2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
Record20–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Illinois 15 1   .938 37 2   .949
No. 15 Michigan State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 20 Wisconsin 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Indiana 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Minnesota 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Ohio State 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Michigan 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Purdue 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Penn State 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their first-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play. They the 6th seed in the Big Ten tournament. They defeated Penn State in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. They were not given a bid for the NCAA tournament. The highlight of the season was beating Number 1 Illinois at home to give them their only loss of the regular season.