2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.[1]

2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record24–7 (12–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2006–07 →
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Memphis131 .929334 .892
No. 25 UAB122 .857247 .774
UTEP113 .7862110 .677
Houston95 .6432110 .677
UCF77 .5001415 .483
Rice68 .4291216 .429
Tulane68 .4291217 .414
Tulsa68 .4291117 .393
Marshall59 .3571216 .429
SMU410 .2861316 .448
Southern Miss311 .2141021 .323
East Carolina212 .143820 .286
2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Carldell Johnson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrNew Orleans, Louisiana
G4Paul Delaney III6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoDecatur, Georgia
F23Demario Eddins6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrChicago, Illinois
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
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
West AlabamaW 83–41 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 11, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
North GeorgiaW 98–68 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Regular season
Nov 25, 2005*
11:30 a.m., FoxSportsNet
vs. UMass
Hall of Fame Classic
W 86–77 1–0
MassMutual Center (6,105)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
South Carolina StateW 79–48 2–0
Bartow Arena (3,487)
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Western KentuckyL 76–92 2–1
Bartow Arena (3,835)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 3, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
at NebraskaW 73–72 3–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,942)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 6, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
at DePaulL 66–70 3–2
Rosemont Horizon (7,747)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Alcorn StateW 81–59 4–2
Bartow Arena (3,676)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 14, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at MinnesotaL 68–69 4–3
Williams Arena (11,034)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 2005*
8:30 p.m.
CentenaryW 72–58 5–3
Bartow Arena (3,080)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 22, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Old DominionW 85–57 6–3
Bartow Arena (4,588)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 2005*
6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma StateW 90–71 7–3
Bartow Arena (8,289)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
at South FloridaW 59–47 8–3
Sun Dome (2,374)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 2, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
VCUW 68–62 9–3
Bartow Arena (3,879)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 5, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
Valdosta StateW 98–69 10–3
Bartow Arena (3,976)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
TulsaW 84–54 11–3
(1–0)
Bartow Arena (4,388)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 14, 2006
6:00 p.m.
at MarshallW 76–64 12–3
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (4,561)
Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 18, 2006
7:05 p.m.
at RiceW 75–68 13–3
(3–0)
Reliant Arena (1,647)
Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 2006
5:00 p.m.
HoustonW 82–79 14–3
(4–0)
Bartow Arena (8,255)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 p.m., CSTV
at No. 3 MemphisL 66–73 14–4
(4–1)
FedExForum (15,529)
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 28, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Southern MissW 87–73 15–4
(5–1)
Bartow Arena (8,108)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 4, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at UCFW 75–68 16–4
(6–1)
UCF Arena (2,062)
Orlando, Florida
Feb 8, 2006
9:00 p.m.
at UTEPL 37–65 16–5
(6–2)
Don Haskins Center (10,983)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
East CarolinaW 72–64 17–5
(7–2)
Bartow Arena (6,365)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 2006
7:30 p.m.
TulaneW 87–82 18–5
(8–2)
Bartow Arena (4,391)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at Southern MissW 87–50 19–5
(9–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,236)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at SMUW 73–68 20–5
(10–2)
Moody Coliseum (4,118)
Dallas, Texas
Mar 2, 2006
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 MemphisW 80–74 21–5
(11–2)
Bartow Arena (8,500)
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 2006
7:30 p.m.
MarshallW 82–61 22–5
(12–2)
Bartow Arena (7,149)
Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 9, 2006
12:00 a.m.
(2) No. 24 vs. (10) SMU
Quarterfinals
W 69–55 22–6
FedExForum (9,346)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2006
6:00 p.m.
(2) No. 24 vs. (3) UTEP
Semifinals
W 63–60 23–6
FedExForum (12,524)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2006
10:35 a.m., CBS
(2) No. 24 at (1) No. 5 Memphis
Championship Game
L 46–57 23–7
FedExForum (16,607)
Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
8:45 p.m., CBS
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Kentucky
First round
L 64–69 24–7
Wachovia Center (19,999)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

References