2005–06 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2005–06 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2005–06 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–11 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack; James Whitford;
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his second season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 21–11, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish seventh in the regular season standings. The Musketeers won four games in four days to capture the A-10 tournament title and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Oakland region, Xavier lost to No. 3 seed Gonzaga, 79–75,^[2] in the opening round.

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Charlotte	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
La Salle	10	–	6	.625	18	–	10	.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Fordham	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Xavier †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Temple	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
UMass	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Richmond	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111

† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2005–06 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Josh Duncan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Moeller HS	Cincinnati, OH
F	2	Brian Thornton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Louisville, KY
F	3	Justin Cage	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pike HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Derrick Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Julienne HS	Dayton, OH
G/F	11	B. J. Raymond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. John's Jesuit HS	Toledo, OH
G	14	Johnny Wolf	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, OH
F	15	Justin Doellman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Ryle HS	Union, KY
G/F	20	C. J. Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	24	Drew Lavender	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	So	Brookhaven HS	Columbus, OH
F	33	Brandon Cole	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Rich South HS	Richton Park, IL
C	41	Adam Simons	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Walter M. Williams HS	Burlington, NC
F	45	Kevin Waymire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Roger Bacon HS	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

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*		Northern Kentucky	W 78–44		Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 12, 2005*		Tusculum	W 76–57		Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Eastern Illinois	W 80–35	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 2005* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Purdue	W 74–55	2–0	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 29, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		Coppin State	W 81–56	3–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 3, 2005* 2:00 p.m., ESPN Plus		vs. No. 12 Illinois	L 62–65	3–1	United Center (19,833) Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 79–51	4–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 11, 2005* 2:00 p.m.		at Miami (OH)	W 75–65	5–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 18, 2005* 8:00 p.m.		at Creighton	L 59–61	5–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 22, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		Troy	W 78–54	6–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 29, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		Southern	W 73–56	7–2	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 regular season
Jan 4, 2006 6:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	W 62–58	8–2 (1–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 2006 4:00 p.m.		St. Bonaventure	W 99–71	9–2 (2–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Eastern Kentucky	W 82–63	10–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 14, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	W 78–65	11–2 (3–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2006* 9:00 p.m.		Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	W 73–71 ^OT	12–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Saint Louis	L 54–59	12–3 (3–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 25, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Temple	L 79–81	12–4 (3–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 2006 12:00 p.m., A-10 TV		Dayton Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	W 60–55	13–4 (4–2)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		No. 14 George Washington	L 85–89	13–5 (4–3)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 2006 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Louis	L 47–61	13–6 (4–4)	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 8, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at Richmond	W 63–51	14–6 (5–4)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 11, 2006 12:00 p.m.		La Salle	L 70–79	14–7 (5–5)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 15, 2006 7:30 p.m.		Fordham	W 84–64	15–7 (6–5)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 18, 2006 12:00 p.m.		Duquesne	W 91–70	16–7 (7–5)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 2006 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Dayton Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	L 62–66	16–8 (7–6)	UD Arena (13,092) Dayton, Ohio
Feb 25, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island	W 85–76	17–8 (8–6)	Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 2006 7:30 p.m.		Saint Joseph's	L 58–68	17–9 (8–7)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 4, 2006 4:00 p.m.		at UMass	L 56–65	17–10 (8–8)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
A-10 tournament
Mar 8, 2006* 6:30 p.m.	(10)	(7) UMass First round	W 75–66	18–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 9, 2006* 6:30 p.m.	(10)	(2) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 59–55	19–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 10, 2006* 8:30 p.m.	(10)	(6) Fordham Semifinals	W 70–59	20–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 11, 2006* 6:05 p.m.	(10)	(5) Saint Joseph's Championship game	W 62–61	21–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* 7:20 p.m., CBS	(14 OAK)	vs. (3 OAK) No. 5 Gonzaga First round	L 75–79	21–11	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Morrison Takes Over and Gonzaga Survives". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Xavier Musketeers. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-r2-2] "Morrison Takes Over and Gonzaga Survives". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[3] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Xavier Musketeers. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

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