2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–9 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
2004–05 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 12 4   .750 18 11   .621
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Murray State 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Samford 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
Austin Peay 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
Southeast Missouri State 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Morehead State 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
UT Martin 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Jacksonville State 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2005 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach Travis Ford, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance since 1979. Playing as No. 15 seed in the South region, the Colonels lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Kentucky.