2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 4 2 30–4 14–2 Jim Calhoun 20th Tom Moore George Blaney Andre LaFleur Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Big East regular season co-championsMaui Invitational champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14–2 record and were the regular season champions. UConn made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to George Mason 86–84 in overtime. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 3 April 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta Whitman LLC 978-0794828035 Recruiting class no no 2005 Jeff Adrien PF Brookline, Massachusetts Brewster Academy 6 6 220 08/18/2004 4 4 Craig Austrie SG Stamford, Connecticut Trinity Catholic HS 6 1 175 03/28/2005 3 3 Andrew Bynum C Metuchen, New Jersey St. Joseph HS 7 0 240 10/26/2004 5 5 Robert Garrison PG Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls HS 6 1 175 07/21/2004 2 3 Marcus Johnson SF Los Angeles Westchester Senior HS 6 6 200 09/19/2004 4 4 2005 Connecticut Commit List for 2005 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2005 connecticut 75 41 25 10 2011-07-19 yes Roster Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2005–2006 team.http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conn-m-baskbl-mtt.html UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site 2011-07-20 2011-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110818233942/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conn-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead # Name Position Year 4 Jeff Adrien Forward Fr 31 Rashad Anderson Guard Sr 11 Hilton Armstrong Forward Sr 24 Craig Austrie Guard Fr 21 Josh Boone Forward Jr 33 Denham Brown Forward Sr 55 Nick Forostoski Forward Sr 35 Marty Gagne Guard Jr 25 Rob Garrison Guard Fr 22 Rudy Gay Forward So 1 Marcus Johnson Forward Fr 32 Ed Nelson Forward Sr 45 Osazee Omokaro Forward Sr 10 Ben Spencer Guard So 13 Ryan Thompson Guard Sr 5 Marcus Williams Guard Jr Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=UConn Huskies|Exhibition November 3, 2005 109–62 yes 3 Bryant Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut November 9, 2005 106–47 yes 3 Concordia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |- !colspan=9 style=UConn Huskies|Regular season November 19, 2005 11:00 p.m. yes 75–56 yes 3 2005 men Pepperdine University Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California ESPNU 1–0 3,210 November 21, 2005 11:00 p.m. yes 77–68 yes 3 Arkansas Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 2–0 2,400 November 22, 2005 9:00 p.m. yes 79–70 yes 3 Arizona 9 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN 3–0 2,400 November 23, 2005 9:30 p.m. yes 65–63 yes 3 Gonzaga 8 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN 4–0 2,400 November 29, 2005 7:00 p.m. 68–54 yes 3 2005 men United States Military Academy Army Black Knights Army Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTXX 5–0 16,294 December 2, 2005 7:30 p.m. 113–49 yes 3 2005 men Texas Southern University Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTIC 6–0 10,167 December 8, 2005 9:00 p.m. 78–60 yes 3 UMass Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN2 7–0 16,294 December 18, 2005 2:00 p.m. 86–44 yes 2 2005 men University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTXX 8–0 16,294 December 23, 2005 2:00 p.m. 129–61 yes 2 2005 men Morehead State University Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTIC 9–0 10,167 December 28, 2005 7:00 p.m. 85–52 yes 2 2005 men Stony Brook University Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTXX 10–0 15,528 December 30, 2005 7:00 p.m. 111–75 yes 2 2005 men Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTIC 11–0 16,294 January 3, 2006 9:00 p.m. yes 79–94 2 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee WTIC 11–1 0–1 15,831 January 7, 2006 4:00 p.m. 67–66 yes 2 LSU Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut CBS 12–1 16,294 January 9, 2006 7:00 p.m. 70–59 4 Cincinnati 25 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN 13–1 1–1 16,294 January 14, 2006 12:00 p.m. 74–67 4 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry WTXX 14–1 2–1 16,294 January 16, 2006 9:00 p.m. yes 88–80 3 Syracuse 20 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Rivalry ESPN 15–1 3–1 26,805 January 21, 2006 9:00 p.m. yes 71–58 3 Louisville 17 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky ESPN College GameDay ESPN 16–1 4–1 20,091 January 25, 2006 7:30 p.m. 66–50 1 St. John's Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTXX 17–1 5–1 10,167 January 28, 2006 2:00 p.m. yes 76–62 1 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island WTIC 18–1 6–1 12,993 January 31, 2006 7:30 p.m. 80–76 1 Pittsburgh 9 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTXX 19–1 7–1 10,167 February 4, 2006 1:00 p.m. yes 88–80 yes 1 Indiana 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana CBS 20–1 17,324 February 8, 2006 9:00 p.m. 73–50 1 Syracuse Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry ESPN 21–1 8–1 16,294 February 11, 2006 8:00 p.m. yes 99–57 1 Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey WTIC 22–1 9–1 13,996 February 13, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 64–69 1 Villanova 4 Wachovia Center Philadelphia ESPN 22–2 9–2 20,859 February 18, 2006 3:45 p.m. yes 81–75 1 West Virginia 11 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia CBS 23–2 10–2 14,683 February 21, 2006 7:00 p.m. 75–74 3 Notre Dame Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut OT WTXX 24–2 11–2 16,294 February 26, 2006 2:00 p.m. 89–75 3 Villanova 2 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut CBS 25–2 12–2 10,167 March 1, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 66–53 2 2005 men University of South Florida South Florida Bulls South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida WTXX 26–2 13–2 9,636 March 4, 2006 2:00 p.m. 84–80 2 Louisville Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut CBS 27–2 14–2 10,167 |- !colspan=12 style=UConn Huskies| Big East Tournament March 9, 2006 12:00 p.m. yes 84–86 OT 1 1 Syracuse 9 Madison Square Garden New York City Quarterfinals/Rivalry ESPN 27–3 19,594 |- !colspan=12 style=UConn Huskies| NCAA tournament March 17, 2006 7:25 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Albany 16 W Wachovia Center Philadelphia First Round CBS 72–59 28–3 19,990 March 19, 2006 2:30 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Kentucky 8 W Wachovia Center Philadelphia Second Round CBS 87–83 29–3 19,990 March 24, 2006 9:50 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Washington 17 5 W Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Sweet Sixteen CBS 98–92 OT 30–3 19,638 March 26, 2006 2:40 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W George Mason 11 W Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Elite Eight CBS 84–86 OT 30–4 19,718 NCAA basketball tournament Their Elite Eight matchup found themselves facing the George Mason Patriots. The Patriots were able to defeat the top-seeded Huskies, 86–84 in overtime, in what is recognized as one of the most memorable games in tournament history. East Connecticut 72, Albany 59 Connecticut 87, Kentucky 83 Connecticut 98, Washington 92 George Mason 86, Connecticut 84 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2006 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 8 Rudy Gay Houston Rockets 1 12 Hilton Armstrong New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 1 22 Marcus Williams New Jersey Nets 1 23 Josh Boone New Jersey Nets 2 40 Denham Brown Seattle SuperSonicshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2006 2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2016-06-12 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20160630144105/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2006 2016-06-30 See also Connecticut Huskies men's basketball 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Category:2005 in sports in Connecticut Category:2006 in sports in Connecticut