2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2005–06 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fifth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–10 overall record (13–5 CAA).

2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–10 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Corrigan (12th season)
  • Rob Wilkes (4th season)
  • John Richardson (1st season)
  • Travis DeCuire (3rd season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Northeastern 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
VCU 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Drexel 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Towson 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Delaware 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Georgia State 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
William & Mary 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
James Madison 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Monarchs competed in the 2005 Paradise Jam and lost to Wisconsin in the in-season tournament championship after winning their first two round-robin games. After losing to Northeastern in the CAA tournament quarterfinal, Old Dominion received a qualifying bid to the 2006 National Invitation Tournament. Playing as the No. 5 seed in the Maryland bracket, ODU proceeded to winning out the bracket after defeating Hofstra in the tournament quarterfinal.[1] They lost to Michigan in the tournament semifinal.

Roster

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2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 John Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Trinity HS Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
G 4 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Edgewater HS Orlando, Florida
G 11 Abdi Lidonde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So St. Andrews HS Sutton, Massachusetts
G 20 Brian Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Varina HS Richmond, Virginia
C 30 Sam Harris 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Lake Ginninderra Launceston, Australia
F 31 Arnaud Dahi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Life Center Academy Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 34 Jonathan Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Baylor School (TN) Ringgold, Georgia
C 40 Alex Loughton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr St Stephen's School Perth, Western Australia
F 42 Valdas Vasylius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Norfolk Collegiate Klaipėda, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Saskatchewan W 82–58 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 12, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Virginia State W 96–51 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Georgia
Paradise Jam tournament
W 74–65  1–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 19, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Fordham
Paradise Jam tournament
W 65–52  2–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 20, 2005*
8:30 a.m., Comcast
vs. Wisconsin
Paradise Jam championship
L 81–84  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 26, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's W 80–57  3–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 30, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at VMI W 77–62  4–1
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
East Carolina W 79–53  5–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 7, 2005
7:00 p.m.
George Mason W 54–53  6–1
(1–0)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 10, 2005
3:00 p.m., WSKY4/CN8
at Drexel L 42–61  6–2
(1–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,273)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 17, 2005*
4:00 p.m., Comcast/WCIU
DePaul W 87–43  7–2
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 20, 2005*
7:00 p.m., Comcast
at Richmond L 58–61  7–3
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 22, 2005*
8:30 p.m.
at UAB L 57–85  7–4
Bartow Arena (4,588)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 30, 2005*
7:00 p.m., Comcast
Virginia Tech W 58–55  8–4
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 2006
7:00 p.m.
UNC Wilmington W 64–59  9–4
(2–1)
Ted Constant Center (5,752)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 5, 2006
7:30 p.m.
at Towson W 85–71  10–4
(3–1)
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Jan 7, 2006
12:00 p.m., Comcast
Northeastern W 85–79  11–4
(4–1)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia State W 77–62  12–4
(5–1)
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Jan 14, 2006
12:00 p.m., Comcast
VCU
Rivalry
W 78–75  13–4
(6–1)
Ted Constant Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 19, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Hofstra L 68–76  13–5
(6–2)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 21, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 65–56  14–5
(7–2)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Drexel W 74–67  15–5
(8–2)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 28, 2006
2:00 p.m., Comcast
at George Mason L 47–66  15–6
(8–3)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
Feb 2, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Hofstra L 63–65  15–7
(8–4)
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
Feb 4, 2006
7:00 p.m.
James Madison
Rivalry
W 87–69  16–7
(9–4)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 9, 2006
7:00 p.m.
William & Mary
Rivalry
W 81–60  17–7
(10–4)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 11, 2006
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at VCU
Rivalry
L 74–80  17–8
(10–5)
Siegel Center (7,838)
Richmond, VA
Feb 15, 2006
7:00 p.m., Comcast/CSS
Georgia State W 75–56  18–8
(11–5)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 18, 2006*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
Marist
ESPN BracketBusters
W 84–71  19–8
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 23, 2006
7:00 p.m., Comcast
at James Madison
Rivalry
W 75–58  20–8
(12–5)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 26, 2006
7:30 p.m.
at Delaware W 69–53  21–8
(13–5)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2006
2:30 p.m.
(4) vs. (5) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 63–71  21–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 15, 2006*
9:30 p.m.
(5 MD) at (4 MD) Colorado
First round
W 79–61  22–9
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Mar 20, 2006*
9:00 p.m.
(5 MD) (9 MD) Manhattan
Second round
W 70–66  23–9
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 22, 2006
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5 MD) at (3 MD) Hofstra
Quarterfinals
W 61–51  24–9
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
Mar 28, 2006*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5 MD) at (1 MI) Michigan
Semifinals
L 43–66  24–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
MD = Maryland bracket, MI = Michigan bracket

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References

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  1. ^ "Big Apple-bound! ODU tops Hofstra to reach NIT semifinals". The Virginian-Pilot. March 23, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.