2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Horizon League Regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceHorizon League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record26–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Home arenaU.S. Cellular Arena
Klotsche Center
2004–05 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
Green Bay 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Detroit 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
Illinois-Chicago 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Wright State 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
Butler 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Cleveland State 6 10   .375 9 17   .346
Youngstown State 2 14   .125 5 23   .179
2005 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by head coach Bruce Pearl, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #12 seed and defeated No. 5 seed Alabama and No. 4 seed Boston College to reach their 1st Sweet 16 in school history. Their season ended after losing to the eventual National runner-up and No. 1 overall seed Illinois.