2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg 300px Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 21–13 8–8 Andy Kennedy 1st Fifth Third Arena NIT Quarterfinals The 2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference and were led by first-year head coach Andy Kennedy after the resignation of longtime coach Bob Huggins. The Bearcats finished the season 23–13, 8–8 in Big East play. The Bearcats played in the 2006 NIT, as the 1 seed in their own region. The Bearcats advanced to the Quarterfinals, before losing to the eventual champion 3 seed South Carolina team. Previous season The Bearcats finished the 2004–05 season 25–8, 12–4 in Conference USA play, finishing tied for second place. They entered as the No. 3 seed in the Conference USA tournament and were upset in the Quarterfinals by No. 11 seed South Florida.. The Bearcats were awarded an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the Austin region, they defeated No. 10 seed Iowa in the first round before falling to the No. 2 seed Kentucky. Much of the offseason was filled with continued drama between then head coach Bob Huggins and University of Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher. By late August, Huggins was given an ultimatum by Zimpher to resign or be fired. Huggins opted to resign and accept his buyout.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2141113 Huggins must resign or be fired in next 24 hours 23 Aug 2005 ESPN.com ESPN 9 Jun 2020 Zimpher said that the Bearcat program under Huggins didn't fit with her plan to upgrade UC's academic reputation.http://www.wlwt.com/sports/4890801/detail.html Huggins Isn't Quite Finished at UC https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101713/http://www.wlwt.com/sports/4890801/detail.html May 16, 2008 dead WLWT However, she'd been seriously considering ousting Huggins since he was arrested for driving under the influence in 2004.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114367599328911693?mod=todays_us_personal_journal The Wall Street Journal Skip Rozin The Basketball Coach Vs. the College President March 30, 2006 He ultimately pleaded no contest to DUI.http://www.wlwt.com/sports/3422169/detail.html Huggins Pleads No Contest To DUI Charge - Sports News Story - WLWT Cincinnati February 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080725093017/http://www.wlwt.com/sports/3422169/detail.html July 25, 2008 Andy Kennedy was named head coach on an interim basis for the 2005–06 season. Roster 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes DeAndre Coleman 1 F 6 7 235 FR Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson High School Chadd Moore 1 G 6 2 175 SR Huntsville, Alabama Lee High School Devan Downey y 2 G 5 10 175 FR Chester, South Carolina Chester High School Domonic Tilford 3 G 5 11 170 FR Louisville, Kentucky Jeffersontown High School Pat Watt 10 G 5 10 190 FR Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller High School W Connor Barwin y 11 F 6 4 240 FR Southfield, Michigan University of Detroit Jesuit High School W Jihad Muhammad 13 G 5 11 175 SR Plainfield, New Jersey San Jacinto College Eric Hicks y basketball 14 F 6 7 245 SR Greensboro, North Carolina James B. Dudley High School C Branden Miller 20 G 6 4 210 FR Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill High School W James White y basketball 21 F 6 7 200 SR Washington, D.C. Florida Ronald Allen 23 F 6 9 225 JR Los Angeles, California Xavier University of Louisiana Cedric McGowan 30 F 6 6 230 JR Miami, Florida Kilgore College Angelo Craig y 32 G 6 5 220 FR Cleveland, Ohio Glenville High School W Armein Kirkland 33 G 6 8 205 SR Tyler, Texas Robert E. Lee High School Erick Murray 51 F 6 5 230 JR Westerville, Ohio Westerville North High School W Scott Benken 53 F 215 SR Cincinnati, Ohio Vanderbilt W Andy Kennedy (UAB) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2006.html 9 Jun 2020 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Exhibition |- November 3, 2005 7:00pm yes Hillsdale Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 99–71 November 12, 2005 7:00pm yes 2005 men Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 96–60 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season |- November 19, 2005 7:00pm yes Murray State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 79–75 OT 8,088 1–0 November 22, 2005 8:00pm yes Illinois State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 76–59 8,802 2–0 November 25, 2005 8:00pm yes 2005 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 63–51 8,902 3–0 November 29, 2005 8:00pm yes Dayton Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 66–75 9,199 3–1 December 3, 2005 3:00pm yes Memphis 9 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry 81–91 9,440 3–2 December 10, 2005 6:00pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 92–83 13,032 4–2 December 14, 2005 8:00pm yes Ohio Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 86–58 9,133 5–2 December 17, 2005 7:00pm yes 2005 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Las Vegas Holiday Classic 105–62 7,011 6–2 December 19, 2005 7:00pm yes 2005 men Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms Arkansas–Monticello Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Las Vegas Holiday Classic 84–63 6,024 7–2 December 22, 2005 10:30pm yes yes Dayton Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Classic 81–63 1,100 8–2 December 23, 2005 10:30pm yes yes LSU Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Classic 75–72 1,200 9–2 December 28, 2005 8:00pm yes 2005 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH 75–65 11,786 10–2 December 30, 2005 7:00pm yes 2005 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 105–69 8,559 11–2 January 4, 2006 7:00pm 2005 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 82–60 8,605 12–2 1–0 January 7, 2006 12:00pm yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 70–66 15,104 13–2 2–0 January 9, 2006 7:00pm yes Connecticut 2 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 59–70 16,294 13–3 2–1 January 14, 2006 8:00pm 25 Syracuse Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 58–77 13,176 13–4 2–2 January 19, 2006 9:00pm yes yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout 71–73 OT 10,250 13–5 January 22, 2006 2:00pm 2005 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 71–66 9,460 14–5 3–2 January 25, 2006 7:30pm yes Louisville 22 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Rivalry 50–67 19,684 14–6 3–3 January 28, 2006 12:00pm yes Georgetown 21 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 57–76 12,016 14–7 3–4 January 31, 2006 8:00pm 2005 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 73–60 7,764 15–7 4–4 February 4, 2006 12:00pm yes West Virginia 11 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 57–66 12,480 15–8 4–5 February 6, 2006 7:00pm Louisville Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry 74–68 13,176 16–8 5–5 February 12, 2006 8:00pm yes Pittsburgh 14 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 69–89 12,508 16–9 5–6 February 15, 2006 7:30pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 85–65 21,459 17–9 6–6 February 17, 2006 8:00pm Providence Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 66–64 12,127 18–9 7–6 February 23, 2006 9:00pm Villanova 2 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 72–74 13,176 18–10 7–7 February 28, 2006 8:00pm yes Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ 62–72 7,911 18–11 7–8 March 4, 2006 12:00pm West Virginia 16 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 78–75 13,176 19–11 8–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Big East tournament |- March 8, 2006 12:00pm yes 8 Syracuse 9 Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 73–74 19–12 19,594 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|National Invitational Tournament |- March 17, 2006 8:00pm 1 2005 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 9 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH First Round 86–80 20–12 6,775 March 21, 2006 9:00pm 1 Minnesota 4 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Second Round 76–62 21–12 5,651 March 23, 2006 6:00pm 1 South Carolina 3 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Quarterfinal 62–65 21–13 7,775 AP Poll Eastern Time 2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide https://issuu.com/ucbearcats/docs/2019-20_cincinnati_media_guide issuu.com GoBearcats 9 Jun 2020 August 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200803060927/https://issuu.com/ucbearcats/docs/2019-20_cincinnati_media_guide dead 2006-07 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 GoBearcats.com University of Cincinnati Athletics References 1 Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Cincin Cincin Cincinnati