2005–06 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Coached by Bob McKillop, the Wildcats finished second in the Southern Conference regular season standings and won the SoCon tournament title, and reached the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 20–11 (10–5 SoCon).

2005–06 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
SoCon tournament champions
SoCon regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth
Record20–11 (10–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
← 2004–05
2005–06 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Elon104 .7141514 .517
Chattanooga86 .5711913 .594
Western Carolina77 .5001317 .433
Appalachian State68 .4291416 .467
UNC Greensboro410 .2861219 .387
South
Georgia Southern114 .7332010 .667
Davidson105 .6672011 .645
College of Charleston96 .6001711 .607
Furman87 .5331513 .536
Wofford69 .4001118 .379
The Citadel114 .0671021 .323
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2006
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2005–06 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G2Jason Richards6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoBarrington, IL
F5Boris Meno6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoParis, France
G12Can Civi6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrIstanbul, Turkey
G14Max Paulhus Gosselin6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrCarignan, QC, Canada
F15Thomas Sander6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoCincinnati, OH
G20Lamar Hull5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrMaiden, NC
G25John Falconi6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrCincinnati, OH
G32Brendan Winters6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrDenver, CO
F41Andrew Lovedale6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrBenin City, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 1 DukeL 55–84 0–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Nov 22, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
UMassW 66–63 1–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,084)
Davidson, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2005*
2:30 p.m.
Saint Joseph'sW 100–94 OT2–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,544)
Davidson, North Carolina
Nov 30, 2005*
8:15 p.m.
at CharlotteL 81–85 OT2–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,331)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 2005
7:00 p.m.
at Appalachian StateW 102–69 3–2
(1–0)
Holmes Center (2,653)
Boone, North Carolina
Dec 7, 2005*
8:00 p.m.
MissouriW 82–73 4–2
John M. Belk Arena (4,221)
Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 10, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Catholic UniversityW 80–56 5–2
John M. Belk Arena (2,272)
Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 15, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
St. Mary's (MD)W 112–59 6–2
John M. Belk Arena (2,023)
Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 18, 2005*
1:00 p.m.
at SyracuseL 80–90 6–3
Carrier Dome (16,171)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 21, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Clark (MA)W 108–57 7–3
John M. Belk Arena (2,160)
Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 29, 2005*
8:00 p.m.
at Illinois–ChicagoL 67–76 7–4
Credit Union 1 Arena (3,648)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 3, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 25 North CarolinaL 58–82 7–5
Dean Smith Center (18,334)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 7, 2006
7:00 p.m.
WoffordW 80–62 8–5
(2–0)
John M. Belk Arena (3,078)
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 10, 2006
7:00 p.m.
The CitadelW 85–49 9–5
(3–0)
John M. Belk Arena (2,241)
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 14, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at FurmanL 66–70 9–6
(3–1)
Timmons Arena (3,283)
Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 17, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at College of CharlestonW 80–70 10–6
(4–1)
John Kresse Arena (3,708)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 21, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Georgia SouthernW 83–58 11–6
(5–1)
John M. Belk Arena (3,684)
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 23, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at ChattanoogaL 59–65 11–7
(5–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,459)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 27, 2006
7:00 p.m.
ElonW 79–60 12–7
(6–2)
John M. Belk Arena (3,708)
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
PrincetonW 65–50 13–7
John M. Belk Arena (3,517)
Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 4, 2006
1:00 p.m.
Western CarolinaL 70–77 13–8
(6–3)
John M. Belk Arena (2,839)
Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 8, 2006
7:00 p.m.
UNC GreensboroW 92–73 14–8
(7–3)
John M. Belk Arena (2,412)
Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 11, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at WoffordL 71–84 14–9
(7–4)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,089)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Feb 13, 2006
7:15 p.m.
at The CitadelW 81–77 15–9
(8–4)
McAlister Field House (1,565)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 18, 2006
2:00 p.m.
FurmanW 77–59 16–9
(9–4)
John M. Belk Arena (3,208)
Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 21, 2006
7:30 p.m.
at Georgia SouthernL 73–76 16–10
(9–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (4,005)
Statesboro, Georgia
Feb 25, 2006
12:00 p.m.
College of CharlestonW 65–63 17–10
(10–5)
John M. Belk Arena (3,228)
Davidson, North Carolina
SoCon Tournament
Mar 3, 2006*
8:30 p.m.
(3) vs. (11) The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 79–73 18–10
North Charleston Coliseum (5,081)
North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 4, 2006*
2:30 p.m.
(3) vs. (2) Elon
Semifinals
W 65–58 19–10
North Charleston Coliseum (3,370)
North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2006*
2:00 p.m.
(3) vs. (5) Chattanooga
Championship
W 80–55 20–10
North Charleston Coliseum (2,884)
North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
12:15 p.m., CBS
(15 MSP) vs. (2 MSP) No. 6 Ohio State
First round
L 62–70 20–11
UD Arena (12,945)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MSP=Minneapolis.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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