2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Smith
  • David Patrick
  • Mark Campbell
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2004–05 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Gonzaga 12 2   .857 26 5   .839
Saint Mary's 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
San Diego 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Pepperdine 6 8   .429 17 14   .548
San Francisco 6 8   .429 17 14   .548
Portland 4 10   .286 15 15   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 11   .214 11 17   .393
2005 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2004–05 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 4th year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2005 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed in the Chicago region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Southern Illinois in the opening round to end their season 25–9.