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2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2005-06 |
| team | Texas Longhorns |
| image | Texas Longhorns logo.svg |
| conference | Big 12 |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 9 |
| APRank | 9 |
| record | 30–7 |
| conf_record | 13–3 |
| head_coach | Rick Barnes |
| hc_year | 8th |
| stadium | Frank Erwin Center |
| champion | Big 12 regular season co-champions |
| bowl | NCAA tournament |
| bowl_result | 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.
Roster
| # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Abrams | 5 | Guard | 5–10 | 155 | Freshman |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 23 | Forward | 6–10 | 237 | Sophomore |
| Connor Atchley | 32 | Center | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman |
| Bradley Buckman | 22 | Forward | 6-8 | 235 | Senior |
| Dion Dowell | 3 | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore |
| Daniel Gibson | 1 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore |
| J.D. Lewis | 4 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore |
| Kenton Paulino | 12 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior |
| P. J. Tucker | 2 | Forward | 6–5 | 225 | Junior |
| Mike Williams | 40 | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Sophomore |
| Craig Winder | 30 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior |
Recruiting
Schedule
| Date | Time† | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Home | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance | Result | Record | ||||||
| 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.) | ||
| 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) |
| 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 | |||||
| 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. OT indicates overtime. |
References
References
- "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book". Texas Athletics.
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