2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 15–15 7–9 Dave Leitao 1st Bill Courtney 1st Rob Lanier 1st Steve Seymour 1st University Hall NIT First Round The 2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was the final season Virginia played at University Hall, as the John Paul Jones Arena opened for the 2006–07 season. Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 14–15, with a conference record of 4–12. At the end of the season, head coach Pete Gillen stepped down from the position.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031405aaa.html Pete Gillen Steps Down as Virginia Men's Basketball Coach VirginiaSports.com 14 March 2005 13 December 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054250/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031405aaa.html dead On April 16, DePaul head coach Dave Leitao was announced to take over at Virginia.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041605aac.html Dave Leitao Named Men's Head Basketball Coach At Virginia VirginiaSports.com 15 April 2005 13 December 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000813/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041605aac.html dead Roster 2005 Virginia Cavaliers y yes J. R. Reynolds y 2 G 6 2.5 197 JR Roanoke, Virginia Oak Hill Academy C Laurynas Mikalauskas y 11 F 6 8 241 FR Palanga, Lithuania Blue Ridge School Billy Campbell 12 G 6 0 184 SR Atlanta Paideia School T. J. Bannister 15 G 5 10.5 176 JR Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day Tunji Soroye 21 C 6 11 212 SO Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria Montrose Christian Mamadi Diane 24 G/F 6 5 185 FR Potomac, Maryland DeMatha Catholic Matt Deasey 25 G 6 0 178 JR Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Episcopal Adrian Joseph 30 F 6 7 195 SO San Fernando, Trinidad Brewster Academy Jason Cain y 33 F 6 10 212 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John Bartram Drew Shiembob 35 F 6 4 199 FR Richmond, Virginia St. Christopher's Mike Forkin 42 F 6 5 187 JR Centerville, Virginia Westfield Sean Singletary y 44 G 6 0 174 SO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Penn Charter C Donte Minter 55 F/C 6 8 250 JR Salisbury, North Carolina Fork Union Military Dave Leitao (Northeastern) Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) https://web.archive.org/web/20060412205323/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html 13 December 2014 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game Nov. 11 7:00 pm no Concordia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 98–62 1,848 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 18 7:00 pm yes no Liberty Flames 2005–06 Liberty University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 79–44 8,076 1–0 Nov. 22 8:00 pm yes yes no Richmond Spiders 2005–06 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia 59–43 6,252 2–0 Nov. 27 7:00 pm yes yes no Arizona 9 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN 51–81 14,570 2–1 Nov. 30 8:00 pm yes no Northwestern University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ACC/Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 72–57 7,331 3–1 Dec. 4 5:30 pm yes no Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2005–06 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta FSN 54–63 9,191 3–2 0–1 Dec. 7 7:00 pm yes no Fordham Rams 2005–06 Fordham University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 60–62 6,328 3–3 Dec. 17 8:00 pm yes yes no Gonzaga 10 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington FSN NW 69–80 6,000 3–4 Dec. 23 7:00 pm yes no Loyola Greyhounds 2005–06 Loyola University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 98–59 7,490 4–4 Dec. 28 7:00 pm yes yes no UMBC Retrievers 2005–06 UMBC Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia 77–66 2,637 5–4 Dec. 31 2:00 pm yes no Hartford Hawks 2005–06 Hartford University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 71–62 7,652 6–4 Jan. 2 8:00 pm yes yes no Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky CSN 68–78 4,981 6–5 Jan. 7 Noon no Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 64–58 8,279 7–5 1–1 Jan. 11 7:00 pm no Florida State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 82–87 OT 7,556 7–6 1–2 Jan. 15 4:00 pm yes no Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia Raycom 54–49 9,847 8–6 2–2 Jan. 19 7:00 pm no North Carolina 24 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 72–68 8,392 9–6 3–2 Jan. 24 9:00 pm no Miami University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPNU 71–51 8,075 10–6 4–2 Jan. 28 7:00 pm yes no Duke 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 63–82 9,314 10–7 4–3 Feb. 1 7:00 pm yes no NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina RSN 64–66 18,216 10–8 4–4 Feb. 4 1:30 pm no Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2005–06 Wake Forest University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 75–73 8,211 11–8 5–4 Feb. 7 7:00 pm yes no Maryland Comcast Center College Park, Maryland RSN 65–76 17,950 11–9 5–5 Feb. 11 8:00 pm no Virginia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 81–77 OT 7,757 12–9 6–5 Feb. 15 7:00 pm yes no Longwood Lancers 2005–06 Longwood University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 91–56 7,652 13–9 Feb. 18 4:00 pm yes no Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida Raycom 62–76 8,567 13–10 6–6 Feb. 21 7:00 pm yes no Boston College 11 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia RSN 72–58 7,959 14–10 7–6 Feb. 25 2:00 pm yes no Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 64–90 8,000 14–11 7–7 Mar. 1 9:00 pm no North Carolina 13 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Raycom 54–99 21,750 14–12 7–8 Mar. 5 3:30 pm no Maryland University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Last Ball in U-Hall FSN 70–71 8,392 14–13 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 9 7:00 pm yes no Virginia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC Tournament first round ESPN 60–56 23,745 15–13 Mar. 10 7:00 pm yes no North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC Tournament quarterfinals Raycom/ESPN2 67–79 23,745 15–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament Mar. 14 9:30 pm yes yes no Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California NIT Louisville Bracket 49–65 2,519 15–15 AP Poll Eastern Time no 2005–06 Men's Basketball Schedule http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site December 9, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060627141957/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html June 27, 2006 2005-06 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2005-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site January 6, 2015 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906014850/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2005-box-scores.pdf dead References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Category:2005 in sports in Virginia Category:2006 in sports in Virginia