2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions; Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 2
Record	30–4 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore; George Blaney; Andre LaFleur;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14–2 record and were the regular season champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeff Adrien PF	Brookline, Massachusetts	Brewster Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 18, 2004
Jeff Adrien PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Craig Austrie SG	Stamford, Connecticut	Trinity Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 28, 2005
Craig Austrie SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Andrew Bynum C	Metuchen, New Jersey	St. Joseph HS	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Oct 26, 2004
Andrew Bynum C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Robert Garrison PG	Niagara Falls, New York	Niagara Falls HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 21, 2004
Robert Garrison PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Marcus Johnson SF	Los Angeles	Westchester Senior HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 19, 2004
Marcus Johnson SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 Rivals: 10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Connecticut Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011. "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2005". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2005–2006 team.^[4]

#	Name	Position	Year
4	Jeff Adrien	Forward	Fr
31	Rashad Anderson	Guard	Sr
11	Hilton Armstrong	Forward	Sr
24	Craig Austrie	Guard	Fr
21	Josh Boone	Forward	Jr
33	Denham Brown	Forward	Sr
55	Nick Forostoski	Forward	Sr
35	Marty Gagne	Guard	Jr
25	Rob Garrison	Guard	Fr
22	Rudy Gay	Forward	So
1	Marcus Johnson	Forward	Fr
32	Ed Nelson	Forward	Sr
45	Osazee Omokaro	Forward	Sr
10	Ben Spencer	Guard	So
13	Ryan Thompson	Guard	Sr
5	Marcus Williams	Guard	Jr

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2005*	No. 2	Bryant	W 109–62		Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
11/9/2005*	No. 2	Concordia	W 106–47		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Regular season
11/19/2005* ESPNU	No. 2	at Pepperdine	W 75–56	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210) Malibu, California
11/21/2005* ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Arkansas Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–68	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/22/2005* ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 8 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament	W 79–70	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/23/2005* ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 9 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Tournament	W 65–63	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/29/2005* WTXX	No. 3	Army	W 68–54	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/2005* WTIC	No. 3	Texas Southern	W 113–49	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/2005* ESPN2	No. 3	UMass	W 78–60	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/18/2005* WTXX	No. 2	New Hampshire	W 86–44	8–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/23/2005* WTIC	No. 2	Morehead State	W 129–61	9–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
12/28/2005* WTXX	No. 2	Stony Brook	W 85–52	10–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,528) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2005* WTIC	No. 2	Quinnipiac	W 111–75	11–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/2006 WTIC	No. 2	at Marquette	L 79–94	11–1 (0–1)	Bradley Center (15,831) Milwaukee
1/7/2006* CBS	No. 2	LSU	W 67–66	12–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/9/2006 ESPN	No. 4	Cincinnati	W 70–59	13–1 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/14/2006 WTXX	No. 4	Georgetown Rivalry	W 74–67	14–1 (2–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/16/2006 ESPN	No. 3	at No. 20 Syracuse Rivalry	W 88–80	15–1 (3–1)	Carrier Dome (26,805) Syracuse, New York
1/21/2006 ESPN	No. 3	at No. 15 Louisville ESPN College GameDay	W 71–58	16–1 (4–1)	Freedom Hall (20,091) Louisville, Kentucky
1/25/2006 WTXX	No. 1	St. John's	W 66–50	17–1 (5–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/2006 WTIC	No. 1	at Providence	W 76–62	18–1 (6–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, Rhode Island
1/31/2006 WTXX	No. 1	No. 9 Pittsburgh	W 80–76	19–1 (7–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
2/4/2006* CBS	No. 1	at No. 21 Indiana	W 88–80	20–1	Assembly Hall (17,324) Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/2006 ESPN	No. 1	Syracuse Rivalry	W 73–50	21–1 (8–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/11/2006 WTIC	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 99–57	22–1 (9–1)	Continental Airlines Arena (13,996) East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/13/2006 ESPN	No. 1	at No. 4 Villanova	L 64–69	22–2 (9–2)	Wachovia Center (20,859) Philadelphia
2/18/2006 CBS	No. 1	at No. 11 West Virginia	W 81–75	23–2 (10–2)	WVU Coliseum (14,683) Morgantown, West Virginia
2/21/2006 WTXX	No. 4	Notre Dame	W 75–74	24–2 (11–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/26/2006 CBS	No. 4	No. 2 Villanova	W 89–75	25–2 (12–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
3/1/2006 WTXX	No. 2	at South Florida	W 66–53	26–2 (13–2)	USF Sun Dome (9,636) Tampa, Florida
3/4/2006 CBS	No. 2	Louisville	W 84–80	27–2 (14–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/9/2006 ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 22 Syracuse Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 84–86 ^OT	27–3	Madison Square Garden (19,594) New York City
NCAA tournament
3/17/2006* CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (16) Albany First Round	W 72–59	28–3	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia
3/19/2006* CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (8) Kentucky Second Round	W 87–83	29–3	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia
3/24/2006* CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 17 (5) Washington Sweet Sixteen	W 98–92 ^OT	30–3	Verizon Center (19,638) Washington, D.C.
3/26/2006* CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (11) George Mason Elite Eight	L 84–86 ^OT	30–4	Verizon Center (19,718) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

Their Elite Eight matchup found themselves facing the George Mason Patriots. The Patriots were able to defeat the top-seeded Huskies, 86–84 in overtime, in what is recognized as one of the most memorable games in tournament history.

East
- Connecticut 72, Albany 59
- Connecticut 87, Kentucky 83
- Connecticut 98, Washington 92
- George Mason 86, Connecticut 84

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	8	Rudy Gay	Houston Rockets
1	12	Hilton Armstrong	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
1	22	Marcus Williams	New Jersey Nets
1	23	Josh Boone	New Jersey Nets
2	40	Denham Brown	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
^ 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
^ "UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[standings-1] "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

[4] "UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

[5] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[6] "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

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