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2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team American college basketball season
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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| Team |
W |
|
L |
|
PCT |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
PCT
|
| No. 4 Memphis† |
13 |
– |
1 |
|
.929 |
|
|
33 |
– |
4
|
|
.892
|
| No. 25 UAB |
12 |
– |
2 |
|
.857 |
|
|
24 |
– |
7
|
|
.774
|
| UTEP |
11 |
– |
3 |
|
.786 |
|
|
21 |
– |
10
|
|
.677
|
| Houston |
9 |
– |
5 |
|
.643 |
|
|
21 |
– |
10
|
|
.677
|
| UCF |
7 |
– |
7 |
|
.500 |
|
|
14 |
– |
15
|
|
.483
|
| Rice |
6 |
– |
8 |
|
.429 |
|
|
12 |
– |
16
|
|
.429
|
| Tulane |
6 |
– |
8 |
|
.429 |
|
|
12 |
– |
17
|
|
.414
|
| Tulsa |
6 |
– |
8 |
|
.429 |
|
|
11 |
– |
17
|
|
.393
|
| Marshall |
5 |
– |
9 |
|
.357 |
|
|
12 |
– |
16
|
|
.429
|
| SMU |
4 |
– |
10 |
|
.286 |
|
|
13 |
– |
16
|
|
.448
|
| Southern Miss |
3 |
– |
11 |
|
.214 |
|
|
10 |
– |
21
|
|
.323
|
| East Carolina |
2 |
– |
12 |
|
.143 |
|
|
8 |
– |
20
|
|
.286
|
|
|
† 2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.[1]
Roster
| 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
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| Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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[2]
Schedule and results
Date
time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site (attendance)
city, state
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| Exhibition
|
Nov 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
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West Alabama
|
W 83–41
|
|
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
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Nov 11, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
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North Georgia
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W 98–68
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Bartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
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| Regular season
|
Nov 25, 2005*
11:30 a.m., FoxSportsNet
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vs. UMass
Hall of Fame Classic
|
W 86–77
|
1–0
|
MassMutual Center (6,105)
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
Nov 27, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
|
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South Carolina State
|
W 79–48
|
2–0
|
Bartow Arena (3,487)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Nov 29, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Western Kentucky
|
L 76–92
|
2–1
|
Bartow Arena (3,835)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Dec 3, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
|
|
at Nebraska
|
W 73–72
|
3–1
|
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,942)
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
Dec 6, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
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at DePaul
|
L 66–70
|
3–2
|
Rosemont Horizon (7,747)
Rosemont, Illinois
|
Dec 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Alcorn State
|
W 81–59
|
4–2
|
Bartow Arena (3,676)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Dec 14, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
|
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at Minnesota
|
L 68–69
|
4–3
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Williams Arena (11,034)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Dec 19, 2005*
8:30 p.m.
|
|
Centenary
|
W 72–58
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5–3
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Bartow Arena (3,080)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Dec 22, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Old Dominion
|
W 85–57
|
6–3
|
Bartow Arena (4,588)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Dec 28, 2005*
6:30 p.m.
|
|
Oklahoma State
|
W 90–71
|
7–3
|
Bartow Arena (8,289)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Dec 30, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
|
|
at South Florida
|
W 59–47
|
8–3
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Sun Dome (2,374)
Tampa, Florida
|
Jan 2, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
|
|
VCU
|
W 68–62
|
9–3
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Bartow Arena (3,879)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Jan 5, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Valdosta State
|
W 98–69
|
10–3
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Bartow Arena (3,976)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Jan 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Tulsa
|
W 84–54
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11–3
(1–0)
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Bartow Arena (4,388)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Jan 14, 2006
6:00 p.m.
|
|
at Marshall
|
W 76–64
|
12–3
(2–0)
|
Cam Henderson Center (4,561)
Huntington, West Virginia
|
Jan 18, 2006
7:05 p.m.
|
|
at Rice
|
W 75–68
|
13–3
(3–0)
|
Reliant Arena (1,647)
Houston, Texas
|
Jan 21, 2006
5:00 p.m.
|
|
Houston
|
W 82–79
|
14–3
(4–0)
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Bartow Arena (8,255)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 p.m., CSTV
|
|
at No. 3 Memphis
|
L 66–73
|
14–4
(4–1)
|
FedExForum (15,529)
Memphis, Tennessee
|
Jan 28, 2006
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Southern Miss
|
W 87–73
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15–4
(5–1)
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Bartow Arena (8,108)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Feb 4, 2006
2:00 p.m.
|
|
at UCF
|
W 75–68
|
16–4
(6–1)
|
UCF Arena (2,062)
Orlando, Florida
|
Feb 8, 2006
9:00 p.m.
|
|
at UTEP
|
L 37–65
|
16–5
(6–2)
|
Don Haskins Center (10,983)
El Paso, Texas
|
Feb 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
|
|
East Carolina
|
W 72–64
|
17–5
(7–2)
|
Bartow Arena (6,365)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Feb 15, 2006
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Tulane
|
W 87–82
|
18–5
(8–2)
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Bartow Arena (4,391)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Feb 18, 2006
2:00 p.m.
|
|
at Southern Miss
|
W 87–50
|
19–5
(9–2)
|
Reed Green Coliseum (3,236)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
|
Feb 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
|
|
at SMU
|
W 73–68
|
20–5
(10–2)
|
Moody Coliseum (4,118)
Dallas, Texas
|
Mar 2, 2006
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
|
|
No. 3 Memphis
|
W 80–74
|
21–5
(11–2)
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Bartow Arena (8,500)
Birmingham, Alabama
|
Mar 4, 2006
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Marshall
|
W 82–61
|
22–5
(12–2)
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Bartow Arena (7,149)
Birmingham, Alabama
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| C-USA tournament
|
Mar 9, 2006
12:00 a.m.
|
(2) No. 24
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vs. (10) SMU
Quarterfinals
|
W 69–55
|
22–6
|
FedExForum (9,346)
Memphis, Tennessee
|
Mar 10, 2006
6:00 p.m.
|
(2) No. 24
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vs. (3) UTEP
Semifinals
|
W 63–60
|
23–6
|
FedExForum (12,524)
Memphis, Tennessee
|
Mar 11, 2006
10:35 a.m., CBS
|
(2) No. 24
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at (1) No. 5 Memphis
Championship Game
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L 46–57
|
23–7
|
FedExForum (16,607)
Memphis, Tennessee
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| NCAA tournament
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Mar 17, 2006*
8:45 p.m., CBS
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(9 E)
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vs. (8 E) Kentucky
First round
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L 64–69
|
24–7
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Wachovia Center (19,999)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
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