 91–73 | 5–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sat, Dec 4* 1:00 PM, ESPN |
#5 | at Arkansas | W 72–60 | 6–0 |
Alltel Arena (13,140) North Little Rock, AR |
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Mon, Dec 6* 7:05 PM, ESPN Plus |
#5 | Chicago State | W 78–59 | 7–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Thu, Dec 9* 7:30 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | at Georgetown | W 74–59 | 8–0 |
MCI Center (12,401) Washington, DC |
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Sat, Dec 11* 1:00 PM, ESPN |
#1 | vs. Oregon | W 83–66 | 9–0 |
United Center (21,224) Chicago, IL |
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Sun, Dec 19* 4:00 PM |
#1 | Valparaiso | W 93–56 | 10–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Wed, Dec 22* 7:05 PM, ESPN2 |
#1 | vs. Missouri | W 70–64 | 11–0 |
Savvis Center (22,153) St. Louis, MO |
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Mon, Dec 27* 7:05 PM |
#1 | Longwood | W 105–79 | 12–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Thu, Dec 30* 4:00 PM, FSN |
#1 | vs. Northwestern State | W 69–51 | 13–0 |
Valley High (2,500) Las Vegas, NV |
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Fri, Dec 31* 5:00 PM, FSN |
#1 | vs. #22 Cincinnati | W 67–45 | 14–0 |
Valley High (2,500) Las Vegas, NV |
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Wed, Jan 5 8:05 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | Ohio State | W 84–65 | 15–0 (1–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sat, Jan 8 4:00 PM, CBS |
#1 | at Purdue | W 68–59 | 16–0 (2–0) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
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Wed, Jan 12 8:00 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | Penn State | W 90–64 | 17–0 (3–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sat, Jan 15 3:30 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | at Northwestern | W 78–66 | 18–0 (4–0) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
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Thu, Jan 20 6:00 PM, ESPN |
#1 | #23 Iowa | W 73–68 OT | 19–0 (5–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Tue, Jan 25 8:00 PM, ESPN |
#1 | at #18 Wisconsin | W 75–65 | 20–0 (6–0) |
Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI |
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Sat, Jan 29 1:30 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | Minnesota | W 89–66 | 21–0 (7–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,694) Champaign, IL |
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Tue, Feb 1 7:05 PM, ESPN |
#1 | at #12 Michigan State | W 81–68 | 22–0 (8–0) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
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Sun, Feb 6 12:00 PM, CBS |
#1 | Indiana | W 60–47 | 23–0 (9–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Tue, Feb 8 7:05 PM, ESPN |
#1 | at Michigan | W 57–51 | 24–0 (10–0) |
Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI |
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Sat, Feb 12 12:00 PM, CBS |
#1 | #20 Wisconsin | W 70–59 | 25–0 (11–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,865) Champaign, IL |
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Wed, Feb 16 8:05 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | at Penn State | W 83–63 | 26–0 (12–0) |
Bryce Jordan Center (10,966) University Park, PA |
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Sat, Feb 19 11:05 AM, ESPN |
#1 | at Iowa | W 75–65 | 27–0 (13–0) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
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Wed, Feb 23 7:05 PM, ESPN Plus |
#1 | Northwestern | W 84–48 | 28–0 (14–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Thu, Mar 3 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
#1 | Purdue | W 84–50 | 29–0 (15–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
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Sun, Mar 6 12:00 PM, CBS |
#1 | at Ohio State | L 64–65 | 29–1 (15–1) |
Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, OH |
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Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, Mar 11 11:00 AM, ESPN |
#1 | vs. Northwestern Quarterfinals |
W 68–51 | 30–1 |
United Center (22,413) Chicago, IL |
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Sat, Mar 12 11:00 AM, CBS |
#1 | vs. Minnesota Semifinals |
W 64–56 | 31–1 |
United Center (23,697) Chicago, IL |
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Sun, Mar 13 12:00 PM, CBS |
#1 | vs. #23 Wisconsin Championship Game |
W 54–43 | 32–1 |
United Center (22,157) Chicago, IL |
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, Mar 17* 9:40 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (16) Farleigh Dickinson First Round |
W 67–55 | 33–1 |
RCA Dome (26,804) Indianapolis, IN |
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Sat, Mar 19* 5:40 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (9) Nevada Second Round |
