2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 UAB Blazers Basketball UAB Blazers wordmark.png Conference USA C-USA 25 24–7 12–2 Mike Anderson 4th Bartow Arena NCAA tournament First round The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.Kentucky exacts revenge, eliminates C-USA's UAB https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000017 https://web.archive.org/web/20221226181834/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000017 dead December 26, 2022 ESPN March 18, 2006 December 26, 2022 Roster 2005 UAB Blazers y Carldell Johnson 0 G 5 10 175 Sr New Orleans, Louisiana y Paul Delaney III 4 G 6 2 185 So Decatur, Georgia y Paul Delaney (basketball) Demario Eddins 23 F 6 7 190 Sr Chicago, Illinois Mike Anderson https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/2006.html 2005–06 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 26, 2022 Schedule and results 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2005 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Exhibition Nov 10, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes West Alabama Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 83–41 Nov 11, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes North Georgia Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 98–68 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 25, 2005 11:30 a.m. yes yes UMass MassMutual Center Springfield, Massachusetts Hall of Fame Classic FoxSportsNet 86–77 6,105 1–0 Nov 27, 2005 3:00 p.m. yes 2005 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 79–48 3,487 2–0 Nov 29, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes Western Kentucky Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 76–92 3,835 2–1 Dec 3, 2005 3:00 p.m. yes yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 73–72 9,942 3–1 Dec 6, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes yes 2005 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 66–70 7,747 3–2 Dec 10, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes 2005 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 81–59 3,676 4–2 Dec 14, 2005 7:00 p.m. yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 68–69 11,034 4–3 Dec 19, 2005 8:30 p.m. yes 2005 none Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 72–58 3,080 5–3 Dec 22, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes Old Dominion Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 85–57 4,588 6–3 Dec 28, 2005 6:30 p.m. yes 2005 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 90–71 8,289 7–3 Dec 30, 2005 6:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 59–47 2,374 8–3 Jan 2, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes VCU Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 68–62 3,879 9–3 Jan 5, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2005 men Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 98–69 3,976 10–3 Jan 11, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2005 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 84–54 4,388 11–3 1–0 Jan 14, 2006 6:00 p.m. yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 76–64 4,561 12–3 2–0 Jan 18, 2006 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Rice Owls Rice Reliant Arena Houston, Texas 75–68 1,647 13–3 3–0 Jan 21, 2006 5:00 p.m. 2005 men Houston Cougars Houston Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 82–79 8,255 14–3 4–0 Jan 26, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes Memphis 3 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee CSTV 66–73 15,529 14–4 4–1 Jan 28, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2005 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–73 8,108 15–4 5–1 Feb 4, 2006 2:00 p.m. yes UCF UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 75–68 2,062 16–4 6–1 Feb 8, 2006 9:00 p.m. yes 2005 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 37–65 10,983 16–5 6–2 Feb 11, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2005 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 72–64 6,365 17–5 7–2 Feb 15, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2005 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–82 4,391 18–5 8–2 Feb 18, 2006 2:00 p.m. yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 87–50 3,236 19–5 9–2 Feb 25, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 2005 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 73–68 4,118 20–5 10–2 Mar 2, 2006 8:30 p.m. Memphis 3 Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama ESPN2 80–74 8,500 21–5 11–2 Mar 4, 2006 7:30 p.m. Marshall Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 82–61 7,149 22–5 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| C-USA tournament Mar 9, 2006 12:00 a.m. yes 24 2 SMU 10 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Quarterfinals 69–55 9,346 22–6 Mar 10, 2006 6:00 p.m. yes 24 2 UTEP 3 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Semifinals 63–60 12,524 23–6 Mar 11, 2006 10:35 a.m. yes 24 2 Memphis 5 1 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Championship Game CBS 46–57 16,607 23–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 8:45 p.m. yes yes 9 E Kentucky 8 E Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First round CBS 64–69 19,999 24–7 AP poll Central Time E East 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics December 26, 20222005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 UAB Athletics March 27, 2023 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers 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