2004 – 05 VCU Rams men 's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2004 – 05 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . It was the 37th season of the University fielding a men 's basketball program . Led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel III , they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center . They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 19 – 13 , 13 – 5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place . The Rams defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournmanet , before losing to Old Dominion in the final . They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the opening round to Davidson
CAA Tournmanet
2005 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
2004–05 VCU Rams men's basketball team