2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball | |
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C-USA Regular Season Champions C-USA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 33–4 (13–1 C-USA) |
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Home arena | FedExForum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Memphis† | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 UAB | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005–06 college basketball season, the 85th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by sixth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Antonio Anderson SG | Laurinburg, NC | Laurinburg Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 5, 2004 | |
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Kareem Cooper PF | Laurinburg, NC | Laurinburg Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 14, 2004 | |
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Chris Douglas-Roberts PG | Detroit, MI | Northwestern HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 7, 2004 | |
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Robert Dozier SF | Laurinburg, NC | Laurinburg, NC | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 9, 2004 | |
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Ricky Sanchez SF | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 22, 2004 | |
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Shawne Williams SF | Laurinburg, NC | Laurinburg, NC | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 1, 2003 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 7 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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11/15/05* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Milwaukee NIT Season Tip-Off | W 79–52 | 1–0 | FedExForum (10,165) Memphis, TN | ||||||
11/17/05* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | at No. 14 Alabama NIT Season Tip-Off | W 87–76 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum (4,522) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
11/23/05* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 16 UCLA NIT Season Tip-Off | W 88–80 | 3-0 | Madison Square Garden (9,766) New York, NY | ||||||
11/25/05* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 1 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off | L 67–70 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (12,129) New York, NY | ||||||
11/28/05* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 9 | Lamar | W 108–83 | 4–1 | FedExForum (11,244) Memphis, TN | ||||||
11/30/05* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 9 | Jackson State | W 97–70 | 5–1 | FedExForum (12,384) Memphis, TN | ||||||
12/03/05* 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at Cincinnati | W 91–81 | 6–1 | Fifth Third Arena (9,440) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/10/05* 6:30 pm | No. 7 | at Providence | W 97–89 | 7–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,665) Providence, RI | ||||||
12/17/05* 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 72–49 | 8–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,037) Oxford, MS | ||||||
12/20/05* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 4 | Louisiana Tech | W 76–58 | 9–1 | FedExForum (13,761) Memphis, TN | ||||||
12/27/05* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 8 Gonzaga | W 83–72 | 10–1 | FedExForum (18,208) Memphis, TN | ||||||
12/30/05* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 4 | Purdue | W 90–70 | 11–1 | FedExForum (16,835) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/02/06* 1:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 16 Texas | L 58–69 | 11–2 | FedExForum (18,035) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/04/06* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 4 | Middle Tennessee | W 83–50 | 12–2 | FedExForum (13,525) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/08/06* 1:00 pm, WLMT | No. 4 | Winthrop | W 73–63 | 13–2 | FedExForum (14,171) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/11/06 6:00 pm, CSTV | No. 5 | at East Carolina | W 77–67 | 14–2 (1–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,553) Greenville, NC | ||||||
01/14/06 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 5 | SMU | W 73–53 | 15–2 (2–0) | FedExForum (14,443) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/18/06* 7:00 pm, CSTV | No. 4 | Tennessee | W 88–79 | 16–2 | FedExForum (18,144) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/21/06 4:00 pm, WLMT | No. 4 | at Southern Miss | W 85–68 | 17–2 (3–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (6,412) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||
01/26/06 7:00 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | UAB | W 73–66 | 18–2 (4–0) | FedExForum (15,529) Memphis, TN | ||||||
01/28/06 12:00 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | UCF | W 94–61 | 19–2 (5–0) | FedExForum (15,177) Memphis, TN | ||||||
02/01/06 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 3 | at Tulsa | W 84–61 | 20–2 (6–0) | Reynolds Center (6,740) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
02/04/06 6:00 pm, WLMT | No. 3 | at Rice | W 84–79 | 21–2 (7–0) | Autry Court (3,710) Houston, TX | ||||||
02/11/06 3:00 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | at Marshall | W 91–81 | 22–2 (8–0) | Cam Henderson Center (9,048) Huntington, WV | ||||||
02/14/06 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 3 | Southern Miss | W 80–41 | 23–2 (9–0) | FedExforum (15,441) Memphis, TN | ||||||
02/18/06 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 3 | at Tulane | W 105–65 | 24–2 (10–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,582) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
02/22/06 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | UTEP | W 66–56 | 25–2 (11–0) | FedExForum (15,073) Memphis, TN | ||||||
02/25/06 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 3 | Tulsa | W 78–67 | 26–2 (12–0) | FedExForum (17,658) Memphis, TN | ||||||
03/02/06 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at UAB | L 74–80 | 26–3 (12–1) | Bartow Arena (8,500) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/04/06 8:00 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | Houston | W 69–62 | 27–3 (13–1) | FedExForum (17,061) Memphis, TN | ||||||
2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/06 6:00 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | vs. Tulane Quarterfinals | W 75–56 | 28–3 | FedExForum (11,343) Memphis, TN | ||||||
03/10/06 3:30 pm, CSTV | No. 3 | vs. Houston Semifinals | W 68–54 | 29–3 | FedExForum (12,524) Memphis, TN | ||||||
03/11/06 10:35 am, CBS | No. 3 | vs. No. 25 UAB Final | W 57–46 | 30–3 | FedExForum (16,607) Memphis, TN | ||||||
2006 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/06* 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | vs. Oral Roberts First Round | W 94–78[1] | 31–3 | American Airlines Center (19,028) Dallas, TX | ||||||
03/19/06* 1:15 pm, CBS | No. 3 | vs. Bucknell Second Round | W 72–56[2] | 32–3 | American Airlines Center (19,251) Dallas, TX | ||||||
03/23/06* 6:30 pm, CBS | No. 3 | vs. Bradley Sweet Sixteen | W 80–64[3] | 33–3 | Oakland Arena (19,596) Oakland, CA | ||||||
03/25/06* 6:05 pm, CBS | No. 3 | vs. No. 8 UCLA Elite Eight | L 45–50 | 33–4 | Oakland Arena (19,689) Oakland, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Carney nets 19 as Memphis passes Oral exam". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "Tigers maul Bison as Memphis cruises into Sweet 16". ESPN. March 19, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "Cinderella squasher: Carney, Memphis beat down Bradley". ESPN.com. March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "2021-22 Memphis Tigers Schedule". ESPN.