2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 15
2004–05 record	25–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (10th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery (4th year)
Assistant coach	Doug Wojcik (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (2nd year)
Captain	Alan Anderson
Captain	Tim Bograkos
Captain	Chris Hill
Captain	Kelvin Torbert
Home arena	Breslin Center

2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 10th year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record 25–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth consecutive year and advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2003–04 season with an overall record of 18–12 and in third place in the Big Ten with a 12–4 record. Michigan State received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 7th straight trip to the Tournament, and lost in the First Round.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by senior Alan Anderson (13.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.7 APG), juniors Maurice Ager (14.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.8 APG) and Paul Davis (12.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.6 APG), and sophomore Shannon Brown (10.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.7 APG). They began the season ranked No. 13 in the country. The Spartans struggled early in the non-conference schedule, beginning 3–2 with losses to No. 10 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge^[2] and George Washington in the BB&T Classic.^[2] MSU won their remaining non-conference games to finish the non-conference schedule with a record of 8–2 and ranked No. 20 in the country.

The Spartans cruised through the Big Ten, only losing 3 games, including a loss to No. 1 Illinois^[3] and finished second in conference to Illinois. MSU finished the regular season with a 13–3 conference record and 22–5 overall while being ranked No. 13 in the country. The Spartans lost in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten Tournament to Iowa.^[4]

Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their eighth straight appearance under Tom Izzo. After having exited in the First Round the prior year, the Spartans beat Old Dominion^[5] and Vermont to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the 6th time in 8 years.^[6] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans beat No. 3 Duke to advance to the Elite Eight, Izzo's first win over Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.^[7] With a heart-stopping win over #7 Kentucky in double overtime, the Spartans advanced to their fourth Final Four in seven seasons.^[8]^[9] However, the Spartans fell to eventual National Champions, No. 2 North Carolina, in the Final Four.^[10]^[11]

Roster

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.0 !PG	13	Ager, MauriceMaurice Ager	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Crockett Vocational Tech	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	3	Brown, ShannonShannon Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Proviso East H.S.	Maywood, Illinois
3.5 !F	15	Anderson, AlanAlan Anderson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	De la Salle H.S.	Minneapolis, Minnesota
5.0 !C	40	Davis, PaulPaul Davis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rochester H.S.	Rochester Hills, Michigan
1.5 !G	30	Bograkos, TimTim Bograkos	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Central H.S.	Flint, Michigan
4.0 !PF		Gray, MarquiseMarquise Gray	—	—	1.0 !Fr	Beecher H.S.	Flint, Michigan
3.5 !F	43	Harvey, AndyAndy Harvey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Escanaba Area Public H.S.	Escanaba, Michigan
1.5 !G	5	Hill, ChrisChris Hill	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lawrence North H.S.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5.0 !C		Ibok, IdongIdong Ibok	—	—	1.0 !Fr	Montverde Academy	Montverde, Florida
5.0 !C	34	Naymick, DrewDrew Naymick	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	North Muskegon H.S.	North Muskegon, Michigan
1.0 !PG		Neitzel, DrewDrew Neitzel	—	—	1.0 !Fr	Wyoming Park H.S.	Wyoming, Michigan
3.5 !F	50	Rowley, DelcoDelco Rowley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Arlington H.S.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5.0 !C		Suton, GoranGoran Suton	—	—	1.0 !Fr	Everett H.S.	Lansing, Michigan
1.5 !G	23	Torbert, KelvinKelvin Torbert	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Northwestern H.S.	Flint, Michigan

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Wojcik (Navy)
Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)
Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-07

