2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by head coach Karl Hobbs, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record27–3 (16–0 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 George Washington160 1.000273 .900
Charlotte115 .6881913 .594
La Salle106 .6251810 .643
Saint Louis106 .6251613 .552
Saint Joseph's97 .5631914 .576
Fordham97 .5631616 .500
Xavier88 .5002111 .656
Temple88 .5001715 .531
Rhode Island88 .5001414 .500
UMass88 .5001315 .464
Dayton610 .3751417 .452
Richmond610 .3751317 .433
St. Bonaventure214 .125819 .296
Duquesne115 .063324 .111
2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Colonials finished the regular season undefeated in conference play, registering a 26–1 overall record going into the postseason, but they were upset in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 8th seed in the Atlanta region. George Washington beat 9th-seeded UNC Wilmington to earn the program's first NCAA tournament win in 12 years.[2] The team's season came to an end in the 2nd round, when they lost to top-seeded Duke, 74–61.[3]

Roster

2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F1Omar Williams6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
F2J. R. Pinnock6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
JrMcDonough, Georgia
F3Mike Hall6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SrChicago, Illinois
F4Montrell McDonald6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrFort Worth, Texas
F5Rob Diggs6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
FrBrandywine, Maryland
G12Dior Toney
SrBrecksville, Ohio
F13Alex Kireev6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
SrMykolaiv, Ukraine
F21Pops Mensah-Bonsu6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrLondon, England
F23Régis Koundjia6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrBangui, Central African Republic
G25Carl Elliott6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrBrooklyn, New York
G31Noel Wilmore6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
G33Maureece Rice6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
SoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
G34Keri Gonsalves6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoMitchellville, Maryland
F42Dokun Akingbade6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrRiverdale, Maryland
F52Dominic Green6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SoOakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 30, 2022

Source[4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 23, 2005*
7:30 pm
No. 21 Kennesaw StateW 87–42 1–0
Charles E. Smith Center (2,217)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2005*
2:00 pm
No. 21 Norfolk StateW 80–69 2–0
Charles E. Smith Center (2,292)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2005*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Saint Francis (PA)W 85–68 3–0
Charles E. Smith Center (2,416)
Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2005*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Boston UniversityW 75–62 4–0
Charles E. Smith Center (4,009)
Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2005*
9:00 pm
No. 19 vs. No. 23 Maryland
BB&T Classic
W 78–70 5–0
MCI Center (11,712)
Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2005*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Florida InternationalW 70–45 6–0
Charles E. Smith Center (2,827)
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 19 at Morgan StateW 102–75 7–0
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,173)
Baltimore, MD
December 17, 2005*
2:00 pm
No. 15 Maryland Eastern ShoreW 98–72 8–0
Charles E. Smith Center (2,952)
Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 12 at No. 19 NC StateL 58–79 8–1
RBC Center (16,132)
Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2006
6:00 pm
No. 20 at TempleW 72–60 9–1
(1–0)
Liacouras Center (3,646)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 7, 2006*
7:00 pm
No. 20 at MarshallW 79–73 OT10–1
Cam Henderson Center (4,415)
Huntington, WV
January 11, 2006
8:00 pm
No. 17 Saint LouisW 69–64 OT11–1
(2–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,862)
Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2006
2:00 pm
No. 17 Saint Joseph'sW 88–60 12–1
(3–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,356)
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2006*
No. 17 Stony BrookW 88–60 13–1
Charles E. Smith Center (3,234)
Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2006
4:00 pm
No. 16 at CharlotteW 83–69 14–1
(4–0)
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,562)
Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2006
7:05 pm
No. 14 at DuquesneW 94–78 15–1
(5–0)
A. J. Palumbo Center (1,288)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 14 Rhode IslandW 81–62 16–1
(6–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2006
7:00 pm
No. 14 at XavierW 89–85 17–1
(7–0)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
February 5, 2006
12:00 pm
No. 10 RichmondW 80–55 18–1
(8–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2006
7:30 pm
No. 8 DaytonW 81–67 19–1
(9–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2006
2:00 pm
No. 8 at Saint Joseph'sW 64–62 20–1
(10–0)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2006
7:30 pm
No. 7 UMassW 69–66 21–1
(11–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2006
7:00 pm
No. 7 at RichmondW 64–51 22–1
(12–0)
Robins Center (8,182)
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2006
7:30 pm
No. 6 La SalleW 77–65 23–1
(13–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2006
4:00 pm
No. 6 at FordhamW 78–67 24–1
(14–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
March 1, 2006
7:00 pm
No. 7 at St. BonaventureW 89–78 25–1
(15–0)
Reilly Center (4,801)
Olean, NY
March 4, 2006
2:00 pm
No. 7 CharlotteW 86–85 OT26–1
(16–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2006
12:00 pm
(1) No. 6 vs. (9) Temple
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals
L 53–68 26–2
U.S. Bank Arena (4,407)
Cincinnati, OH
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2006
7:10 pm
(8 A) No. 14 vs. (9 A) UNC Wilmington
NCAA First Round
W 88–85 OT27–2
Greensboro Coliseum (22,642)
Greensboro, NC
March 18, 2006
1:10 pm
(8 A) No. 14 vs. (1 A) No. 1 Duke
NCAA Second Round
L 61–74 27–3
Greensboro Coliseum (22,809)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6][7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Week
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Coaches242222201513121919181510886661119

Source[8][9]

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