2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 19
Record27–9 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2006–07 →
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee124 .750228 .733
No. 11 Florida106 .625336 .846
Kentucky97 .5632213 .629
Vanderbilt79 .4381713 .567
South Carolina610 .3752315 .605
Georgia511 .3131515 .500
West
No. 19 LSU142 .875279 .750
Alabama106 .6251813 .581
Arkansas106 .6252210 .688
Mississippi State511 .3131515 .500
Auburn412 .2501216 .429
Ole Miss412 .2501416 .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Alex Farrer
SG
Phoenix, ArizonaSt. Mary's High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)May 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Chris Johnson
SF
Laurinburg, North CarolinaLaurinburg Prep School6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg)Aug 13, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Tasmin Mitchell
SF
Denham Springs, LouisianaDenham Springs High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)Sep 1, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Magnum Rolle
PF
Laurinburg, North CarolinaLaurinburg Prep School6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 1, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Ben Voogd
PG
Florence, OregonSiuslaw High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)Sep 27, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 15
  • 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:

  • "LSU Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Roster

2005–06 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Glen Davis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)310 lb (141 kg)SoBaton Rouge, Louisiana
G30Alex Farrer6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrPhoenix, Arizona
G10David Fleshman6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoBaton Rouge, Louisiana
F35Darnell Lazare6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)229 lb (104 kg)JrBaton Rouge, Louisiana
G2Dameon Mason6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrAurora, Illinois
G3Tack Minor5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrHouston, Texas
G22Darrel Mitchell5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)176 lb (80 kg)SoSaint Martinville, Louisiana
F1Tasmin Mitchell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)FrDenham Springs, Louisiana
F15Magnum Rolle6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrLaurinburg, North Carolina
G14Garrett Temple6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrBaton Rouge, Louisiana
F12Tyrus Thomas6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrBaton Rouge, Louisiana
G4Ben Voogd6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrFlorence, Oregon
C21Chris Johnson6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrLaurinburg, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2022-05-02

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
2005/11/18*
7:00 p.m.
SouthernW 84–56 1–0
Maravich Center (7,877)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/21*
7:00 p.m.
Nicholls StateW 104–57 2–0
Maravich Center (7,427)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/26*
3:45 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 13 West VirginiaW 71–68 OT3–0
WVU Coliseum (11,044)
Morgantown, West Virginia
2005/11/29*
8:00 p.m., FSN
No. 25 HoustonL 83–84 3–1
Maravich Center (8,790)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/10*
7:00 p.m., CST
McNeese StateW 90–70 4–1
Maravich Center (8,196)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/13*
7:00 p.m., CST
New OrleansW 94–53 5–1
Maravich Center (6,567)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/17*
7:00 p.m., CST
Louisiana-LafayetteW 81–62 6–1
Maravich Center (8,764)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/19*
7:00 p.m., CST
Northern Iowa
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 50–54 6–2
Maravich Center (7,340)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/22*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Arkansas-MonticelloW 75–48 7–2
Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, NV
2005/12/23*
9:30 p.m.
vs. CincinnatiL 72–75 7–3
Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, Nevada
2005/12/31*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 21 Ohio StateL 76–78 7–4
Value City Arena (16,136)
Columbus, Ohio
2006/01/03*
7:00 p.m., CST
TulaneW 75–58 8–4
Maravich Center (7,365)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/01/07*
7:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 2 ConnecticutL 66–67 8–5
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2006/1/11
7:00 p.m.
at ArkansasW 63–58 9–5
(1–0)
Bud Walton Arena (18,689)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2006/01/14
7:00 p.m., FSN
TennesseeW 88–74 10–5
(2–0)
Maravich Center (9,733)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/18
7:00 p.m.
at Mississippi StateW 71–57 11–5
(3–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,150)
Starkville, Mississippi
2006/1/21
2:00 p.m., JP Sports
AlabamaW 68–57 12–5
(4–0)
Maravich Center (11,674)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/25
7:00 p.m.
GeorgiaW 81–52 13–5
(5–0)
Maravich Center (13,468)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/28
2:00 p.m.
at MississippiW 79–73 14–5
(6–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,805)
Oxford, Mississippi
2006/2/1
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 AuburnW 84–69 15–5
(7–0)
Maravich Center (11,131)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/4
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 24 at AlabamaL 62–67 15–6
(7–1)
Coleman Coliseum (12,584)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2006/2/8
7:00 p.m., JP Sports
ArkansasW 78–77 16–6
(8–1)
Maravich Center (9,820)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/11
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
at No. 7 FloridaL 62–71 16–7
(8–2)
O'Connell Center (12,004)
Gainesville, Florida
2006/2/15
7:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 25 Mississippi StateW 72–59 17–7
(9–2)
Maravich Center (9,264)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/18
5:00 p.m., FSN
No. 25 at AuburnW 65–61 18–7
(10–2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,711)
Auburn, AL
2006/2/22
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 at VanderbiltW 77–66 19–7
(11–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,122)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/2/25
2:45 p.m., CBS
No. 24 KentuckyW 71–67 20–7
(12–2)
Maravich Center (11,576)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/28
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 21 at South CarolinaW 64–61 21–7
(13–2)
Colonial Center (12,248)
Columbia, South Carolina
2006/3/4
3:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 21 MississippiW 55–52 22–7
(14–2)
Maravich Center (12,507)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
2006/03/10
6:30 p.m., JP Sports
No. 18 vs. Vanderbilt
SEC Conference tournament
W 92–73 23–7
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/03/11
2:15 p.m., JP Sports
No. 18 vs. No. 16 Florida
SEC Conference tournament
L 65–81 23–8
Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,206)
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
2006/03/16
6:10 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (13) Iona
First Round
W 80–64 24–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/18
4:50 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (12) Texas A&M
Second Round
W 58–57 25–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/23
6:10 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Sweet Sixteen
W 62–54 26–8
Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/03/25
3:40 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 9 Texas
Elite Eight
W 70–60 OT27–8
Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/4/1
7:47 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 7 UCLA
Final Four
L 45–59 27–9
RCA Dome (43,822)
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV252425242117 т19Not released
Coaches—^2525242117183

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
14Tyrus ThomasPortland Trail Blazers

[3]

References