The 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. For the season the Kentucky finished with an overall record of 28–6 (14–2 SEC).
In the 2005 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8. In the opening round Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 72–64. The second round Kentucky took care of Cincinnati 69–60 and in the Sweet Sixteen easily defeated Utah 62–52. But their season came to an end with a tough loss to Michigan State in double overtime 94–89.
Roster
Walk-On
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| SEC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2005 SEC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2005 NCAA Tournament
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