2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2005–06 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference East Division SEC 22–13 9–7 Tubby Smith 9th David Hobbs Scott Rigot Reggie Hanson Rupp Arena NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 22–13 (9–7 SEC) In the 2006 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was invited as a #8 seed, and in the opening round game defeated UAB 69–64. In the round of 32 they lost to Connecticut 87–83. Incoming signees no yes 2005 Jared Carter C Georgetown, Kentucky Scott County High School 7 2 270 2005-03-31 4 3 Rekalin Sims F Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake High School 6 8 200 2005-04-21 4 3 Adam Williams G Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 6 4 190 2004-10-27 NR NR 2005 Kentucky 2005 Basketball Commitments 2005 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 NR NR 2011-06-29 yes Roster 2005 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Brandon Stockton 1 G 5 9 170 SR Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow Ravi Moss 2 G 6 2 190 SR Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights Ramel Bradley y 3 G 6 2 191 So Brooklyn, New York IMG Academy (FL) Rajon Rondo y 4 G 6 1 170 SO Louisville, Kentucky Oak Hill Academy (VA) Łukasz Obrzut y 10 C 7 1 265 JR Jędrzejów, Poland Bridgton Academy Preston LeMaster 12 G 6 2 190 SR Paris, Kentucky Bourbon County Bobby Perry y 13 F 6 7 215 JR Durham, North Carolina Hillside Shagari Alleyne y 21 C 7 3 270 JR Bronx, New York Rice Patrick Sparks 22 G 6 0 180 SR yes Central City, Kentucky Muhlenberg North Sheray Thomas 23 F 6 8 240 JR Montreal, Quebec Riverdale Baptist (MD) Adam Williams 25 G 6 4 190 FR St. Albans, West Virginia IMG Academy (FL) Joe Crawford basketball y 32 G 6 5 215 SO Detroit, Michigan Renaissance Randolph Morris y 33 C 6 11 260 SO Atlanta, Georgia Landmark Christian Rekalin Sims 42 F 6 8 200 JR Vallejo, California De La Salle Jared Carter 43 C 7 2 277 JR Georgetown, Kentucky Scott County Tubby Smith (High Point) David Hobbs (VCU) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky) 2005–06 Schedule and Results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2005 8:25 pm w yes 9 2005–06 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Guardians Classic ESPNU 71–54 20,144 1–0 November 14, 2005 8:35 pm w yes 8 2005–06 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb University Lipscomb Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Guardians Classic ESPNU 67–49 19,369 2–0 November 21, 2005 8:30 pm l yes yes 8 Iowa 18 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic ESPN2 63–67 6,091 2–1 November 22, 2005 6:00 pm w yes yes 7 West Virginia 13 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic ESPN2 80–66 6,357 3–1 November 25, 2005 7:00 pm w yes 7 2005–06 Liberty Flames Liberty University Liberty Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 81–51 22,717 4–1 November 29, 2005 7:00 pm w yes 10 2005–06 High Point Panthers High Point University High Point Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 75–55 19,980 5–1 December 3, 2005 12:00 pm l yes 10 North Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 79–83 23,860 5–2 December 6, 2005 8:00 pm w yes yes 15 2005–06 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State University Georgia State Philips Arena Atlanta, GA ESPNU 73–46 8,154 6–2 December 10, 2005 3:45 pm l yes yes 15 Indiana 18 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN CBS 53–79 28,031 6–3 December 17, 2005 2:00 pm w yes 23 Louisville 4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS 73–61 24,432 7–3 December 23, 2005 7:00 pm w yes yes 19 Iona Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 73–67 13,794 8–3 December 30, 2005 8:00 pm w yes yes 19 Ohio US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 71–63 16,043 9–3 January 3, 2006 7:00 pm w yes 19 UCF Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 59–57 21,329 10–3 January 7, 2006 12:00 pm l yes yes 19 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 46–73 16,300 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| SEC Regular Season January 10, 2006 9:00 pm l Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 52–57 23,643 10–5 0–1 January 14, 2006 1:00 pm l Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 64–68 23,471 10–6 0–2 January 17, 2006 9:00 pm w yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN 69–55 10,027 11–6 1–2 January 21, 2006 1:00 pm w South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 80–78 23,420 12–6 2–2 January 24, 2006 7:00 pm w yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL ESPN 71–62 6,651 13–6 3–2 January 29, 2006 1:00 pm w Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 78–76 23,741 14–6 4–2 February 1, 2006 8:00 pm w yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS JP Sports 81–66 9,876 15–6 5–2 February 4, 2006 9:00 pm l yes Florida 8 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN College GameDay ESPN 80–95 12,609 15–7 5–3 February 7, 2006 7:00 pm l Tennessee 11 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 67–75 24,184 15–8 5–4 February 11, 2006 3:00 pm l yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gym Nashville, TN JP Sports 81–84 14,316 15–9 5–5 February 15, 2006 8:00 pm w Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 68–61 22,548 16–9 6–5 February 18, 2006 1:30 pm w yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC CBS 79–66 17,188 17–9 7–5 February 22, 2006 8:00 pm w Mississippi Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports 80–40 24,278 18–9 8–5 February 25, 2006 3:45 pm l yes LSU 24 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA CBS 67–71 11,576 18–10 8–6 March 1, 2006 8:00 pm w yes Tennessee 11 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN JP Sports 80–78 24,108 19–10 9–6 March 5, 2006 12:00 pm l Florida 17 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 64–79 24,329 19–11 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2006 SEC Tournament March 9, 2006 2:15 pm w yes E3 Mississippi W6 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN First Round 79–67 15,454 20–11 March 10, 2006 2:35 pm yes E3 Alabama W2 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN Quarterfinals JP Sports 68–61 19,547 21–11 March 11, 2006 12:00 pm yes E3 South Carolina E5 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN Semifinals JP Sports 61–65 17,777 21–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2006 NCAA Tournament March 17, 2006 9:55 pm w yes yes 8 W UAB 9 W Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA First Round CBS 69–64 19,990 22–12 March 19, 2006 2:30 pm l yes yes 8 W Connecticut 2 1 W Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA Second Round CBS 83–87 20,050 22–13 AP Poll W Washington, D.C. Regional NCAA basketball tournament East Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64 Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2006 2006 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com www.databasesports.com 2016-06-12 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 21 Rajon Rondo Phoenix Suns http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2006 2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com www.databasebasketball.com 2016-06-12 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20160630144105/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2006 2016-06-30 See also Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References External links Kentucky Wildcats Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose