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

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.

2004–05 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
  • Randy Bennett (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Smith
  • David Patrick
  • Mark Campbell
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2004–05 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Gonzaga122 .857265  .839
Saint Mary's113 .786259  .735
Santa Clara77 .5001516  .484
San Diego77 .5001613  .552
Pepperdine68 .4291714  .548
San Francisco68 .4291714  .548
Portland410 .2861515  .500
Loyola Marymount311 .2141117  .393
2005 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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