2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions; BCA Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (4th season);
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the South region. The team was beaten by No. 9 seed George Washington, 88–85 in OT, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	John Goldsberry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Vandalia, Ohio

Head coach

Brad Brownell

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Mount Olive			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Nov 8, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Armstrong Atlantic			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2005* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Butler BCA Invitational	W 75–59	1–0	Arena-Auditorium (5,744) Laramie, Wyoming
Nov 14, 2005* 8:20 p.m.		at Wyoming BCA Invitational	W 62–59 ^OT	2–0	Arena-Auditorium (5,389) Laramie, Wyoming
Nov 15, 2005* 8:50 p.m.		vs. Northwestern BCA Invitational	W 56–48	3–0	Arena-Auditorium (5,056) Laramie, Wyoming
Nov 18, 2005* 8:30 p.m.		at Colorado	L 54–73	3–1	Coors Events Center (3,268) Boulder, Colorado
Nov 22, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		North Texas	W 70–52	4–1	Trask Coliseum (5,072) Wilmington, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	W 59–51	5–1	Alumni Gym (786) Elon, North Carolina
Nov 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	W 75–66	6–1	Kaplan Arena (2,459) Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec 4, 2005 2:00 p.m.		VCU	W 60–40	7–1 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (5,317) Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 12, 2005* 7:00 p.m., WPT		at Wisconsin	L 51–54	7–2	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 17, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 79–50	8–2	Trask Coliseum (5,454) Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 20, 2005* 7:07 p.m.		UNC Asheville	W 68–50	9–2	Trask Coliseum (5,526) Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 27, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		College of Charleston	L 77–81	9–3	Trask Coliseum (6,100) Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 31, 2005* 2:00 p.m.		at East Carolina	L 69–82	9–4	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,709) Greenville, North Carolina
CAA Regular season
Jan 3, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 59–64	9–5 (0–1)	Ted Constant Center (5,752) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 5, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at Delaware	W 71–58	10–5 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,052) Newark, Delaware
Jan 7, 2006 4:07 p.m.		William & Mary	W 63–56	11–5 (2–1)	Trask Coliseum (5,365) Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 12, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at Drexel	W 66–60 ^OT	12–5 (3–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,083) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 2006 4:07 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 87–92 ^3OT	12–6 (3–2)	Hofstra Arena (2,207) Hempstead, New York
Jan 19, 2006 7:07 p.m.		Towson	W 78–46	13–6 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,763) Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 21, 2006 2:07 p.m.		George Mason	W 69–63	14–6 (5–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,621) Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 26, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison	W 83–46	15–6 (6–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,259) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 28, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Northeastern	W 46–44	16–6 (7–2)	Trask Coliseum (6,100) Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 65–58	17–6 (8–2)	Trask Coliseum (6,100) Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at George Mason	L 62–69	17–7 (8–3)	Patriot Center (6,733) Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 9, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 70–54	18–7 (9–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,547) Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 11, 2006 2:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 69–57	19–7 (10–3)	GSU Sports Arena (1,303) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 15, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 77–68	20–7 (11–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,562) Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 23, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at VCU	W 61–54	21–7 (12–3)	Siegel Center (5,888) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 25, 2006 2:07 p.m.		Georgia State	W 68–56	22–7 (13–3)	Trask Coliseum (6,100) Wilmington, North Carolina
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Delaware Quarterfinals	W 69–56	23–7	Richmond Coliseum (4,968) Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 2006* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Northeastern Semifinals	W 69–54	24–7	Richmond Coliseum (5,310) Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Hofstra Championship game	W 78–67	25–7	Richmond Coliseum (4,580) Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* 7:20 p.m.	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) No. 14 George Washington First round	L 85–88 ^OT	25–8	Greensboro Coliseum (22,642) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Stats". static.uncwsports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ Hamilton, Scott (July 15, 2005). "UNCW hoops release 2005-06 schedule". Star-News. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[2] "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Stats". static.uncwsports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[4] Hamilton, Scott (July 15, 2005). "UNCW hoops release 2005-06 schedule". Star-News. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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