2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific won the Big West regular season, finishing with a 12–2 record in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Minneapolis region, the team was beaten by No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to end their season at 24–8 (12–2 Big West).

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2006–07 →
2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pacific122 .857248 .750
UC Irvine104 .7141613 .552
Cal Poly77 .5001019 .345
UC Santa Barbara68 .4291514 .517
Cal State Fullerton59 .3571613 .552
Cal State Northridge410 .2861117 .393
UC Riverside311 .214523 .179
*Long Beach State05 .000012 .000
2006 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2006[1]
*Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5)
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F13Christian Maraker6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)Sr
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Big West tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
9:40 a.m.
(13 MSP) vs. (4 MSP) No. 7 Boston College
First round
L 76–88 2OT24–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MSP=Minneapolis.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

[4]

Awards and honors

References