2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record24–11 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
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 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2004-05 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum.

After losing in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Elite Eight. The team finished with a 24–11 record (8–8 Big East).