2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington, the Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98–92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the Sweet 16.[3] This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.[4]

2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 17
Record26–7 (13–5[1] Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of America Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA144 .778327 .821
No. 12 Washington135 .722267 .788
California126 .6672011 .645
Arizona 1117 .6112013 .606
Stanford117 .6111614 .533
USC810 .4441713 .567
Oregon711 .3891518 .455
Oregon State 1513 .2781318 .419
Arizona State513 .2781117 .393
Washington State414 .2221117 .393
Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [2]
1 Holds tie-breaker

Roster

Source[5]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
0Joel Smith6'4"205GSo.Wolfeboro, NH, U.S.Brewster Academy
1Harvey Perry6'5"195GFr.Henderson, NV, U.S.Foothill High School
3Brandon Roy6'6"215GSr.Seattle, WA, U.S.Garfield High School
5Justin Dentmon6'0"180GFr.Carbondale, IL, U.S.Carbondale Community High School
11Brandon Burmeister6'4"190GJr.Mercer Island, WA, U.S.Mercer Island HS
13Zane Potter6'6"185FSr.Gresham, OR, U.S.Sam Barlow High School
15Bobby Jones6'6"210FSr.Long Beach, CA, U.S.Polytechnic High School
20Ryan Appleby6'3"165PGSo.*Stanwood, WA, U.S.Stanwood High School
21Artem Wallace6'8"230CFr.Toledo, WA, U.S.Toledo High School
22Hans Gasser6'9"250FJr.Issaquah, WA, U.S.Issaquah High School
24Jamaal Williams6'5"225FSr.*Corona, CA, U.S.Centennial High School
32Joe Wolfinger7'0"225CFr.Beaverton, OR, U.S.Aloha High School
34Zach Johnson6'8"275CFr.*Sacramento, CA, U.S.Natomas High School
40Jon Brockman6'7"245FFr.Snohomish, WA, U.S.Snohomish Senior High School
42Mike Jensen6'8"240PFSr.*Kent, WA, U.S.Kentwood High School (Washington)
  • Denotes the use of a redshirt season

Coaching staff

Source[6]

NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo RomarHead coach4thWashington (1980)
Cameron DollarAssistant coach4thUCLA (1997)
Jim ShawAssistant coach2ndWestern Oregon State (1985)
Paul FortierAssistant coach1stWashington (2003)
Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations4thNorthern Arizona (1992)

Schedule

Source[7]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/6/2015*
6:00 pm
Simon FraserW 114–48 
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,481)
Seattle, WA
Regular Season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm
Morgan St.W 118–51 1–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,976)
Seattle, WA
11/14/2005*
1:00 pm
Wisconsin Green BayW 118–64 2–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,914)
Seattle, WA
11/15/2005*
11:00 am
Air ForceW 85–74 3–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,975)
Seattle, WA
11/19/2005*
10:30 pm
AmericanW 99–82 4–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,021)
Seattle, WA
11/22/2005*
10:00 pm
No. 25 IdahoW 90–67 5–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,665)
Seattle, WA
11/25/2005*
6:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 25 Loyola MarymountW 112–65 6–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,675)
Seattle, WA
12/4/2005*
10:30 pm, FSN
No. 18 No. 6 GonzagaW 99–95 7–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
12/10/2005*
3:00 pm
No. 13 New MexicoW 81–71 8–0
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
12/16/2005*
10:00 pm
No. 11 Eastern WashingtonW 91–74 9–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,876)
Seattle, WA
12/23/2005*
8:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 9 LehighW 54–37 10–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2005
10:00 pm
No. 7 Arizona StateW 91–67 11–0
(1–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
12/31/2005
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 7 ArizonaL 95–96 2OT11–1
(1–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
1/2/2006*
10:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 10 CornellW 87–71 12–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,631)
Seattle, WA
1/7/2006
10:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 10 Washington StateL 71–78 12–2
(1–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
1/12/2006
10:30 pm, FSN
No. 13 USCW 86–77 13–2
(2–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (4,561)
Los Angeles, CA
1/14/2006
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 UCLAW 69–65 14–2
(3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,232)
Los Angeles, CA
1/19/2006
10:00 pm
No. 10 Oregon StateW 69–65 15–2
(4–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
1/21/2006
8:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 10 OregonW 78–59 16–2
(5–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
1/26/2006
10:30 pm
No. 10 CaliforniaL 69–71 16–3
(5–3)
Haas Pavilion (8,957)
Berkeley, CA
1/29/2006
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 10 StanfordL 67–76 OT16–4
(5–4)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
2/4/2006
5:00 pm
No. 16 Washington StateL 64–77 16–5
(5–5)
Beasley Coliseum (8,770)
Pullman, WA
2/9/2006
10:30 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 21 USCW 87–73 17–5
(6–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
2/11/2006
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 21 No. 13 UCLAW 70–67 18–5
(7–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
2/16/2006
8:30 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 20 OregonW 75–72 19–5
(8–5)
McArthur Court (8,904)
Eugene, OR
2/18/2006
10:00 pm, FSN Northwest
No. 20 Oregon StateW 96–63 20–5
(9–5)
Gill Coliseum (9,512)
Corvallis, OR
2/23/2006
10:30 pm, FSN
No. 17 StanfordW 75–57 21–5
(10–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
2/26/2006
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 17 CaliforniaW 73–62 22–5
(11–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
3/2/2006
9:00 pm
No. 14 Arizona StateW 91–66 23–5
(12–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,755)
Tempe, AZ
3/4/2006
6:00 pm, FSN
No. 14 ArizonaW 70–67 24–5
(13–5)
McKale Center (14,630)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
3/9/2006
9:00 pm
No. 12 Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 73–84 24–6
Staples Center (15,321)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
3/16/2006*
8:00 pm, CBS
(5) vs. (12) Utah State
First round
W 75–61 25–6
Cox Arena (9,891)
San Diego, CA
3/18/2006*
6:55 pm, CBS
(5) vs. (4) Illinois
Second round
W 67–64 26–6
Cox Arena 
San Diego, CA
3/24/2006*
9:50 pm, CBS
(5) vs. (1) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 92–98 OT26–7
Verizon Center (19,368)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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