W 71–59 | 34–1 |
RCA Dome (40,331) Indianapolis, IN |
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Thu, Mar 24* 6:27 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (12) Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sweet Sixteen |
W 77–63 | 35–1 |
Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, IL |
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Sat, Mar 26* 5:40 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (3) #9 Arizona Elite Eight |
W 90–89 OT | 36–1 |
Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, IL |
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Sat, Apr 2* 5:07 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (4) #4 Louisville Final Four |
W 72–57 | 37–1 |
Edward Jones Dome (47,754) St. Louis, MO |
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Mon, Apr 4* 8:21 PM, CBS |
(1) #1 | vs. (1) #2 North Carolina National Championship |
L 70–75 | 37–2 |
Edward Jones Dome (47,262) St. Louis, MO |
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Season Statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | Avg | Average per game |
FG | Field-goals made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | Off | Offensive rebounds |
Def | Defensive rebounds | A | Assists | TO | Turnovers |
Blk | Blocks | Stl | Steals | High | Team high |
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl |
Head, Luther | 39 | 39 | 1297 | 33.3 | 622 | 15.9 | 214 | 462 | .463 | 116 | 283 | .410 | 78 | 99 | .788 | 24 | 131 | 155 | 4.0 | 150 | 69 | 9 | 67 |
Brown, Dee | 39 | 39 | 1272 | 32.6 | 518 | 13.3 | 179 | 359 | .499 | 99 | 228 | .434 | 61 | 79 | .772 | 21 | 83 | 104 | 2.7 | 177 | 73 | 3 | 70 |
Williams, Deron | 39 | 39 | 1315 | 33.7 | 489 | 12.5 | 178 | 411 | .433 | 68 | 187 | .364 | 65 | 96 | .677 | 14 | 128 | 142 | 3.6 | 264 | 109 | 8 | 38 |
Powell, Roger | 39 | 39 | 979 | 25.1 | 467 | 12.0 | 175 | 319 | .549 | 20 | 52 | .385 | 97 | 133 | .729 | 103 | 119 | 222 | 5.7 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 25 |
Augustine, James | 39 | 39 | 1037 | 26.6 | 392 | 10.1 | 141 | 227 | .621 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 110 | 147 | .748 | 100 | 195 | 295 | 7.6 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 36 |
Ingram, Jack | 39 | 0 | 589 | 15.1 | 174 | 4.5 | 71 | 150 | .473 | 9 | 23 | .391 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 2.7 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
Smith, Nick | 38 | 0 | 413 | 10.9 | 127 | 3.3 | 54 | 133 | .406 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 15 | 23 | .652 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 2.1 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 11 |
McBride, Rich | 38 | 0 | 546 | 14.4 | 98 | 2.6 | 32 | 99 | .323 | 27 | 87 | .310 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 1.3 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 15 |
Carter, Warren | 33 | 0 | 261 | 7.9 | 74 | 2.2 | 32 | 62 | .516 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 1.8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
Pruitt, Shaun | 21 | 0 | 97 | 4.6 | 29 | 1.4 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Nkemdi, Fred | 18 | 0 | 44 | 2.4 | 12 | 0.7 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Team | 43 | 58 | 101 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 39 | 7850 | 3002 | 77.0 | 1092 | 2258 | .484 | 344 | 877 | .392 | 474 | 651 | .728 | 425 | 913 | 1338 | 34.3 | 727 | 428 | 123 | 300 | ||
Opponents | 39 | 7850 | 2382 | 61.1 | 869 | 2094 | .415 | 233 | 651 | .358 | 411 | 618 | .665 | 407 | 815 | 1222 | 31.3 | 482 | 580 | 99 | 196 |
Awards and honors
- James Augustine
- Dee Brown
- Consensus All-American 1st team
- United States Basketball Writers Association 1st team All-American
- Sporting News National Player of the Year
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [3]
- Luther Head
- Consensus All-American 2nd team
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American
- United States Basketball Writers Association 1st team All-American
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [4]
- Deron Williams
- Consensus All-American 2nd team
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- Sporting News 2nd team All-American
- Associated Press 3rd team All-American
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- NCAA Tournament Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [5]
- Bruce Weber
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2005 | 1 | 3 | Deron Williams | Utah Jazz |
2005 | 1 | 24 | Luther Head | Houston Rockets |
2006 | 2 | 41 | James Augustine | Orlando Magic |
2006 | 2 | 46 | Dee Brown | Utah Jazz |
Rankings
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References
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- ↑ 2004-05 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com
- ↑ List of MVPs
- ↑ List of MVPs
- ↑ List of MVPs
- ↑ 2005 NBA Draft