2004–05 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2004–05 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2004–05 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
	American
Record	21–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Lutz (7th season);
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Louisville †	14	–	2	.875	33	–	5	.868
Charlotte	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
No. 23 Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
UAB	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
DePaul	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Houston	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Memphis	9	–	7	.563	22	–	16	.579
TCU	8	–	8	.500	21	–	14	.600
Marquette	7	–	9	.438	19	–	12	.613
Saint Louis	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
South Florida	5	–	11	.313	14	–	16	.467
Tulane	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
East Carolina	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
Southern Miss	2	–	14	.125	11	–	17	.393

† 2005 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2004–05 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2004–05 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Lutz's seventh season at the school. The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 21–8 (12–4 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Syracuse region. The 49ers were defeated by No. 10 seed NC State, 76–73, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Curtis Withers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	13	Eddie Basden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Greenbelt, Maryland

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*		Long Beach State	W 93–64	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 22, 2004*		Rutgers	L 71–73	1–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 27, 2004*		at Valparaiso	W 85–71	2–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 1, 2004*		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 84–68	3–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 2004*		No. 22 Alabama	L 101–102 ^3OT	3–2	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 8, 2004*		at Davidson	W 87–68	4–2	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 11, 2004*		Georgia State	W 80–65	5–2	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2004*		UNC Asheville	W 64–52	6–2	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 22, 2004*		at Indiana	W 74–73	7–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 28, 2004*		vs. Yale	W 80–74	8–2	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Dec 29, 2004*		vs. Central Connecticut State	W 66–52	9–2	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Jan 8, 2005		East Carolina	W 72–60	10–2 (1–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 12, 2005		at UAB	W 91–85	11–2 (2–0)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 10, 2005*		at Memphis Quarterfinals	L 69–83	21–7	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(7 SYR)	vs. (10 SYR) NC State First round	L 63–75	21–8	DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse.

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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics