2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Bobby Collins, his fourth and final year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (10–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
2005–06 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware State162 .8892114 .600
Coppin State126 .6671218 .400
Bethune–Cookman117 .6111515 .500
South Carolina State117 .6111416 .467
Hampton108 .5561616 .500
Florida A&M108 .5561417 .452
Norfolk State108 .5561318 .419
North Carolina A&T612 .333623 .207
Howard513 .278722 .241
Maryland Eastern Shore414 .222722 .241
Morgan State414 .222426 .133
2006 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Hampton finished the season with 16–16 record and an 10–8 MEAC record. The Pirates won the MEAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Hampton was beaten by fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth, 71–49,[2] in the Play-in round.

Roster

2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G11Jeff Granger6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sr Newark, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
at RichmondL 40–44 0–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 22, 2005*
William & MaryL 60–70 0–2
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Nov 26, 2005*
at UNC GreensboroL 72–73 0–3
Fleming Gymnasium 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 3, 2005
Norfolk StateL 43–57 0–4
(0–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Dec 6, 2005*
RadfordW 73–69 1–4
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Dec 18, 2005*
at YaleL 52–71 1–5
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 21, 2005*
at George MasonL 66–79 1–6
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, Virginia
Dec 30, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
VCUL 44–84 1–7
Hampton Convocation Center (6,087)
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 4, 2006
at Bethune–CookmanW 78–62 2–7
(1–1)
Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, Florida
Jan 7, 2006
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 73–64 3–7
(2–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 9, 2006
HowardW 65–48 4–7
(3–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 14, 2006
at Morgan StateW 80–47 5–7
(4–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 16, 2006
at Coppin StateL 65–72 5–8
(4–2)
Coppin Center 
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 21, 2006
Delaware StateL 58–61 5–9
(4–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 23, 2006*
Savannah StateW 100–57 6–9
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 28, 2006
South Carolina StateW 69–57 7–9
(5–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Jan 30, 2006
North Carolina A&TW 77–65 8–9
(6–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Feb 4, 2006
at Maryland Eastern ShoreW 87–75 9–9
(7–3)
Hytche Athletic Center 
Princess Anne, Maryland
Feb 6, 2006
at HowardW 75–63 10–9
(8–3)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 11, 2006
Morgan StateW 81–48 11–9
(9–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Feb 13, 2006
Coppin StateL 72–79 11–10
(9–4)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Feb 16, 2006
at Norfolk StateL 51–52 11–11
(9–5)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 18, 2006
at Delaware StateL 77–88 11–12
(9–6)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, Delaware
Feb 20, 2006*
LongwoodL 66–69 11–13
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Feb 24, 2006
at South Carolina StateW 69–64 12–13
(10–6)
SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Feb 27, 2006
at North Carolina A&TL 60–65 12–14
(10–7)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 1, 2006
Florida A&ML 65–73 12–15
(10–8)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
MEAC tournament
Mar 8, 2006*
(6) vs. (11) Morgan State
First round
W 63–51 13–15
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2006*
(6) vs. (3) Bethune-Cookman
Quarterfinals
W 57–55 14–15
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 10, 2006*
(6) vs. (7) Norfolk State
Semifinals
W 73–56 15–15
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2006*
(6) vs. (1) Delaware State
Championship game
W 60–56 16–15
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2006*
(16 MSP) vs. (16 MSP) Monmouth
Play-in game
L 49–71 16–16
UD Arena 
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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