2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2005–06 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's seventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena.

2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
Mountain West tournament champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–9 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coachBrian Dutcher
Home arenaViejas Arena
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Diego State133 .813249 .727
Air Force124 .750247 .774
BYU124 .750209 .690
UNLV106 .6251713 .567
New Mexico88 .5001713 .567
Utah610 .3751415 .483
Wyoming511 .3131418 .438
Colorado State412 .2501615 .516
TCU412 .2501615 .516
2006 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G1Brandon Heath6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrLos Angeles, California
G3Richie Williams5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrSan Diego, California
F42Marcus Slaughter6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrRiverside, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2005*
at Alaska-FairbanksW 67–55 1–0
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 19, 2005*
vs. Illinois-ChicagoL 63–66 1–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2005*
vs. Southern MissW 79–51 2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*
Albany (NY)W 80–53 3–1
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Nov 30, 2005*
at San DiegoL 80–90 3–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
Dec 3, 2005*
Point Loma NazareneW 88–77 4–2
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 6, 2005*
at CaliforniaL 64–82 4–3
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 10, 2005*
Washington StateL 49–60 4–4
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 17, 2005*
UC Santa BarbaraW 66–54 5–4
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 20, 2005*
UMBCW 58–45 6–4
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 27, 2005*
at ProvidenceL 65–80 6–5
Dunkin Donuts Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 31, 2005*
Loyola MarymountW 84–68 7–5
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 4, 2006
Colorado StateW 83–75 8–5
(1–0)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 7, 2006
at Air ForceL 62–65 8–6
(1–1)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 11, 2006
at UtahW 72–67 9–6
(2–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 14, 2006
UNLVW 83–67 10–6
(3–1)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 18, 2006
at TCUW 76–57 11–6
(4–1)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 2006
BYUW 88–61 12–6
(5–1)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 25, 2006
New MexicoW 75–69 13–6
(6–1)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 28, 2006
at WyomingW 78–77 OT14–6
(7–1)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 1, 2006
WyomingW 91–72 20–8
(13–3)
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2006*
South Dakota StateW 88–63 21–8
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Mountain West tournament
Mar 9, 2006*
vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals
W 64–52 22–8
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 10, 2006*
vs. UNLV
Semifinals
W 63–60 23–8
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
Mar 11, 2006*
vs. Wyoming
Championship game
W 69–64 OT24–8
The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
 CBS
(11 W) vs. (6 W) Indiana
First round
L 83–87[2] 24–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

Awards and honors

References