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2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2005–06 |
| team | Connecticut Huskies |
| image | Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg |
| image_size | 250 |
| conference | Big East Conference |
| short_conf | Big East |
| CoachRank | 4 |
| APRank | 2 |
| record | 30–4 |
| conf_record | 14–2 |
| head_coach | Jim Calhoun |
| hc_year | 20th |
| asst_coach1 | Tom Moore |
| asst_coach2 | George Blaney |
| asst_coach3 | Andre LaFleur |
| stadium | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| champion | Big East regular season co-champions |
| [Maui Invitational](2005-maui-invitational-tournament) champions | |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](2006-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | Elite Eight |
Maui Invitational champions
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.
Recruiting class
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2005–2006 team.
| # | 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
|- !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=|Regular season
|- !colspan=12 style=| Big East Tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
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
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
References
- "2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History". UConn Huskies.
- Davis, Ken. (September 30, 2010). "The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies". Whitman LLC.
- "UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site".
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com".
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