2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2005-06 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After an early exit in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season. The team finished with a 22–11 record (11–5 Big East).

2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 22
Record	22–11 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (4th season)
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			30	–	4		.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9		.438			23	–	12		.657
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Louisville	6	–	10		.375			21	–	13		.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
DePaul*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Providence*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
St. John's*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
South Florida*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

Roster

2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 J. D. Collins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr   Houston, Texas F 3 Patrick Beilein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Benedictine Richmond, Virginia G 5 Johannes Herber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr   Darmstadt, West Germany G 20 Mike Gansey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Bonaventure Olmsted Falls, Ohio C 34 Kevin Pittsnogle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia	Head coach John Beilein Assistant coach(es) Jerry Dunn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2005*	No. 14	Louisiana-Monroe	W 88–69	1–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 13, 2005*	No. 14	Wofford	W 61–41	2–0	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 21, 2005*	No. 13	vs. No. 2 Texas Guardians Classic	L 75–76	2–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 22, 2005*	No. 13	vs. No. 7 Kentucky Guardians Classic	L 66–80	2–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2005*	No. 13	LSU	L 68–71 OT	2–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 30, 2005*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 66–61	3–3	Blue Cross Arena  Rochester, New York
Dec 3, 2005*		Washington and Lee	W 83–33	4–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2005*		UMBC	W 82–53	5–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 2005*		Duquesne	W 86–66	6–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 22, 2005*		vs. No. 7 Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic	W 92–68	7–3	Ford Center  Oklahoma City
Dec 30, 2005*	No. 25	Canisius	W 80–68	8–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 5, 2006	No. 24	at South Florida	W 57–53	9–3 (1–0)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 2006	No. 24	at No. 3 Villanova	W 91–87	10–3 (2–0)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2006	No. 16	Georgetown	W 68–61	11–3 (3–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 14, 2006	No. 16	Marquette	W 104–85	12–3 (4–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 17, 2006	No. 12	Providence	W 64–48	13–3 (5–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 21, 2006*	No. 12	at No. 18 UCLA	W 60–56	14–3	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 2006*	No. 9	vs. Marshall	L 52–58	14–4	Charleston Civic Center  Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2006	No. 9	at St. John's	W 66–61	15–4 (6–0)	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Feb 1, 2006	No. 11	Notre Dame	W 71–70	16–4 (7–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 4, 2006	No. 11	Cincinnati	W 66–57	17–4 (8–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2006	No. 9	at No. 14 Pittsburgh	L 53–57	17–5 (8–1)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2006	No. 9	at No. 15 Georgetown	W 69–56	18–5 (9–1)	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2006	No. 11	at Seton Hall	L 64–71	18–6 (9–2)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 18, 2006	No. 11	No. 1 Connecticut	L 75–81	18–7 (9–3)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 20, 2006	No. 14	at Syracuse	L 58–60	18–8 (9–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 25, 2006	No. 14	Louisville	W 68–64	19–8 (10–4)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 27, 2006	No. 16	No. 8 Pittsburgh	W 67–62	20–8 (11–4)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 4, 2006	No. 16	at Cincinnati	L 75–78	20–9 (11–5)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2006*	No. 19	vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	L 57–68	20–10	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. (11 ATL) Southern Illinois First round	W 64–46	21–10	Palace of Auburn Hills  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 19, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. Northwestern State Second round	W 67–54	22–10	Palace of Auburn Hills  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 23, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. (2 ATL) No. 9 Texas Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 71–74	22–11	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta.

Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings