2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	16–16 (10–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins (4th season)
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center

2005–06 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware State	16	–	2		.889			21	–	14		.600
Coppin State	12	–	6		.667			12	–	18		.400
Bethune–Cookman	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
South Carolina State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	16		.467
Hampton †	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Florida A&M	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Norfolk State	10	–	8		.556			13	–	18		.419
North Carolina A&T	6	–	12		.333			6	–	23		.207
Howard	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Morgan State	4	–	14		.222			4	–	26		.133
† 2006 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Bobby Collins, his fourth and final year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

Hampton finished the season with 16–16 record and an 10–8 MEAC record. The Pirates won the MEAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Hampton was beaten by fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth, 71–49,^[2] in the Play-in round.

Roster

2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Jeff Granger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr   Newark, NJ	Head coach Bobby Collins Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*		at Richmond	L 40–44	0–1	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Nov 22, 2005*		William & Mary	L 60–70	0–2	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Nov 26, 2005*		at UNC Greensboro	L 72–73	0–3	Fleming Gymnasium  Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 3, 2005		Norfolk State	L 43–57	0–4 (0–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Dec 6, 2005*		Radford	W 73–69	1–4	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Dec 18, 2005*		at Yale	L 52–71	1–5	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 21, 2005*		at George Mason	L 66–79	1–6	Patriot Center  Fairfax, Virginia
Dec 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		VCU	L 44–84	1–7	Hampton Convocation Center (6,087) Hampton, Virginia
Jan 4, 2006		at Bethune–Cookman	W 78–62	2–7 (1–1)	Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, Florida
Jan 7, 2006		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 73–64	3–7 (2–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 9, 2006		Howard	W 65–48	4–7 (3–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 14, 2006		at Morgan State	W 80–47	5–7 (4–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 16, 2006		at Coppin State	L 65–72	5–8 (4–2)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 21, 2006		Delaware State	L 58–61	5–9 (4–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 23, 2006*		Savannah State	W 100–57	6–9	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 28, 2006		South Carolina State	W 69–57	7–9 (5–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 30, 2006		North Carolina A&T	W 77–65	8–9 (6–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Feb 4, 2006		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 87–75	9–9 (7–3)	Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, Maryland
Feb 6, 2006		at Howard	W 75–63	10–9 (8–3)	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Feb 11, 2006		Morgan State	W 81–48	11–9 (9–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Feb 13, 2006		Coppin State	L 72–79	11–10 (9–4)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Feb 16, 2006		at Norfolk State	L 51–52	11–11 (9–5)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 18, 2006		at Delaware State	L 77–88	11–12 (9–6)	Memorial Hall  Dover, Delaware
Feb 20, 2006*		Longwood	L 66–69	11–13	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Feb 24, 2006		at South Carolina State	W 69–64	12–13 (10–6)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, South Carolina
Feb 27, 2006		at North Carolina A&T	L 60–65	12–14 (10–7)	Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 1, 2006		Florida A&M	L 65–73	12–15 (10–8)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
MEAC tournament
Mar 8, 2006*	(6)	vs. (11) Morgan State First round	W 63–51	13–15	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2006*	(6)	vs. (3) Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals	W 57–55	14–15	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 10, 2006*	(6)	vs. (7) Norfolk State Semifinals	W 73–56	15–15	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2006*	(6)	vs. (1) Delaware State Championship game	W 60–56	16–15	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2006*	(16 MSP)	vs. (16 MSP) Monmouth Play-in game	L 49–71	16–16	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "UConn Finally Shakes Off Pesky Pirates". The New York Times. March 16, 2002. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
3. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Hampton University Athletics. August 1, 2023.
4. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. August 1, 2023.