2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

[2] The 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2005-06 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After an early exit in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season. The team finished with a 22–11 record (11–5 Big East).

2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 22
Record22–11 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 14 2   .875 30 4   .882
No. 3 Villanova 14 2   .875 28 5   .848
No. 22 West Virginia 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Marquette 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
No. 23 Georgetown 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
Seton Hall 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Cincinnati 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
No. 21 Syracuse 7 9   .438 23 12   .657
Rutgers 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Louisville 6 10   .375 21 13   .618
Notre Dame 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
DePaul* 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Providence* 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
St. John's* 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
South Florida* 1 15   .063 7 22   .241
2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

Roster

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2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 J. D. Collins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr   Houston, Texas
F 3 Patrick Beilein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Benedictine Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Johannes Herber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr   Darmstadt, West Germany
G 20 Mike Gansey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Bonaventure Olmsted Falls, Ohio
C 34 Kevin Pittsnogle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2005*
No. 14 Louisiana-Monroe W 88–69  1–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 13, 2005*
No. 14 Wofford W 61–41  2–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 21, 2005*
No. 13 vs. No. 2 Texas
Guardians Classic
L 75–76  2–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 22, 2005*
No. 13 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Guardians Classic
L 66–80  2–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2005*
No. 13 LSU L 68–71 OT 2–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 30, 2005*
vs. St. Bonaventure W 66–61  3–3
Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, New York
Dec 3, 2005*
Washington and Lee W 83–33  4–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2005*
UMBC W 82–53  5–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 2005*
Duquesne W 86–66  6–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 22, 2005*
vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
All-College Basketball Classic
W 92–68  7–3
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City
Dec 30, 2005*
No. 25 Canisius W 80–68  8–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 5, 2006
No. 24 at South Florida W 57–53  9–3
(1–0)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 2006
No. 24 at No. 3 Villanova W 91–87  10–3
(2–0)
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2006
No. 16 Georgetown W 68–61  11–3
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 14, 2006
No. 16 Marquette W 104–85  12–3
(4–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 17, 2006
No. 12 Providence W 64–48  13–3
(5–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 21, 2006*
No. 12 at No. 18 UCLA W 60–56  14–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 2006*
No. 9 vs. Marshall L 52–58  14–4
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2006
No. 9 at St. John's W 66–61  15–4
(6–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 1, 2006
No. 11 Notre Dame W 71–70  16–4
(7–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 4, 2006
No. 11 Cincinnati W 66–57  17–4
(8–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2006
No. 9 at No. 14 Pittsburgh L 53–57  17–5
(8–1)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2006
No. 9 at No. 15 Georgetown W 69–56  18–5
(9–1)
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2006
No. 11 at Seton Hall L 64–71  18–6
(9–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 18, 2006
No. 11 No. 1 Connecticut L 75–81  18–7
(9–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 20, 2006
No. 14 at Syracuse L 58–60  18–8
(9–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 25, 2006
No. 14 Louisville W 68–64  19–8
(10–4)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 27, 2006
No. 16 No. 8 Pittsburgh W 67–62  20–8
(11–4)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 4, 2006
No. 16 at Cincinnati L 75–78  20–9
(11–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2006*
No. 19 vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals
L 57–68  20–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
(6 ATL) No. 22 vs. (11 ATL) Southern Illinois
First round
W 64–46  21–10
Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 19, 2006*
(6 ATL) No. 22 vs. Northwestern State
Second round
W 67–54[4]  22–10
Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 23, 2006*
(6 ATL) No. 22 vs. (2 ATL) No. 9 Texas
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 71–74  22–11
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ATL=Atlanta.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
  2. ^ "2005-06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16". ESPN. March 19, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2022.[dead link]