2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Big East Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 11
Record12–7, 15 wins vacated (?–5 Big East, ? wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Boston College 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 13 Connecticut 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
No. 19 Villanova 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Notre Dame 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Georgetown 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
West Virginia 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Providence 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rutgers 2 14   .125 10 19   .345
St. John's* 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
No. 11 Syracuse†** 0 5   .000 12 7   .632
2005 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll
*Not eligible for the 2005 Big East tournament due to sanctions against the program.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

The 2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I season. This was the first season in which Syracuse used its current nickname of "Orange"; previously, Syracuse teams had been known as "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen", depending on sex. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 29th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 27–7 (11–5) record, while making it to the first round of the NCAA tournament. The team was led by senior Hakim Warrick and junior Gerry McNamara. Seniors Josh Pace and Craig Forth were also major contributors.

Due to NCAA sanctions for use of ineligible players, 15 wins from this season have been vacated.