2004–05 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2004–05 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Southland tournament champions
Southland regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–9 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
2004–05 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana133 .813249  .727
Northwestern State133 .8132112  .636
Sam Houston State115 .6881812  .600
UTSA106 .6251513  .536
Lamar97 .5631811  .621
Texas State88 .5001414  .500
McNeese State88 .5001315  .464
Texas–Arlington79 .4381315  .464
Stephen F. Austin610 .3751215  .444
Louisiana–Monroe214 .125819  .296
Nicholls State115 .063621  .222
2005 Southland tournament winner

The 2004–05 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Kennedy, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for the Southland regular season championship with Northwestern State. As the No. 2 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated Texas State, Sam Houston State, and Northwestern State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first, and only, appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Chicago region, the Lions were beaten by No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the opening round.