2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team American college basketball season
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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).
Roster
2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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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[ 4]
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
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics