2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 George Washington Colonials Basketball George Washington Athletics logo.svg 200 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 19 14 27–3 16–0 Karl Hobbs 5th Charles E. Smith Center Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament second round The 2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by head coach Karl Hobbs, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Colonials finished the regular season undefeated in conference play, registering a 26–1 overall record going into the postseason, but they were upset in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 8th seed in the Atlanta region. George Washington beat 9th-seeded UNC Wilmington to earn the program's first NCAA tournament win in 12 years.Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000048 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430062421/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000048 dead April 30, 2022 ESPN March 16, 2006 April 30, 2022 The team's season came to an end in the 2nd round, when they lost to top-seeded Duke, 74–61.1-2 punch: Redick, Williams help Duke coast past GW https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000049 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430062421/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000049 dead April 30, 2022 ESPN March 18, 2006 April 30, 2022 Roster 2005 George Washington Colonials y Omar Williams 1 F 6 9 sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania J. R. Pinnock y 2 F 6 5 jr McDonough, Georgia Mike Hall y basketball 3 F 6 8 sr Chicago, Illinois Montrell McDonald 4 F 6 7 fr Fort Worth, Texas Rob Diggs 5 F 6 8 fr Brandywine, Maryland Dior Toney 12 G sr Brecksville, Ohio Alex Kireev 13 F 6 11 sr Mykolaiv, Ukraine Pops Mensah-Bonsu y 21 F 6 9 sr London, England Régis Koundjia y 23 F 6 8 jr Bangui, Central African Republic Carl Elliott 25 G 6 4 jr Brooklyn, New York Noel Wilmore 31 G 6 4 fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Maureece Rice 33 G 6 1 so Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Keri Gonsalves 34 G 6 5 so Mitchellville, Maryland Dokun Akingbade y 42 F 6 9 sr Riverdale, Maryland Dominic Green 52 F 6 6 so Oakland, California Karl Hobbs (Connecticut) https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 April 30, 2022 Sourcehttps://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 George Washington Athletics 2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster April 30, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=George Washington Colonials|Regular season November 23, 2005 7:30 pm yes 21 2005 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 87–42 2,217 1–0 November 26, 2005 2:00 pm yes 21 2005 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 80–69 2,292 2–0 November 30, 2005 7:30 pm yes 19 2005 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 85–68 2,416 3–0 December 2, 2005 7:30 pm yes 19 2005 Boston University Terriers Boston University Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 75–62 4,009 4–0 December 5, 2005 9:00 pm yes y 19 Maryland 23 MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 78–70 11,712 5–0 December 8, 2005 7:30 pm yes 19 2005 FIU Golden Panthers Florida International Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 70–45 2,827 6–0 December 10, 2005 7:00 pm yes y 19 2006 Morgan State Bears Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD 102–75 2,173 7–0 December 17, 2005 2:00 pm yes 15 2005 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 98–72 2,952 8–0 December 30, 2005 7:00 pm yes y 12 NC State 19 RBC Center Raleigh, NC 58–79 16,132 8–1 January 4, 2006 6:00 pm y 20 Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 72–60 3,646 9–1 1–0 January 7, 2006 7:00 pm yes y 20 2006 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 79–73 OT 4,415 10–1 January 11, 2006 8:00 pm 17 2005 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 69–64 OT 2,862 11–1 2–0 January 14, 2006 2:00 pm 17 2006 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 88–60 4,356 12–1 3–0 January 16, 2006 yes 17 2005 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 88–60 3,234 13–1 January 21, 2006 4:00 pm y 16 2005 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 83–69 7,562 14–1 4–0 January 25, 2006 7:05 pm y 14 2005 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 94–78 1,288 15–1 5–0 January 27, 2008 2:00 pm 14 2005 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 81–62 5,000 16–1 6–0 February 2, 2006 7:00 pm y 14 Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 89–85 10,250 17–1 7–0 February 5, 2006 12:00 pm 10 2005 Richmond Spiders Richmond Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 80–55 5,000 18–1 8–0 February 8, 2006 7:30 pm 8 Dayton Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 81–67 5,000 19–1 9–0 February 11, 2006 2:00 pm y 8 Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA 64–62 3,200 20–1 10–0 February 15, 2006 7:30 pm 7 UMass Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 69–66 5,000 21–1 11–0 February 18, 2006 7:00 pm y 7 2005 Richmond Spiders Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 64–51 8,182 22–1 12–0 February 22, 2006 7:30 pm 6 2005 La Salle Explorers La Salle Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 77–65 5,000 23–1 13–0 February 25, 2006 4:00 pm y 6 2005 Fordham Rams Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 78–67 3,200 24–1 14–0 March 1, 2006 7:00 pm y 7 2005 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 89–78 4,801 25–1 15–0 March 4, 2006 2:00 pm 7 2005 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 86–85 OT 5,000 26–1 16–0 |- !colspan=12 style=George Washington Colonials| Atlantic 10 tournament March 9, 2006 12:00 pm y 6 1 Temple 9 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals 53–68 4,407 26–2 |- !colspan=12 style=George Washington Colonials| NCAA tournament March 16, 2006 7:10 pm y 14 8 A UNC Wilmington 9 A Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC NCAA First Round 88–85 OT 22,642 27–2 March 18, 2006 1:10 pm y 14 8 A Duke 1 1 A Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC NCAA Second Round 61–74 22,809 27–3 Eastern Time Sourcehttps://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 George Washington Athletics 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule April 30, 2022https://gwsports.com/documents/2021/8/23/Men_s_Basketball_Record_Book.pdf George Washington Athletics Men's Basketball Record Book April 30, 2022https://gwsports.com/documents/2014/2/11/_gewa_m_baskbl_2005_6_stats__season_stats_final.pdf George Washington Athletics George Washington Basketball 2005-06 Combined Team Statistics April 30, 2022 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 21 21 21 19 19 15 13 12 20 17 16 14 10 8 7 6 7 6 14 Coaches 0 19 24 22 22 20 15 13 12 19 19 18 15 10 8 8 6 6 6 11 19 Source 2006 George Washington Colonials https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/george-washington/2006-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2022-04-30 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2006/week/3/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 References Category:George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball seasons George Washington George Washington George Washington Colonials men's basketball George Washington Colonials men's basketball