2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings
	† CAA Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

VCU Rams men's basketball
2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball
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NIT, Opening round vs. Davidson L 62–77
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2004–05 record	19–13 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Gerald White
Assistant coach	Jeff LaMere
Assistant coach	Mark Cline
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
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The 2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 37th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournmanet, before losing to Old Dominion in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	1	Dixon Renardo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Houston, TX
F	2	Michael Doles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Richmond, VA
F	4	Michael Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Virginia Beach, VA
F	5	Julian Capel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville, NC
G	10	Jamal Shuler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Jacksonville, NC
G	20	B. A. Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Onancock, VA
F	21	Nick George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Manchester, ENG
G	23	Jesse Pellot-Rosa	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Richmond, VA
G	25	Alex Harper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Columbia, SC
F	30	Calvin Roland	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Hephzibah, GA
F	31	Eric Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, PA
G	32	Drew Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Raleigh, NC
F	34	Derrick Reid	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Richmond, VA
F	40	Sam Faulk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Fayetteville, NC

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 10* 7:00 PM	Virginia Union	??–??		Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15* 7:30 PM	American NIT Season Tip-Off	W 82–76 ^OT	1–0	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
November 18* 7:00 PM, CSN-VA	at #2 Wake Forest NIT Season Tip-Off	L 67–81	1–1	Joel Coliseum (13,218) Winston-Salem, NC
November 27* 7:00 PM	at UAB	L 55–79	1–2	Bartow Arena (5,768) Birmingham, AL
December 1* 7:30 PM	Hampton	W 83–54	2–2	Siegel Center (4,012) Richmond, VA
December 5 2:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	L 63–68	2–3 (0–1)	Trask Coliseum (5,155) Wilmington, NC
December 11* 7:30 PM	Richmond Black & Blue Classic	W 58–50	3–3	Siegel Center (6,632) Richmond, VA
December 18* 7:30 PM	La Salle	W 63–52	4–3	Siegel Center (4,872) Richmond, VA
December 22* 7:30 PM	at Iona	L 72–77	4–4	Hynes Athletic Center (1,441) New Rochelle, NY
December 29* 7:30 PM	Ole Miss	L 62–63	4–5	Siegel Center (4,312) Richmond, VA
January 2* 3:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 55–59	4–6	Murphy Center (2,702) Murfreesboro, TN
CAA Regular Season
January 5 3:00 PM, WTVR	at George Mason Rivalry	W 81–74	5–6 (1–1)	Patriot Center (2,527) Fairfax, VA
January 7 3:00 PM, WTVR	at Towson	W 70–58	6–6 (2–1)	Towson Center (1,317) Towson, MD

v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	History Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	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 1999–00 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion†	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
VCU	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
George Mason	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Delaware	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	6	–	22	.214
Towson	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172


† CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll