2004–05 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

2004–05 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRothman Center
2004–05 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 14 4   .778 16 13   .552
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Long Island 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Saint Francis (PA) 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Wagner 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
St. Francis (NY) 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Central Connecticut 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Quinnipiac 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
Sacred Heart 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
2005 NEC tournament winner

The 2004–05 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Tom Green. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.

The Knights compiled a 20–13 record and went 13–5 in NEC play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They defeated St. Francis, Long Island, and Wagner to capture the NEC tournament championship. The Knights received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. The Knights fell to No. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Illinois, 67–55, in the opening round.