2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Lute Olson, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–13 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Rosborough
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA144 .778327 .821
No. 12 Washington135 .722267 .788
California126 .6672011 .645
Arizona 1117 .6112013 .606
Stanford117 .6111614 .533
USC810 .4441713 .567
Oregon711 .3891518 .455
Oregon State 1513 .2781318 .419
Arizona State513 .2781117 .393
Washington State414 .2221117 .393
Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

Recruiting class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Fendi Onobun
SF
Houston, TexasTaylor High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)Apr 8, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
J. P. Prince
PG
Memphis, TennesseeWhite Station High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)183 lb (83 kg)Oct 7, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Marcus Williams
SF
Seattle, WashingtonRoosevelt High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)Sep 20, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 14
  • 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F1Fendi Onobun6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)249 lb (113 kg)FrHouston, Texas
F2Isaiah Fox6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg)SrSanta Monica, California
F3Marcus Williams6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrSeattle, Washington
G5Jawann McClellan6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg)SoHouston, Texas
G11David Bagga6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrSanta Ana, California
G12Daniel Dillon6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg)SoMelbourne, Victoria
G13Chris Rodgers6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrPortland, Oregon
G15Mustafa Shakur6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
G21Hassan Adams6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrLos Angeles, California
G30J.P. Prince6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
F30Matt Brase6 ft 76 in (3.76 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrTucson, Arizona
F44Bret Brielmaier6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)237 lb (108 kg)SoMankato, Minnesota
F33Mohamed Tangara6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)248 lb (112 kg)FrBamako, Mali
F54Kirk Walters6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)247 lb (112 kg)JrGrand Rapids, Michigan
F55Ivan Radenovic6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrBelgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CKirk WaltersBret BrielmaierIsiah Fox
PFIvan RadenovicFendi OnobunMohamed Tangara
SFMarcus WilliamsJ.P. PrinceMatt Brase
SGHassan AdamsChris RodgersDavid Bagga
PGMustafa ShakurDaniel DillonJuwann McClellan

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/21/05*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. Kansas
Maui Invitational Quarterfinal
W 61–49 1–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/22/05*
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Maui Invitational Semifinal
L 70–79 1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/23/05*
2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. No. 12 Michigan State
Maui Invitational 3rd Place Game
L 71–74 OT1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/27/05*
5:00 pm, FSN
No. 8 VirginiaW 81–51 2–2
McKale Center (14,570)
Tucson, AZ
12/3/05*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at HoustonL 65–69 2–3
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,026)
Houston, TX
12/8/05*
7:30 pm, FSAZ
No. 25 at Northern ArizonaW 75–66 3–3
McKale Center (14,592)
Tucson, AZ
12/10/05*
12:00 pm, FSAZ
No. 25 Saint Mary's CollegeW 73–61 4–3
McKale Center (14,398)
Tucson, AZ
12/17/05*
2:00 pm, ESPN
at UtahW 73–43 5–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,936)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/19/05*
6:30 pm, FSAZ
No. 11 Sam Houston State
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 87–51 6–3
McKale Center (14,577)
Tucson, AZ
12/21/05*
6:30 pm, FSAZ
Western Kentucky
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 86–81 OT7–3
McKale Center (14,589)
Tucson, AZ
12/29/05
8:00 pm, FSAZ
at Washington StateW 70–52 8–3
(1–0)
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (6,684)
Spokane, WA
12/31/05
12:00 pm, FSN
at No. 7 WashingtonW 96–95 OT9–3
(2–0)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
1/5/06
8:30 pm, FSN
No. 23 No. 17 UCLAL 79–85 9–4
(2–1)
McKale Center (14,591)
Tucson, AZ
1/7/06
12:00 pm, FSAZ
No. 23 USCW 74–63 10–4
(3–1)
McKale Center (14,629)
Tucson, AZ
1/12/06
8:00 pm, FSAZ
No. 25 at Oregon StateL 65–75 10–5
(3–2)
Gill Coliseum (8,258)
Corvallis, OR
1/14/06
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 at OregonL 68–73 10–6
(3–3)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, OR
1/19/06
8:30 pm, FSN
StanfordW 90–81 OT11–6
(4–3)
McKale Center (14,611)
Tucson, AZ
1/21/06
4:00 pm, ABC
CaliforniaW 60–55 12–6
(5–3)
McKale Center (14,621)
Tucson, AZ
1/25/06
7:30 pm, FSAZ
at Arizona StateW 80–70 13–6
(6–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (12,782)
Tempe, AZ
1/28/06*
11:00 am, CBS
at No. 25 North CarolinaL 69–86 13–7
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
2/2/06
8:30 pm, FSAZ
at USCL 70–77 13–8
(6–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,211)
Los Angeles, CA
2/4/06
2:00 pm, FSN
at No. 13 UCLAL 73–84 13–9
(6–5)
Pauley Pavilion (8,718)
Los Angeles, CA
2/9/06
6:30 pm, FSAZ
OregonW 70–68 14–9
(7–5)
McKale Center (14,598)
Tucson, AZ
2/11/06
11:30 am, FSAZ
Oregon StateW 80–58 15–9
(8–5)
McKale Center (14,624)
Tucson, AZ
2/16/06
8:30 pm, FSN
at CaliforniaL 66–75 15–10
(8–6)
Haas Pavilion (11,175)
Berkeley, CA
2/19/06
1:30 pm, CBS
at StanfordW 76–72 16–10
(9–6)
Maples Pavilion (7,400)
Stanford, CA
2/25/06
2:00 pm, FSN
Arizona StateW 68–47 17–10
(10–6)
McKale Center (14,611)
Tucson, AZ
3/2/07
6:30 pm, FSAZ
Washington StateW 66–61 18–10
(11–6)
McKale Center (14,572)
Tucson, AZ
3/4/06
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 16 WashingtonL 67–70 18–11
(11–7)
McKale Center (14,630)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 tournament
3/9/06
1:00 pm, FSN
vs. Stanford
Quarterfinal
W 73–68 19–11
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
3/10/06
7:00 pm, FSN
vs. No. 8 UCLA
Semifinal
L 59–71 19–12
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
3/17/06*
10:30 am, CBS
(8) vs. (9) Wisconsin
First Round
W 94–75 20–12
Wachovia Center (19,990)
Philadelphia, PA
3/19/06*
2:50 pm, CBS
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Villanova
Second Round
L 78–82 20–13
Wachovia Center (20,050)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards

Hassan Adams
  • Pac-10 All-Conference
  • Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 12, 2005
  • Pac-10 Player of the Week – January 2, 2006
Marcus Williams
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman First Team