The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 10–4 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. After upsetting No. 5 seed Nevada in the opening round,[1] the Grizzlies lost to No. 4 seed Boston College.[2]
| 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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Big Sky tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 24–7 (10–4 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2006 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 18, 2005* |
at Boise State | L 69–90 | 0–1 |
Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | |||||||
| 2006 Big Sky Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 2006* |
(2) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Semifinals |
W 73–71 OT | 22–6 |
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| Mar 8, 2006* |
(2) | at (1) Northern Arizona Championship game |
W 73–60 | 23–6 |
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| 2006 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 2006* |
(12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Nevada First Round |
W 87–79[1] | 24–6 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 18, 2006* 3:40 p.m. |
(12 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Boston College Second Round |
L 56–69[2] | 24–7 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Montana overcomes Fazekas, Nevada in first-round upset". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ a b "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "2005–06 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.