2004–05 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16-14 (8-8 ACC)
Head coach	Seth Greenberg (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Brad Greenberg
Assistant coaches	Ryan Odom; Stacey Palmore;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	33	–	4	.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	27	–	6	.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
NC State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	14	.600
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Virginia	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483

† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Tech during the 2004-05 NCAA Division 1 men's basketball season. Led by 2nd-year head coach Seth Greenberg, the Hokies played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, during their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies finished 15–12 on the season and 8–8 in conference. In the ACC Conference Tournament the Hokies were knocked out by 5th seed Georgia Tech in the quarter finals. In the NIT the Hokies beat Temple in the first round, but fell short to Memphis in the second.^[1]

Previous season

In the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Tech during its final season in the Big East Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Seth Greenberg.^[2] The Hokies finished the season 15–14 overall, and 7–9 in conference play. In the 2004 Big East Conference Tournament the Hokies beat Rutgers in the first round, but lost to Pittsburgh in the quarter finals.

Roster

2004–05 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Zabian Dowdell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Pahokee High School	Pahokee, FL
G	2	Bob Ritchie (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lake Braddock Secondary School	Burke, VA
G	3	Shawn Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Fork Union Military Academy	Ettrick, VA
G/F	11	Wynton Witherspoon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Berkmar	Atlanta, GA
C	13	Deron Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	National Christian Academy Md	New Orleans, LA
F/C	14	Robert Krabbendam	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Copernicus	Hoorn
G	15	Marquie Cooke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Nansemond River	Suffolk, VA
F	21	Allen Calloway	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Tunstall,Coastal Christian Academy	Gretna, VA
G	22	Jamon Gordon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Andrew Jackson High School	Jacksonville, Fl
G	23	Marcus Travis (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Blacksburg/Oxnard Junior College	Blacksburg, VA
G	24	Markus Sailes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Varina High School	Richmond, VA
F	25	Jeff King	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Jr	Pulaski County High School	Pulaski, VA

G/F	32	Carlos Dixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	South Rowan High School, Fork Union Military Academy	Salisbury, NC
F	33	Coleman Collins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Chamblee High School	Stone Mountain, GA
F	42	Chris Tucker (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lord Botetourt High School,Fork Union Military Academy	Fincastle, VA

Head coach

Seth Greenberg (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

2005–2006 schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*		Loyola MD	W 81-58	1–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Nov 23, 2004*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 102-50	2–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Nov 28, 2004*		William & Mary	W 80-63	3–0	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Dec 2, 2004*		Chattanooga	W 63-59	4–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 4, 2004*		VMI	L 68-72	4–1	Cameron Hall (arena) Lexington, VA
Dec 8, 2004*		St. John's	L 65-75	4–2	Carnesecca Arena Jamaica, NY
Dec 11, 2004*		JMU	W 77-53	5–2	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 29, 2004	No. 5	UNC	L 51-85	5-3 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 22, 2004*		Western Michigan	L 68-74	5-4 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 27, 2004*		Morgan State	W 67-54	6-4 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 30, 2004*	No. 21	Mississippi State	L 65-71	6-5 (0-1)	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
Jan 8, 2005		FSU	L 70-77	6-6 (0-2)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 12, 2005*		Bethune-Cookman	W 69-58	7-6 (0-2)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 15, 2005		Clemson	W 59-57	8-6 (1-2)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 19, 2005		NC State	W 72-71	9-6 (2-2)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 22, 2005	No. 12	Georgia Tech	W 70-69	10-6 (3-2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Jan 27, 2005		UVA	W 79-73	11-6 (4-2)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 30, 2005	No. 2	Duke	L 65-100	11-7 (4-3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 2, 2005		U Miami(FL)	W 73-63	12-7 (5-3)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, Fl
Feb 5, 2005	No. 7	Wake Forrest	L 63-83	12-8 (5-4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 8, 2005		Maryland	L 71-86	12-9 (5-5)	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
Feb 12, 2005		UVA	L 60-65	12-10 (5-6)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Feb 17, 2005	No. 7	Duke	W 67-65	13-10 (6-6)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 19, 2005		U Miami(FL)	W 71-58	14-10 (7-6)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 26, 2005		NC State	L 54-74	14-11 (7-7)	RBC Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 1, 2005		Clemson	L 64-66	14-12 (7-8)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Mar 5, 2005		Maryland	W 86-76	15-12 (8-8)	RBC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 2005		Georgia Tech	L 54-73	15-13 (8-8)	Verizon Center Washington D.C.
NIT
Mar 15, 2005		Temple	W 60-50	16-13 (8-8)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Mar 19, 2005		Memphis	L 62-83	16-14 (8-8)	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Fourth Place put coach atop ACC". The Daily News Leader. Newspaper.com. AP. March 16, 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ Berman, Mark (September 12, 2003). "Greenberg Stoked About ACC". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
^ "Men's Basketball 2004-05". Hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
^ "2004-05 Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference College Basketball. SRCBB. Retrieved February 24, 2026.

[1] "Fourth Place put coach atop ACC". The Daily News Leader. Newspaper.com. AP. March 16, 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[2] Berman, Mark (September 12, 2003). "Greenberg Stoked About ACC". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved February 24, 2026.

[3] "Men's Basketball 2004-05". Hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2026.

[4] "2004-05 Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference College Basketball. SRCBB. Retrieved February 24, 2026.

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Previous season

Roster

2005–2006 schedule and results

See also

References