The 2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.
| 2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–25 (1–15 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Cowan Spectrum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Nevada † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vandals were 4–24 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, eighth in the standings.[2]
They drew top seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament in Reno and lost to the Wolf Pack by thirteen points.[3][4][5] Perry was fired shortly after the game,[3][5] and assistant George Pfeifer was promoted to head coach in late March.[6][7]
Postseason result
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Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 9 6:00 pm |
at No. 21 (1) Nevada First round |
L 55–68 | 4–25 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Boise State edges Vandals in double overtime thriller". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2006. p. 1B.
- ^ a b Hinton, Jay (March 10, 2006). "Last jam for UI, Perry". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Wolf Pack punch out Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 2006. p. 3B.
- ^ a b Bauer, Doug (March 10, 2006). "Idaho pulls the plug on Perry". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 26, 2006). "Pfeifer ascends to Vandals' helm". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Bauer, Doug (March 27, 2006). "Pfeifer takes the reins". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2005–06 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2006 editions