2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
Record30–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2004–05 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
Washington 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 18 UCLA 1 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Stanford 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Arizona State 1 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Washington State 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Oregon 1 6 12   .333 14 13   .519
California 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
USC 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Conference tournament winner
As of April 8, 2005
Rankings from Coaches Poll
1 Holds tie-breaker

The 2004–05 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Hall-of-Famer Lute Olson led the team in his 22nd year as Arizona's head coach. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

The Wildcats recorded 30 or more wins for the third time in program history with a record of 30–7 overall. A 15–3 record in conference play earned Olson and Arizona an 11th Pacific-10 Conference championship.

Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 21st-straight season, receiving a 3-seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (14-seed) Utah State, (11) UAB, and (2) Oklahoma State before falling 90–89 in overtime to top-seeded Illinois.