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
Nov 19, 2004* 7:05 pm	No. 13	at Grand Valley State	W 77–62		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 10, 2004* 4:00 pm	No. 13	at Northern Michigan	W 98–56		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004* 8:05 pm	No. 13	at Florida A&M	W 104–72	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 23, 2004* 8:05 pm	No. 10	at Green Bay	W 104–46	2–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 27, 2004* 12:05 pm	No. 10	at Nicholls State	W 102–52	3–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2004* 9:00 pm	No. 10	at vs. No. 9 Duke Big Ten - ACC Challenge	L 74–81	3-1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 4, 2004* 3:30 pm	No. 11	George Washington BB&T Classic semifinals	L 83–96	3–2	MCI Center (13,104) Washington, DC
Dec 5, 2004* 12:30 pm	No. 11	vs. George Mason BB&T Classic third place game	W 66–60	4–2	MCI Center Washington, DC
Dec 11, 2004* 3:50 pm	No. 20	vs. Stanford Spartan Clash	W 78–53	5–2	The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,067) Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 18, 2004*	No. 21	Delaware State	W 63–45	6–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2004* 9:00 pm	No. 23	UCLA	W 76–64	7–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 2004* 7:00 pm	No. 23	North Carolina-Asheville	W 98–63	8–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 20	Penn State	W 84–58	9–2 (1–0)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,637) State College, PA
Jan 8, 2005 2:07 pm	No. 20	Northwestern	W 87–58	10–2 (2–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 2005 12:30 pm	No. 15	Wisconsin	L 59–62	10–3 (2–1)	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI
Jan 18, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 19	Purdue	W 71–64	11–3 (3–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 22, 2005 3:30 pm	No. 19	Minnesota	W 69–55	12–3 (4–1)	Williams Arena (12,200) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 15	Michigan Rivalry	W 64–53	13–3 (5–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 2005* 8:00 pm	No. 15	Oakland	W 92–75	14–3	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 12	No. 1 Illinois	L 68–81	14–4 (5–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 5, 2005 1:32 pm	No. 12	Iowa	W 75–64	15–4 (6–2)	Carver Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
Feb 9, 2005 8:00 pm	No. 13	Ohio State	W 83–69	16–4 (7-2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 2005 4:00 pm	No. 13	Michigan Rivalry	W 64–59	17–4 (8–2)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbour, MI
Feb 16, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 13	Minnesota	W 81–62	18–4 (9–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 2005 12:00 pm	No. 11	Purdue	W 68–57	20–4 (10–2)	Mackey Arena (13,965) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 24, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 10	No. 20 Wisconsin	W 77–64	21–4 (11–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 2005 12:05 pm	No. 10	Indiana	L 74–78 ^OT	20–5 (11–3)	Assembly Hall (17,311) Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2005 7:00 pm	No. 14	Northwestern	W 69–58	21–5 (1–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,147) Evanston, IL
Mar 5, 2005 8:00 pm	No. 14	Penn State	W 90–64	22–5 (13–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 11, 2005 5:40 pm	(2) No. 15	vs. (7) Iowa quarterfinals	L 69–71	22–6 (13–3)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/18/05* 9:50 pm, CBS	(5 Austin) No. 15	vs. (12 Austin) Old Dominion First Round	W 89–81	23–6	DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, MA
Mar 20, 2005* 2:45 pm, CBS	(5 Austin) No. 15	vs. (13 Austin) Vermont Second Round	W 72–61	24–6	DCU Center (13,008) Worcester, MA
Mar 25, 2005* 6:10 pm, CBS	(5 Austin) No. 15	vs. (1 Austin) No. 3 Duke Sweet Sixteen	W 78–68	25–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin TX
Mar 27, 2005* 4:05 pm, CBS	(5 Austin) No. 15	vs. (2 Austin) No. 7 Kentucky Elite Eight	W 94–88 ^2OT	26–6	Frank Erwin Center (16,239) Austin, TX
Apr 2, 2005* 7:49 pm, CBS	(5 Austin) No. 15	vs. (1 Syracuse) No. 2 North Carolina Final Four	L 71–87	26–7	Edward Jones Dome (47,754) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[12].

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Tot	Avg	A	Stl	Blk
Aerts, Jason	8	7	0.9	3	3	1.000	0	0		1	2	.500	9	1.1	0	0	0
Ager, Maurice	33	464	14.1	150	315	.476	53	132	.402	111	135	.822	128	3.9	60	22	8
Anderson, Alan	33	437	13.5	149	268	.556	25	65	.385	114	130	.877	184	5.6	56	32	7
Bograkos, Tim	33	50	1.5	19	39	.487	3	12	.250	9	14	.643	44	1.3	27	19	2
Brown, Shannon	33	361	10.9	126	282	.447	31	94	.330	78	98	.848	104	3.2	57	41	5
Davis, Paul	32	392	12.3	157	290	.541	1	8	.125	77	115	.670	257	8.0	50	35	20
Hamo, Anthony	12	0	0.0	0	3	.000	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	1	0.1	0	0	0
Harvey, Andy	13	4	0.3	1	7	.143	0	3	.000	2	3	.667	5	0.4	0	0	1
Hill, Chris	33	291	8.8	99	239	.414	61	167	.365	32	43	.744	60	1.8	140	44	1
Naymick, Drew	29	44	1.5	17	30	.567	0	0		10	16	.625	56	1.9	9	6	16
Neitzel, Drew	33	115	3.5	43	113	.381	16	49	.327	13	20	.650	24	0.7	97	16	0
Rowley, Delco	29	52	1.8	19	40	.475	0	0		14	20	.700	65	2.2	8	9	7
Tobert, Kelvin	33	314	9.5	109	214	.509	29	84	.345	67	81	.827	97	1.5	50	23	13
Trannon, Matt	26	59	2.3	22	32	.688	0	0		15	27	.556	87	3.3	11	11	7

Legend
GP	Games played	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	A	Assists

Source^[13]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Final
AP^[14]	13	10	11	20	21	23	23	20	15	19	15	12	13	11	10	14	15	N/A*
Coaches^[15]	10	9	9	16	18	20	20	19	12	16	13	10	12	10	9	12	10	5

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Alan Anderson - All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)^[16]
Alan Anderson - USBWA All-District Team^[17]
Maurice Ager - All Big Ten Second Team (Coaches), All Big Ten Third Team (Media)^[16]
Paul Davis - All Big Ten Third Team^[16]
Shannon Brown - All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)^[16]
Drew Neitzel - All Big Ten All-Freshman Team^[16]

References

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↑ "Michigan State takes down No. 1 seed Duke". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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↑ "Michigan St. outlasts Kentucky in double-OT thriller". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Michigan State Falls To North Carolina In Final Four Matchup - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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↑ "Alan Anderson Named To USBWA All-District Team - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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