2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round, L 71–79 vs. Pacific
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record20–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625209  .690
Notre Dame97 .5631712  .586
Georgetown88 .5001913  .594
West Virginia88 .5002411  .686
Providence412 .2501417  .452
Seton Hall412 .2501216  .429
Rutgers214 .1251019  .345
St. John's*313 .188918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000127  .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 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–9 and lost in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost to Pacific.