2004–05 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2004–05 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West
Record	20–11 (11–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Robert Lee (1st season)
Assistant coach	Carlin Hartman (1st season)
Home arena	Cajundome
Seasons← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Little Rock	10	–	4	.714	18	–	10	.643
Western Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	22	–	9	.710
Middle Tennessee	7	–	7	.500	19	–	12	.613
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Florida International	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
West
Denver	12	–	3	.800	20	–	11	.645
Louisiana–Lafayette †	11	–	4	.733	20	–	11	.645
New Orleans	7	–	8	.467	13	–	17	.433
South Alabama	6	–	9	.400	10	–	18	.357
North Texas	6	–	9	.400	14	–	14	.500
New Mexico State	1	–	14	.067	6	–	24	.200

† 2005 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by first-year head coach Robert Lee, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West division. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to No. 4 seed and eventual Final Four NC State.

Roster

2004–05 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Orien Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Robert Lee

Assistant coach(es)

Carlin Hartman

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Sun Belt tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(13 ABQ)	vs. (4 ABQ) No. 4 Louisville First round	L 62–68	20–11	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ABQ=Albuquerque. All times are in Central Time.

References

"Cajuns hold Hodge to 14 on 5-for-13 shooting". ESPN. March 19, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
"2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
"2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25

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