The 2004–05 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 3rd season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region, defeating Montana in the first round and Pacific in the second round before losing to Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.
2004–05 Team
Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Ryan Appleby6'3"165PGSo.*Stanwood, WAStanwood High School1Tre Simmons6'5"195SGSr.Seattle, WAGarfield High School2Nate Robinson5'9"180PGJr.Seattle, WARainier Beach High School3Brandon Roy6'6"215SGJr.Seattle, WAGarfield High School4Hakeem Rollins6'7"200CSr.Mesa, AZMesa High School5Will Conroy6'2"190PGSr.Seattle, WAGarfield High School11Brandon Burmeister6'4"190GSo.Mercer Island, WAMercer Island High School15Bobby Jones6'6"210SFJr.Long Beach, CAPolytechnic High School21Matt Fletcher6'7"200GSr.Maize, KSMaize High School22Hans Gasser6'9"225FSo.Issaquah, WAIssaquah High School24Jamaal Williams6'6"225FJr.*Corona, CACentennial High School32 Zane Potter6'6"185FJr.Gresham, ORSam Barlow High School42Mike Jensen6'8"240PFSr.*Kent, WAKentwood High School52Alex Johnson6'3"185GSr.Bellevue, WAEastside Catholic High School RSJoel Smith6'4"205GSo.Wolfeboro, NHBrewster Academy RSZach Johnson6'8"275CFr.*Sacramento, CANatomas High School
Coaching staff Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 7th Washington (1980)Raphael Chillious Assistant coach 1st Lafayette (1996)Paul Fortier Assistant coach 4th Washington (2003)Jim Shaw Assistant coach 5th Western Oregon State (1985)Lance LaVetter Director of Basketball Operations 7th Northern Arizona (1992)
2004–05 Schedule and Results
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| Pac-10 men's tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA men's tournament
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