2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Big 12 Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	30-7 (13-3 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes;
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2005–06 team shared the Big 12 championship, won a then-school-record 30 games, and reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA tournament.^[2]

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Texas	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 12 Kansas †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	4	–	13	.235

† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
A.J. Abrams	5	Guard	5–10	155	Freshman	Austin, Texas
LaMarcus Aldridge	23	Forward	6–10	237	Sophomore	Seagoville, Texas
Connor Atchley	32	Center	6–9	225	Freshman	Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
Bradley Buckman	22	Forward	6-8	235	Senior	Austin, Texas
Dion Dowell	3	Forward	6–6	205	Sophomore	Texas City, Texas
Daniel Gibson	1	Guard	6–2	190	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
J.D. Lewis	4	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Amarillo, Texas
Kenton Paulino	12	Guard	6–1	185	Senior	Pittsfield, Maine
P. J. Tucker	2	Forward	6–5	225	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
Mike Williams	40	Forward	6–7	230	Sophomore	Camden, Alabama
Craig Winder	30	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Salisbury, Maryland

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A.J. Abrams SG	Austin, Texas	McNeil HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Aug 4, 2003
A.J. Abrams SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
J.D. Lewis SG	Midland, Texas	Midland HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Apr 18, 2005
J.D. Lewis SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Craig Winder SG	North East, Maryland	Cecil HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 11, 2005
Craig Winder SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011. "2005 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

Schedule

Date	Time^†	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Home Attendance	Result	Record
Exhibition Games
Wed, Nov 2	7 p.m.	St. Mary's	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas			W 113–49	(1–0 exhib.)
Wed, Nov 9	7 p.m.	Lenoir-Rhyne	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas			W 97–36	(2–0 exhib.)
Regular season
Tue, Nov 15	7:30 p.m.	Southern	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas (Guardians Classic First round)		10483	W 89–56	1–0
Wed, Nov 16	7:30 p.m.	Samford	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas (Guardians Classic Second Round)	ESPNU	9510	W 77–33	2–0
Mon, Nov 21	6 p.m.	vs. #13 West Virginia	#2	Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri (Guardians Classic Semifinals)	ESPN2		W 76–75	3–0
Tue, Nov 22	9 p.m.	vs. #18 Iowa	#2	Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri (Guardians Classic Championship Game)	ESPN2		W 68–59	4–0
Sat, Nov 26	5 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	11411	W 90–55	5–0
Tue, Nov 29	7 p.m.	Texas-Pan American	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	9340	W 82–54	6–0
Sat, Dec 3	5 p.m.	Texas-Arlington	#2	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	10502	W 93–55	7–0
Mon, Dec 5	7 p.m.	@ Rice	#2	Toyota Center • Houston, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)		W 85–58	8–0
Sat, Dec 10	12:30 p.m.	vs. #1 Duke	#2	Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey	CBS		L 66–97	8–1
Sat, Dec 17	1 p.m.	Tennessee	#6	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	13682	L 78–95	8–2
Thu, Dec 22	7 p.m.	Texas State	#15	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	12373	W 85–49	9–2
Fri, Dec 30	7 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	#15	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	10900	W 110–38	10–2
Mon, Jan 2	1:30 p.m.	@ #4 Memphis	#15	FedEx Forum • Memphis, Tennessee	ESPN		W 69–58	11–2
Sat, Jan 7	3 p.m.	Colorado*	#15	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN Plus	14168	W 89–64	12–2 (1–0 Big 12)
Mon, Jan 9	8 p.m.	@ Iowa State*	#8	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa	ESPN		W 78–58	13–2 (2–0)
Sat, Jan 14	noon	#3 Villanova	#8	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	CBS	16755	W 58–55	14–2
Tue, Jan 17	8 p.m.	Texas Tech*	#5	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN Plus	16312	W 80–46	15–2 (3–0)
Sat, Jan 21	3 p.m.	@ Baylor*	#5	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	ESPN Plus		W 66–47	16–2 (4–0)
Mon, Jan 23	7:05 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	#5	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	14053	W 80–46	17–2 (5–0)
Sat, Jan 28	8 p.m.	@ #24 Oklahoma*	#4	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma (ESPN College GameDay)	ESPN2		L 72–82	17–3 (5–1)
Wed, Feb 1	8:05 p.m.	@ Missouri*	#7	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	ESPN2		W 66–53	18–3 (6–1)
Sat, Feb 4	1 p.m.	Texas A&M*	#7	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	16205	W 83–70	19–3 (7–1)
Mon, Feb 6	8 p.m.	@ Texas Tech*	#6	United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas	ESPN2		W 65–44	20–3 (8–1)
Sat, Feb 11	3 p.m.	Nebraska*	#6	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	13311	W 78–59	21–3 (9–1)
Tue, Feb 14	7 p.m.	Baylor*	#6	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	FSNSW (Texas)	10269	W 90–63	22–3 (10–1)
Sun, Feb 19	12:30 p.m.	@ Oklahoma State*	#6	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	ABC		L 60–81	22–4 (10–2)
Wed, Feb 22	7 p.m.	@ Kansas State*	#7	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas	ESPN2		W 65–64	23–4 (11–2)
Sat, Feb 25	8 p.m.	#16 Kansas*	#7	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas (ESPN College GameDay)	ESPN	16755	W 80–55	24–4 (12–2)
Wed, Mar 1	7 p.m.	@ Texas A&M*	#6	Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPN2		L 43–46	24–5 (12–3)
Sun, Mar 5	3 p.m.	#19 Oklahoma*	#6	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	CBS	15386	W 72–48	25–5 (13–3)
2006 Big 12 Conference tournament — No. 1 Seed
Fri, Mar 10	11:30 a.m.	vs. (8) Texas Tech*	#8	American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas (Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals)	ESPNU/ ESPN Plus		W 77–70	26–5
Sat, Mar 11	1 p.m.	vs. (4) Texas A&M*	#8	American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas (Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals)	ESPN2/ ESPN Plus		W 74–70	27–5
Sun, Mar 12	2 p.m.	vs. (2) #17 Kansas*	#8	American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas (Big 12 Conference tournament finals)	ESPN		L 68–80	27–6
2006 NCAA tournament — No. 2 Seed
Fri, Mar 17	8:50 p.m.	vs. (15) Pennsylvania	#9	American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas (NCAA tournament first round)	CBS		W 60–52	28–6
Sun, Mar 19	3:45 p.m.	vs. (10) North Carolina State	#9	American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas (NCAA tournament second round)	CBS		W 75–54	29–6
Thu, Mar 23	8:40 p.m.	vs. (6) #22 West Virginia	#9	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional semifinal)	CBS		W 74–71	30–6
Sat, Mar 25	3:40 p.m.	vs. (4) #19 Louisiana State	#9	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional Final)	CBS		L 60–70 ^OT	30–7
*Big 12 Conference Game. ^†All times in Central Standard Time. ^#Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. ^OT indicates overtime.

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Athletics. pp. 80–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Athletics. pp. 80–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

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