2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–15 5–11 Dan Monson 7th Vic Couch Jim Molinari Bill Walker Williams Arena NIT Second Round vs. Cincinnati L 76–62 The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2005–2006. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his seventh season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Season After making the NCAA tournament the previous year,https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/men/2005.html 2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Roster and Stats Basketball Reference August 2, 2026 the Gophers had mixed results throughout the season. The team was able to win only two games on the road, but defeated three top 20 teams at home in conference play.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/men/2006-schedule.html 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Schedule and Results Basketball Reference August 2, 2026 After losing to eventual conference tournament winner Iowa,https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/men/2006.html 2005–06 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary Basketball Reference August 2, 2026 the Gophers accepted an invitation to the NIT where they would give their home fans one final win before being defeated on the road by Cincinnati in the second round. Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Lawrence McKenzie6'2"180GJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HSOklahoma2Ryan Saunders6'1"193GSo.Wayzata, MN, U.S.Wayzata HS3Kevin Payton6'5"200G/FFr.Camden, NJ, U.S.Camden HS11Maurice Hargrow6'5"200GRSr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Highland Park HS13Dan Coleman6'9"225FRSo.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS15Vincent Grier6'5"210G/FSr.Charlotte, NC, U.S.Dixie State JC21J'son Stamper6'6"235FSr.Bronx, NY, U.S.Independence Community College23Brandon Smith6'6"205G/FFr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HS24Rico Tucker6'0"190GSo.San Diego, CA, U.S.University HS30Jon Williams6'9"275FRFr.St. Cloud, MN, U.S.St. Cloud Apollo HSNotre Dame Prep (MA)31Adam Boone6'2"200GRSr.Minnetonka, MN, U.S.Minnetonka HSNorth Carolina32Zach Puchtel6'6"250FRJr.Minnetonka, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS33Jamal Abu-Shamala6'5"200GFr.Shakopee, MN, U.S.Shakopee HS34Damian Johnson6'7"192FFr.Thibodaux, LA, U.S.Thibodaux HS50Spencer Tollackson6'9"267CSo.Chaska, MN, U.S.Chaska HS 2005–06 Schedule and results no no |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition November 5, 2005 no w yes SW Minnesota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 59–50 November 10, 2005 7 p.m. w yes Minnesota–Duluth Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 78–64 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season November 18, 2005 6 p.m. w yes North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN FSN North 70–57 1–0 November 26, 2005 3 p.m. w yes Tennessee–Chattanooga Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/FSN North 67–46 2–0 November 28, 2005 7 p.m. l yes Gardner–Webb Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 73–72 2–1 November 30, 2005 6:30 p.m. l yes yes Maryland 23 Comcast Center College Park, MD ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 83–66 2–2 December 3, 2005 12 p.m. w yes Coastal Carolina William's Arena Minneapolis, MN no 75–57 3–2 December 5, 2005 9:30 p.m. w yes yes Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSN 85–79 OT 4–2 December 10, 2005 12 p.m. w yes UNLV Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/FSN North 72–67 5–2 December 14, 2005 7 p.m. w yes Alabama–Birmingham Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/FSN North 69–68 6–2 December 21, 2005 7 p.m. w yes Grambling State William's Arena Minneapolis, MN no 88–64 7–2 December 23, 2005 7 p.m. w yes South Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 80–61 8–2 December 31, 2005 1 p.m. w yes Oral Roberts Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 67–54 9–2 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season January 7, 2006 1 p.m. l Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/KSTC-45 57–49 9–3 0–1 January 10, 2006 6 p.m. l Wisconsin 21 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 64–62 9–4 0–2 January 14, 2006 7 p.m. l yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay 72–55 9–5 0–3 January 18, 2006 7 p.m. l yes Iowa 23 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay 76–72 3OT 9–6 0–4 January 21, 2006 7 p.m. l Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/FSN North 71–55 9–7 0–5 January 25, 2006 8 p.m. l yes Illinois 8 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN Regional/FSN North 77–53 9–8 0–6 January 29, 2006 12 p.m. w Indiana 13 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN CBS 61–42 10–8 1–6 February 4, 2006 2 p.m. l yes Ohio State 20 Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN Regional/KSTC-45 67–53 10–9 1–7 February 8, 2006 7 p.m. w yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN Regional/FSN North 77–66 11–9 2–7 February 11, 2006 1:30 p.m. w Michigan State 12 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/KSTC-45 69–55 12–9 3–7 February 15, 2006 6 p.m. l yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPN Regional/FSN North 72–50 12–10 3–8 February 18, 2006 3:30 p.m. w Iowa 18 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/KSTC-45 74–61 13–10 4–8 February 22, 2006 8 p.m. w Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Regional/FSN North 62–50 14–10 5–8 February 26, 2006 1 p.m. l yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Regional/FSN North 80–74 14–11 5–9 February 28, 2006 8 p.m. l Illinois 10 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 71–65 14–12 5–10 March 4, 2006 8 p.m. l yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, ILL ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay 57–53 14–13 5–11 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2006 Big Ten tournament March 9, 2006 2:30 p.m. w yes 10 Michigan 7 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round ESPN2 59–55 15–13 March 10, 2006 6:40 p.m. l yes 10 Iowa 20 2 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinal ESPN Regional 67–57 15–14 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2006 National Invitation tournament March 15, 2006 7 p.m. w 4 C Wake Forest 5 C Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN First Round ESPN2 73–58 16–14 March 21, 2006 8 p.m. l yes 4 C Cincinnati 1 C Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Second Round ESPN 76–62 16–15 Rankings The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season. 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