2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers File:West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 15 22 22–11 11–5 John Beilein 4th Jerry Dunn WVU Coliseum NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/2006.html 2005-06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2005-06 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After an early exit in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season. The team finished with a 22–11 record (11–5 Big East). Roster 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers y yes J. D. Collins 1 G 5 10 180 Sr Houston, Texas Patrick Beilein 3 F 6 4 205 Sr Benedictine Richmond, Virginia y Johannes Herber 5 G 6 5 210 Sr Darmstadt, West Germany y Joe Alexander 11 G 6 8 230 Fr Linganore Mount Airy, Maryland y Mike Gansey 20 G 6 4 185 Sr St. Bonaventure Olmsted Falls, Ohio y Kevin Pittsnogle 34 C 6 11 245 Sr Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia y John Beilein Jerry Dunn https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/2006.html 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 18, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Regular season Nov 12, 2005 yes 14 2005 men Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 88–69 1–0 Nov 13, 2005 yes 14 2005 men Wofford Terriers Wofford WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 61–41 2–0 Nov 21, 2005 yes yes 13 Texas 2 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Guardians Classic 75–76 2–1 Nov 22, 2005 yes yes 13 Kentucky 7 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Guardians Classic 66–80 2–2 Nov 26, 2005 yes 13 LSU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 68–71 OT 2–3 Nov 30, 2005 yes yes 2005 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York 66–61 3–3 Dec 3, 2005 yes 2005 men Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 83–33 4–3 Dec 7, 2005 yes 2005 men UMBC Retrievers UMBC WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 82–53 5–3 Dec 10, 2005 yes 2005 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 86–66 6–3 Dec 22, 2005 yes yes Oklahoma 7 Ford Center Oklahoma City All-College Basketball Classic 92–68 7–3 Dec 30, 2005 yes 25 2005 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 80–68 8–3 Jan 5, 2006 yes 24 2005 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 57–53 9–3 1–0 Jan 8, 2006 yes 24 Villanova 3 The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 91–87 10–3 2–0 Jan 11, 2006 16 Georgetown WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 68–61 11–3 3–0 Jan 14, 2006 16 Marquette WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 104–85 12–3 4–0 Jan 17, 2006 12 Providence WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 64–48 13–3 5–0 Jan 21, 2006 yes yes 12 UCLA 18 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 60–56 14–3 Jan 25, 2006 yes yes 9 Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia 52–58 14–4 Jan 29, 2006 yes 9 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 66–61 15–4 6–0 Feb 1, 2006 11 Notre Dame WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 71–70 16–4 7–0 Feb 4, 2006 11 Cincinnati WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 66–57 17–4 8–0 Feb 9, 2006 yes 9 Pittsburgh 14 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 53–57 17–5 8–1 Feb 12, 2006 yes 9 Georgetown 15 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 69–56 18–5 9–1 Feb 14, 2006 yes 11 Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 64–71 18–6 9–2 Feb 18, 2006 11 Connecticut 1 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 75–81 18–7 9–3 Feb 20, 2006 yes 14 2005 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 58–60 18–8 9–4 Feb 25, 2006 14 Louisville WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 68–64 19–8 10–4 Feb 27, 2006 16 Pittsburgh 8 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 67–62 20–8 11–4 Mar 4, 2006 yes 16 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 75–78 20–9 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Big East tournament Mar 9, 2006 yes yes 19 Pittsburgh 15 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Quarterfinals 57–68 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 2006 yes yes 22 6 ATL Southern Illinois 11 ATL Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round 64–46 21–10 Mar 19, 2006 yes yes 22 6 ATL Northwestern State Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Second round 67–54ESPN Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000056 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227045257/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000056 dead February 27, 2021 March 19, 2006 February 19, 2022 22–10 Mar 23, 2006 yes yes 22 6 ATL Texas 9 2 ATL Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 71–74 22–11 AP poll ATL Atlanta Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball