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2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 8th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–5 to finish second in the regular season standings. They lost to Nevada in the championship game of the WAC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the East region. The Aggies fell to No. 5 seed Washington in the opening round.[2]

2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast
Record23–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2005–06 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 6   .818
Utah State 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719
Louisiana Tech 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Hawaii 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607
New Mexico State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 14   .533
Fresno State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Boise State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
San Jose State 2 – 14   .125 6 – 25   .194
Idaho 1 – 15   .063 4 – 25   .138
† 2006 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Nate Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Smithfield, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 2005*
 at Utah L 66–67  2–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC regular season
Mar 4, 2006
 San Jose State W 61–58  21–7
(11–5) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*
 vs. San Jose State
Quarterfinals 		W 76–69  22–7
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Mar 10, 2006*
 vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals 		W 68–64  23–7
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Mar 11, 2006*
 at No. 21 Nevada
Championship game 		L 63–70 OT 23–8
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
 CBS 		(12 DC) vs. (5 DC) No. 17 Washington
First round 		L 61–75  23–9
 Cox Arena (9,891)
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
DC=Washington, D.C..
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Huskies handle Utah St. behind Roy's 28 points". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2023.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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