2004–05 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2004–05 Providence Friars men's basketball
2004–05 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	14-17 (4-12 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh;
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3	.813	25	–	5	.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3	.813	23	–	8	.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
Providence	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Rutgers	2	–	14	.125	10	–	19	.345
St. John's*	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5	.000	12	–	7	.632

† 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll Not eligible for the 2005 Big East tournament due to sanctions against the program. *Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

The 2004–05 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 14-17 record.^[1]

On November 27, 2004, the Friars were defeated by Florida 84-66 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.^[2]

On March 9, 2005, Providence was eliminated from the Big East tournament in a first round loss to West Virginia 82-59.^[3]

References

^ "2004-05 Providence Friars Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
^ "Florida 84-66 Providence (Nov 27, 2004) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
^ "West Virginia vs. Providence Box Score (Men), March 9, 2005". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.

Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics