2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2024 2005–2006 Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA C-USA 6 4 33–4 13–1 John Calipari 6th Tony Barbee Derek Kellogg John Robic FedExForum Conference USA regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005–06 college basketball season, the 85th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by sixth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. Recruiting no no 2005 Antonio Anderson SG Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 5 190 May 7, 2004 4 4 Kareem Cooper PF Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 10 225 November 14, 2004 4 3 Chris Douglas-Roberts PG Detroit, MI Northwestern HS 6 5 165 July 10, 2004 4 4 Robert Dozier SF Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg, NC 6 8 190 September 9, 2004 4 4 Ricky Sanchez SF Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 11 210 September 22, 2004 3 4 Shawne Williams SF Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg, NC 6 8 215 January 9, 2003 4 5 2005 Memphis Basketball Commitments 2005 Memphis Basketball Commits ESPN memphis 350 235 6 7 July 24, 2011 yes Roster 2005 Memphis Tigers #0C1C8C #FFFFFF #8E9295 #0C1C8C Andre Allen 15 G 5 10 205 SO Memphis, Tennessee Antonio Anderson 12 G 6 6 190 FR Lynn, Massachusetts y Rodney Carney 10 F 6 7 205 SR Indianapolis, IN y Kareem Cooper 42 C 6 11 285 FR Washington, D.C. Joey Dorsey 32 C 6 9 265 SO Baltimore, Maryland y Chris Douglas-Roberts 3 G 6 6 180 FR Detroit, Michigan y Robert Dozier 2 F 6 9 205 FR Lithonia, Georgia y Travis Long 20 G 5 8 135 FR Dumont, New Jersey Chance McGrady 11 G 6 2 180 FR Auburndale, Florida Simplice Njoya 14 F 6 10 245 SR Yaoundé, Cameroon Jared Sandridge 30 G 6 2 170 JR Memphis, Tennessee Almamy Thiero 50 F 6 10 255 R Mali, West Africa Clyde Wade 0 G 6 0 185 SR yes Memphis, Tennessee Darius Washington Jr. 35 G 6 2 195 SO Winter Park, FL y Shawne Williams 4 F 6 9 225 FR Memphis, TN y Waki Williams 1 F 6 9 205 SR Cincinnati, OH John Calipari (Clarion) Tony Barbee (Massachusetts) Derek Kellogg (Massachusetts) John Robic (Denison) http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/042708aaa.html July 24, 2011 Schedule yes no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers|Regular season November 15, 2005 7:00 pm yes 12 Milwaukee FedExForum Memphis, TN NIT Season Tip-Off 79–52 10,165 1–0 November 17, 2005 9:00 pm yes yes 12 Alabama 15 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 87–76 4,522 2–0 November 23, 2005 8:00 pm yes yes 11 UCLA 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 88–80 9,766 3-0 November 25, 2005 6:00 pm yes yes 11 Duke 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 67–70 12,129 3–1 November 28, 2005 7:00 pm yes 9 2005 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 108–83 11,244 4–1 November 30, 2005 7:00 pm yes 9 2005 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 97–70 12,384 5–1 December 3, 2005 2:00 pm yes yes 9 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN 91–81 9,440 6–1 December 10, 2005 6:30 pm yes yes 7 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 97–89 8,665 7–1 December 17, 2005 2:30 pm yes yes 5 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS FSN 72–49 8,037 8–1 December 20, 2005 7:00 pm yes 4 2005 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 76–58 13,761 9–1 December 27, 2005 6:00 pm yes 4 Gonzaga 8 FedExForum Memphis, TN ESPN2 83–72 18,208 10–1 December 30, 2005 7:00 pm yes 4 Purdue FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 90–70 16,835 11–1 January 2, 2006 1:30 pm yes 4 Texas 15 FedExForum Memphis, TN ESPN 58–69 18,035 11–2 January 4, 2006 7:00 pm yes 4 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 83–50 13,525 12–2 January 8, 2006 1:00 pm yes 4 Winthrop FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 73–63 14,171 13–2 January 11, 2006 6:00 pm yes 5 2005 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC CSTV 77–67 7,553 14–2 1–0 January 14, 2006 7:00 pm 5 2005 SMU Mustangs SMU FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 73–53 14,443 15–2 2–0 January 18, 2006 7:00 pm yes 4 Tennessee FedExForum Memphis, TN CSTV 88–79 18,144 16–2 January 21, 2006 4:00 pm yes 4 2005 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS WLMT 85–68 6,412 17–2 3–0 January 26, 2006 7:00 pm 3 UAB FedExForum Memphis, TN CSTV 73–66 15,529 18–2 4–0 January 28, 2006 12:00 pm 3 UCF FedExForum Memphis, TN CSTV 94–61 15,177 19–2 5–0 February 1, 2006 7:00 pm yes 3 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WLMT 84–61 6,740 20–2 6–0 February 4, 2006 6:00 pm yes 3 2005 Rice Owls Rice Autry Court Houston, TX WLMT 84–79 3,710 21–2 7–0 February 11, 2006 3:00 pm yes 3 Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV CSTV 91–81 9,048 22–2 8–0 February 14, 2006 7:00 pm 3 Southern Miss FedExforum Memphis, TN WLMT 80–41 15,441 23–2 9–0 February 18, 2006 7:00 pm yes 3 2005 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA WLMT 105–65 2,582 24–2 10–0 February 22, 2006 9:00 pm 4 2005 UTEP Miners UTEP FedExForum Memphis, TN ESPN2 66–56 15,073 25–2 11–0 February 25, 2006 7:00 pm 4 Tulsa FedExForum Memphis, TN WLMT 78–67 17,658 26–2 12–0 March 2, 2006 8:30 pm yes 3 UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL ESPN2 74–80 8,500 26–3 12–1 March 4, 2006 8:00 pm 3 2005 Houston Cougars Houston FedExForum Memphis, TN CSTV 69–62 17,061 27–3 13–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Memphis Tigers| Conference USA Tournament March 9, 2006 6:00 pm yes 5 1 Tulane 8 FedExForum Memphis, TN Quarterfinals CSTV 75–56 11,343 28–3 March 10, 2006 3:30 pm yes 5 1 Houston 4 FedExForum Memphis, TN Semifinals CSTV 68–54 12,524 29–3 March 11, 2006 10:35 am yes 5 1 UAB 24 2 FedExForum Memphis, TN Championship CBS 57–46 16,607 30–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Memphis Tigers| NCAA tournament March 17, 2006 2:00 pm yes yes 4 1 O Oral Roberts 16 O American Airlines Center Dallas, TX First Round CBS 94–78Carney nets 19 as Memphis passes Oral exam https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000001 https://web.archive.org/web/20230804010628/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000001 dead August 4, 2023 ESPN March 17, 2006 August 3, 2023 19,028 31–3 03/19/06 1:15 pm yes yes 4 1 O Bucknell 9 O American Airlines Center Dallas, TX Second Round CBS 72–56Tigers maul Bison as Memphis cruises into Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000003 https://web.archive.org/web/20220731162144/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000003 dead July 31, 2022 ESPN March 19, 2006 August 3, 2023 19,251 32–3 03/23/06 6:30 pm yes yes 4 1 O Bradley 13 O Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Sweet Sixteen CBS 80–64Cinderella squasher: Carney, Memphis beat down Bradley ESPN http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000007 https://web.archive.org/web/20171016122514/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000007 dead October 16, 2017 March 24, 2006 August 3, 2023 19,596 33–3 03/25/06 6:05 pm yes yes 4 1 O UCLA 7 2 O Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Elite Eight CBS 45–50 19,689 33–4 no AP Poll Central Timehttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/235/memphis-tigers 2021-22 Memphis Tigers Schedule ESPN References Category:Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Category:2000s in Memphis, Tennessee