2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–9 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (16th season);
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	13	–	1	.929	20	–	9	.690
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	13	–	14	.481
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	12	–	15	.444
Yale	7	–	7	.500	11	–	16	.407
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	10	–	17	.370
Princeton	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Brown	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Columbia	3	–	11	.214	12	–	15	.444

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 16th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–9, 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to No. 4 seed Boston College.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ibrahim Jaaber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So		Elizabeth, New Jersey
F	24	Mark Zoller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So		Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G	31	Tim Begley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Christian Brothers Academy	Freehold Township, New Jersey

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2004*		Quinnipiac	W 74–60	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 18, 2004*		at Providence	L 52–89	1–1	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 20, 2004*		at No. 21 Wisconsin	L 44–77	1–2	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 23, 2004*		Drexel	W 81–50	2–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 2004*		Bucknell	W 65–52	3–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 2004*		La Salle	W 78–67	4–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 2004*		at Temple	L 51–52	4–3	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 31, 2004*		at Villanova	L 64–74	4–4	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 2005*		at San Francisco	L 61–65	4–5	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 8, 2005*		at Illinois-Chicago	L 47–57	4–6	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Mar 8, 2005		at Princeton	W 64–56	20–8 (13–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(13 CHI)	vs. (4 CHI) No. 14 Boston College First round	L 65–85	20–9	Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors[edit]

Tim Begley – Ivy League Player of the Year; unanimous first-team All-Ivy League

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Ivy League Season Summary
^ "Sizzling Run Propels BC Past Penn". Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "2004–05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 2004-05 Ivy League Season Summary

[2] "Sizzling Run Propels BC Past Penn". Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[3] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[4] "2004–05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2004–05 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

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