2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 collegiate men's basketball season . The Huskies completed the season with a 30–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14–2 record and were the regular season champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut , and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun .[2] [3]
Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jeff Adrien PF
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brewster Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Aug 18, 2004
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Craig Austrie SG
Stamford, Connecticut
Trinity Catholic HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Mar 28, 2005
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Andrew Bynum C
Metuchen, New Jersey
St. Joseph HS
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Oct 26, 2004
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Robert Garrison PG
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jul 21, 2004
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Marcus Johnson SF
Los Angeles
Westchester Senior HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 19, 2004
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 25 Rivals : 10
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2005–2006 team.[4]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2005 *
No. 2
Bryant
W 109–62
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
11/9/2005 *
No. 2
Concordia
W 106–47
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Regular season
11/19/2005 * ESPNU
No. 2
at Pepperdine
W 75–56
1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210)Malibu, California
11/21/2005 * ESPN2
No. 3
vs. Arkansas Maui Invitational Tournament
W 77–68
2–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/22/2005 * ESPN
No. 3
vs. No. 8 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament
W 79–70
3–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/23/2005 * ESPN
No. 3
vs. No. 9 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Tournament
W 65–63
4–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/29/2005 * WTXX
No. 3
Army
W 68–54
5–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/2005 * WTIC
No. 3
Texas Southern
W 113–49
6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/2005 * ESPN2
No. 3
UMass
W 78–60
7–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
12/18/2005 * WTXX
No. 2
New Hampshire
W 86–44
8–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
12/23/2005 * WTIC
No. 2
Morehead State
W 129–61
9–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
12/28/2005 * WTXX
No. 2
Stony Brook
W 85–52
10–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,528)Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2005 * WTIC
No. 2
Quinnipiac
W 111–75
11–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/2006 WTIC
No. 2
at Marquette
L 79–94
11–1 (0–1)
Bradley Center (15,831)Milwaukee
1/7/2006 * CBS
No. 2
LSU
W 67–66
12–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
1/9/2006 ESPN
No. 4
Cincinnati
W 70–59
13–1 (1–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
1/14/2006 WTXX
No. 4
Georgetown Rivalry
W 74–67
14–1 (2–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
1/16/2006 ESPN
No. 3
at No. 20 Syracuse Rivalry
W 88–80
15–1 (3–1)
Carrier Dome (26,805)Syracuse, New York
1/21/2006 ESPN
No. 3
at No. 15 Louisville ESPN College GameDay
W 71–58
16–1 (4–1)
Freedom Hall (20,091)Louisville, Kentucky
1/25/2006 WTXX
No. 1
St. John's
W 66–50
17–1 (5–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/2006 WTIC
No. 1
at Providence
W 76–62
18–1 (6–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)Providence, Rhode Island
1/31/2006 WTXX
No. 1
No. 9 Pittsburgh
W 80–76
19–1 (7–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
2/4/2006 * CBS
No. 1
at No. 21 Indiana
W 88–80
20–1
Assembly Hall (17,324)Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/2006 ESPN
No. 1
Syracuse Rivalry
W 73–50
21–1 (8–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
2/11/2006 WTIC
No. 1
at Seton Hall
W 99–57
22–1 (9–1)
Continental Airlines Arena (13,996)East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/13/2006 ESPN
No. 1
at No. 4 Villanova
L 64–69
22–2 (9–2)
Wachovia Center (20,859)Philadelphia
2/18/2006 CBS
No. 1
at No. 11 West Virginia
W 81–75
23–2 (10–2)
WVU Coliseum (14,683)Morgantown, West Virginia
2/21/2006 WTXX
No. 4
Notre Dame
W 75–74
24–2 (11–2)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
2/26/2006 CBS
No. 4
No. 2 Villanova
W 89–75
25–2 (12–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
3/1/2006 WTXX
No. 2
at South Florida
W 66–53
26–2 (13–2)
USF Sun Dome (9,636)Tampa, Florida
3/4/2006 CBS
No. 2
Louisville
W 84–80
27–2 (14–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/9/2006 ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 22 Syracuse Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 84–86 OT
27–3
Madison Square Garden (19,594)New York City
NCAA tournament
3/17/2006 * CBS
No. 2 (1)
vs. No. (16) Albany First Round
W 72–59
28–3
Wachovia Center (19,990)Philadelphia
3/19/2006 * CBS
No. 2 (1)
vs. No. (8) Kentucky Second Round
W 87–83
29–3
Wachovia Center (19,990)Philadelphia
3/24/2006 * CBS
No. 2 (1)
vs. No. 17 (5) Washington Sweet Sixteen
W 98–92 OT
30–3
Verizon Center (19,638)Washington, D.C.
3/26/2006 * CBS
No. 2 (1)
vs. No. (11) George Mason Elite Eight
L 84–86 OT
30–4
Verizon Center (19,718)Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
NCAA basketball tournament
Their Elite Eight matchup found themselves facing the George Mason Patriots. The Patriots were able to defeat the top-seeded Huskies, 86–84 in overtime, in what is recognized as one of the most memorable games in tournament history.
East
Connecticut 72, Albany 59
Connecticut 87, Kentucky 83
Connecticut 98, Washington 92
George Mason 86, Connecticut 84
[5]
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round
Pick
Player
NBA Club
1
8
Rudy Gay
Houston Rockets
1
12
Hilton Armstrong
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
1
22
Marcus Williams
New Jersey Nets
1
23
Josh Boone
New Jersey Nets
2
40
Denham Brown
Seattle SuperSonics
[6]
See also
References
^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
^ 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF) . UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016 .
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies . Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035 .
^ "UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site" . Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011 .
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More" .
^ "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com" . Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics