2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 California Golden Bears Basketball California Golden Bears logo.svg 125px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 20–11 12–6 Ben Braun 10th Joe Pasternack 5th Haas Pavilion NCAA tournament first round The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.Bennerman leads late surge as Wolfpack oust Cal https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000057 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153223/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000057 dead April 7, 2022 ESPN March 18, 2006 March 13, 2023 Roster 2005 California Golden Bears y yes Rod Benson 0 F 6 10 220 Sr Torrey Pines HS San Diego y Ayinde Ubaka 1 G 6 4 200 Jr Oakland HS Oakland, California y Omar Wilkes 2 G 6 4 185 So y Loyola HS Los Angeles n Steve Panawek 12 G 6 6 205 Jr Miramonte HS Moraga, California n W Nikola Knezevic 13 G 6 2 190 Fr Belgrade, Serbia n Eric Vierneisel 14 F 6 7 205 So Jacobs HS Algonquin, Illinois n Richard Midgley 15 G 6 3 195 Sr Modesto Christian HS Burgess Hill, England y Martin Smith 20 G 6 1 175 Sr The Bishop's School Escondido, California n Theo Robertson 24 F 6 5 240 Fr De La Salle Pittsburg, California n Alex Pribble 31 G 6 4 215 Jr Drake HS Fairfax, California y Ivan Kovacevic 32 G 6 6 210 Fr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California n W Jordan Wilkes 33 C 6 11 225 Fr Loyola HS Los Angeles n DeVon Hardin 35 C 6 11 250 So Memorial Newark, California y Leon Powe 44 F 6 8 240 So y Oakland Tech Oakland, California y Ben Braun Dennis Gates Joe Pasternack https://calberk_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.calbears.com/fls/30100/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/0506roster.pdf 12 March 2025 Source:https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 2005-06 M Basketball Roster University of California at Berkeley Athletics March 13, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california/2006.html 2005–06 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats Sports Reference March 13, 2023https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hloUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3530%2C836240 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon California starters January 5, 2006 E4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5476%2C600505 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon California starters February 4, 2006 B3 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Non-conference regular season Nov 18, 2005 yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan 65–67 3,165 0–1 Nov 21, 2005 yes Long Beach State 88–69 1–1 Haas Pavilion 7,286 Berkeley, California Nov 25, 2005 yes Northern Colorado Golden Bear Classic 83–59 2–1 Haas Pavilion 7,991 Berkeley, California Nov 26, 2005 yes Northeastern Golden Bear Classic 83–73 3–1 Haas Pavilion 7,990 Berkeley, California Nov 30, 2005 yes San Jose State 70–52 4–1 Haas Pavilion 8,138 Berkeley, California Dec 3, 2005 yes Akron 89–75 5–1 Haas Pavilion 7,820 Berkeley, California Dec 6, 2005 yes San Diego State 82–64 6–1 Haas Pavilion 8,679 Berkeley, California Dec 10, 2005 yes yes Kansas Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 56–69 16,180 6–2 Dec 21, 2005 yes yes 2005 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California Pete Newell Challenge 65–68 8,426 6–3 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Pac-10 regular season Dec 29, 2005 yes 2005 men USC Trojans USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 62–58 5,239 7–3 1–0 Dec 31, 2005 yes UCLA 11 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 68–61 10,129 8–3 2–0 Jan 5, 2006 2005 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 77–66 8,862 9–3 3–0 Jan 7, 2006 2005 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 64–72 8,956 9–4 3–1 Jan 13, 2006 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 61–75 7,598 9–5 3–2 Jan 19, 2006 yes 2005 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 88–58 7,521 10–5 4–2 Jan 21, 2006 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 55–60 14,621 10–6 4–3 Jan 26, 2006 Washington 10 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 71–69 8,957 11–6 5–3 Jan 28, 2006 Washington State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 55–53 8,479 12–6 6–3 Feb 2, 2006 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 69–52 5,982 13–6 7–3 Feb 4, 2006 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 62–60 9,087 14–6 8–3 Feb 9, 2006 Stanford Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 65–62 11,877 15–6 9–3 Feb 16, 2006 Arizona Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 75–66 11,175 16–6 10–3 Feb 18, 2006 Arizona State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 64–65 2OT 10,075 16–7 10–4 Feb 23, 2006 yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 43–41 3,021 17–7 11–4 Feb 26, 2006 yes Washington 17 Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 62–73 10,000 17–8 11–5 Mar 2, 2006 UCLA 15 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 58–67 OT 11,877 17–9 11–6 Mar 4, 2006 USC Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 71–60 11,702 18–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Pac-10 tournament Mar 9, 2006 yes yes USC Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals 82–67 19–9 Mar 10, 2006 yes yes Oregon Staples Center Los Angeles, California Semifinals 91–87 2OT 17,856 20–9 Mar 11, 2006 yes yes UCLA 13 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Championship game 52–71 18,544 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 CBS yes yes 7 S NC State 10 S American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas First round 52–58 19,263 20–11 AP poll Pacific S South Sourcehttps://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 M Basketball Schedule University of California at Berkeley Athletics March 13, 2023 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1152–1153 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References California California Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons California Golden Bears men's b California Golden Bears men's b