2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005-06 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns logo.svg Big 12 Big 12 9 9 30–7 13–3 Rick Barnes 8th Frank Erwin Center Big 12 regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2005–06 team shared the Big 12 championship, won a then-school-record 30 games, and reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA tournament.http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf PDF 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book Texas Athletics 80–94 May 12, 2015 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205019/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf dead Roster # Position Height Weight Year Home Town A.J. Abrams 5 Guard 5–10 155 Freshman Austin, Texas LaMarcus Aldridge 23 Forward 6–10 237 Sophomore Seagoville, Texas Connor Atchley 32 Center 6–9 225 Freshman Clear Lake (Houston), Texas Bradley Buckman 22 Forward 6-8 235 Senior Austin, Texas Dion Dowell 3 Forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Texas City, Texas Daniel Gibson 1 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Houston, Texas J.D. Lewis 4 Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Amarillo, Texas Kenton Paulino 12 Guard 6–1 185 Senior Pittsfield, Maine P. J. Tucker 2 Forward 6–5 225 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Mike Williams 40 Forward 6–7 230 Sophomore Camden, Alabama Craig Winder 30 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Salisbury, Maryland Recruiting no no 2006 A.J. Abrams SG Austin, Texas McNeil HS 5 10 145 August 4, 2003 3 3 J.D. Lewis SG Midland, Texas Midland HS 6 2 182 April 18, 2005 2 NR Craig Winder SG North East, Maryland Cecil HS 6 2 190 April 11, 2005 NR NR 2005 Texas 2005 Basketball Commitments 2005 Texas Basketball Commits ESPN texas 110 2305 NR NR July 10, 2011 yes Schedule Date Time† Opponent# Rank# Site TV HomeAttendance Result Record Exhibition Games Wed, Nov 2 7 p.m. St. Mary's #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 113–49 (1–0 exhib.) Wed, Nov 9 7 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 97–36 (2–0 exhib.) Regular season Tue, Nov 15 7:30 p.m. Southern #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(Guardians Classic First round) 10483 W 89–56 1–0 Wed, Nov 16 7:30 p.m. Samford #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(Guardians Classic Second Round) ESPNU 9510 W 77–33 2–0 Mon, Nov 21 6 p.m. vs. #13 West Virginia #2 Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri(Guardians Classic Semifinals) ESPN2 W 76–75 3–0 Tue, Nov 22 9 p.m. vs. #18 Iowa #2 Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri(Guardians Classic Championship Game) ESPN2 W 68–59 4–0 Sat, Nov 26 5 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 11411 W 90–55 5–0 Tue, Nov 29 7 p.m. Texas-Pan American #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 9340 W 82–54 6–0 Sat, Dec 3 5 p.m. Texas-Arlington #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10502 W 93–55 7–0 Mon, Dec 5 7 p.m. @ Rice #2 Toyota Center • Houston, Texas FSNSW(Texas) W 85–58 8–0 Sat, Dec 10 12:30 p.m. vs. #1 Duke #2 Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey CBS L 66–97 8–1 Sat, Dec 17 1 p.m. Tennessee #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 13682 L 78–95 8–2 Thu, Dec 22 7 p.m. Texas State #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 12373 W 85–49 9–2 Fri, Dec 30 7 p.m. Prairie View A&M #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10900 W 110–38 10–2 Mon, Jan 2 1:30 p.m. @ #4 Memphis #15 FedEx Forum • Memphis, Tennessee ESPN W 69–58 11–2 Sat, Jan 7 3 p.m. Colorado* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 14168 W 89–64 12–2(1–0 Big 12) Mon, Jan 9 8 p.m. @ Iowa State* #8 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa ESPN W 78–58 13–2 (2–0) Sat, Jan 14 noon #3 Villanova #8 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas CBS 16755 W 58–55 14–2 Tue, Jan 17 8 p.m. Texas Tech* #5 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 16312 W 80–46 15–2 (3–0) Sat, Jan 21 3 p.m. @ Baylor* #5 Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas ESPN Plus W 66–47 16–2 (4–0) Mon, Jan 23 7:05 p.m. Oklahoma State* #5 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 14053 W 80–46 17–2 (5–0) Sat, Jan 28 8 p.m. @ #24 Oklahoma* #4 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma(ESPN College GameDay) ESPN2 L 72–82 17–3 (5–1) Wed, Feb 1 8:05 p.m. @ Missouri* #7 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri ESPN2 W 66–53 18–3 (6–1) Sat, Feb 4 1 p.m. Texas A&M* #7 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 16205 W 83–70 19–3 (7–1) Mon, Feb 6 8 p.m. @ Texas Tech* #6 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas ESPN2 W 65–44 20–3 (8–1) Sat, Feb 11 3 p.m. Nebraska* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 13311 W 78–59 21–3 (9–1) Tue, Feb 14 7 p.m. Baylor* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10269 W 90–63 22–3 (10–1) Sun, Feb 19 12:30 p.m. @ Oklahoma State* #6 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma ABC L 60–81 22–4 (10–2) Wed, Feb 22 7 p.m. @ Kansas State* #7 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas ESPN2 W 65–64 23–4 (11–2) Sat, Feb 25 8 p.m. #16 Kansas* #7 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(ESPN College GameDay) ESPN 16755 W 80–55 24–4 (12–2) Wed, Mar 1 7 p.m. @ Texas A&M* #6 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN2 L 43–46 24–5 (12–3) Sun, Mar 5 3 p.m. #19 Oklahoma* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas CBS 15386 W 72–48 25–5 (13–3) 2006 Big 12 Conference tournament — No. 1 Seed Fri, Mar 10 11:30 a.m. vs. (8) Texas Tech* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals) ESPNU/ESPN Plus W 77–70 26–5 Sat, Mar 11 1 p.m. vs. (4) Texas A&M* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals) ESPN2/ESPN Plus W 74–70 27–5 Sun, Mar 12 2 p.m. vs. (2) #17 Kansas* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament finals) ESPN L 68–80 27–6 2006 NCAA tournament — No. 2 Seed Fri, Mar 17 8:50 p.m. vs. (15) Pennsylvania #9 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(NCAA tournament first round) CBS W 60–52 28–6 Sun, Mar 19 3:45 p.m. vs. (10) North Carolina State #9 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(NCAA tournament second round) CBS W 75–54 29–6 Thu, Mar 23 8:40 p.m. vs. (6) #22 West Virginia #9 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional semifinal) CBS W 74–71 30–6 Sat, Mar 25 3:40 p.m. vs. (4) #19 Louisiana State #9 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional Final) CBS L 60–70 OT 30–7 *Big 12 Conference Game. †All times in Central Standard Time. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. 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