The 2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
| 2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular season champion WAC tournament champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 27–6 (13–3 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Lawlor Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Nevada † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada won the WAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. The Wolf Pack were upset by No. 12 seed Montana in the opening round.[2] The team finished with a record of 27–6 (13–3 WAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 19, 2005* | No. 22 | Sacramento State | W 82–74 | 1–0 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Nov 23, 2005* | No. 22 | at Vermont | W 77–62 | 2–0 | Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont | ||||||
| Nov 26, 2005* | No. 22 | at UNLV | W 68–61 | 3–0 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 1, 2005* | No. 20 | at Kansas | W 72–70 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
| Dec 3, 2005* | No. 20 | at Pacific | W 77–70 | 5–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California | ||||||
| Dec 7, 2005* | No. 17 | UC Davis | W 78–51 | 6–0 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 10, 2005* | No. 17 | vs. No. 16 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic | L 56–67 | 6–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California | ||||||
| Dec 13, 2005* | No. 20 | Seattle Pacific | W 83–57 | 7–1 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 9, 2006* | No. 21 | Idaho Quarterfinals | W 68–55 | 25–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Mar 10, 2006* | No. 21 | New Mexico State Semifinals | W 70–59 | 26–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Mar 11, 2006* | No. 21 | Utah State Championship game | W 70–63 OT | 27–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 2006* | (5 MW) No. 20 | vs. (12 MW) Montana First Round | L 79–87 | 27–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source[3]
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Nick Fazekas – WAC Player of the Year
- Mark Fox – WAC Coach of the Year
References
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