2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 14
Record	27–3 (16–0 A-10)
Head coach	Karl Hobbs (5th season);
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by head coach Karl Hobbs, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Charlotte	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
La Salle	10	–	6	.625	18	–	10	.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Fordham	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Xavier †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Temple	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
UMass	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Richmond	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111

† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The Colonials finished the regular season undefeated in conference play, registering a 26–1 overall record going into the postseason, but they were upset in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 8th seed in the Atlanta region. George Washington beat 9th-seeded UNC Wilmington to earn the program's first NCAA tournament win in 12 years.^[2] The team's season came to an end in the 2nd round, when they lost to top-seeded Duke, 74–61.^[3]

Roster

2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Omar Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	2	J. R. Pinnock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	McDonough, Georgia
F	3	Mike Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	4	Montrell McDonald	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	5	Rob Diggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Brandywine, Maryland
G	12	Dior Toney	—	—	Sr	Brecksville, Ohio
F	13	Alex Kireev	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Mykolaiv, Ukraine
F	21	Pops Mensah-Bonsu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	London, England
F	23	Régis Koundjia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Bangui, Central African Republic
G	25	Carl Elliott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
G	31	Noel Wilmore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	33	Maureece Rice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	34	Keri Gonsalves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Mitchellville, Maryland
F	42	Dokun Akingbade	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Riverdale, Maryland
F	52	Dominic Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Oakland, California

Head coach

Karl Hobbs (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 30, 2022

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 23, 2005* 7:30 pm	No. 21	Kennesaw State	W 87–42	1–0	Charles E. Smith Center (2,217) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2005* 2:00 pm	No. 21	Norfolk State	W 80–69	2–0	Charles E. Smith Center (2,292) Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2005* 7:30 pm	No. 19	Saint Francis (PA)	W 85–68	3–0	Charles E. Smith Center (2,416) Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2005* 7:30 pm	No. 19	Boston University	W 75–62	4–0	Charles E. Smith Center (4,009) Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2005* 9:00 pm	No. 19	vs. No. 23 Maryland BB&T Classic	W 78–70	5–0	MCI Center (11,712) Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2005* 7:30 pm	No. 19	Florida International	W 70–45	6–0	Charles E. Smith Center (2,827) Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 19	at Morgan State	W 102–75	7–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,173) Baltimore, MD
December 17, 2005* 2:00 pm	No. 15	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 98–72	8–0	Charles E. Smith Center (2,952) Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 12	at No. 19 NC State	L 58–79	8–1	RBC Center (16,132) Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2006 6:00 pm	No. 20	at Temple	W 72–60	9–1 (1–0)	Liacouras Center (3,646) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 7, 2006* 7:00 pm	No. 20	at Marshall	W 79–73 ^OT	10–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,415) Huntington, WV
January 11, 2006 8:00 pm	No. 17	Saint Louis	W 69–64 ^OT	11–1 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,862) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2006 2:00 pm	No. 17	Saint Joseph's	W 88–60	12–1 (3–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (4,356) Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2006*	No. 17	Stony Brook	W 88–60	13–1	Charles E. Smith Center (3,234) Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2006 4:00 pm	No. 16	at Charlotte	W 83–69	14–1 (4–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (7,562) Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2006 7:05 pm	No. 14	at Duquesne	W 94–78	15–1 (5–0)	A. J. Palumbo Center (1,288) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2008 2:00 pm	No. 14	Rhode Island	W 81–62	16–1 (6–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2006 7:00 pm	No. 14	at Xavier	W 89–85	17–1 (7–0)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
February 5, 2006 12:00 pm	No. 10	Richmond	W 80–55	18–1 (8–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2006 7:30 pm	No. 8	Dayton	W 81–67	19–1 (9–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2006 2:00 pm	No. 8	at Saint Joseph's	W 64–62	20–1 (10–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2006 7:30 pm	No. 7	UMass	W 69–66	21–1 (11–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2006 7:00 pm	No. 7	at Richmond	W 64–51	22–1 (12–0)	Robins Center (8,182) Richmond, VA
February 22, 2006 7:30 pm	No. 6	La Salle	W 77–65	23–1 (13–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2006 4:00 pm	No. 6	at Fordham	W 78–67	24–1 (14–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
March 1, 2006 7:00 pm	No. 7	at St. Bonaventure	W 89–78	25–1 (15–0)	Reilly Center (4,801) Olean, NY
March 4, 2006 2:00 pm	No. 7	Charlotte	W 86–85 ^OT	26–1 (16–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2006 12:00 pm	(1) No. 6	vs. (9) Temple Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals	L 53–68	26–2	U.S. Bank Arena (4,407) Cincinnati, OH
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2006 7:10 pm	(8 A) No. 14	vs. (9 A) UNC Wilmington NCAA First Round	W 88–85 ^OT	27–2	Greensboro Coliseum (22,642) Greensboro, NC
March 18, 2006 1:10 pm	(8 A) No. 14	vs. (1 A) No. 1 Duke NCAA Second Round	L 61–74	27–3	Greensboro Coliseum (22,809) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]^[6]^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	21	21	21	19	19	15	13	12	20	17	16	14	10	8	7	6	7	6	14	Not released
Coaches	24		22	22	20	15	13	12	19	19	18	15	10	8	8	6	6	6	11	19

Source^[8]^[9]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "1-2 punch: Redick, Williams help Duke coast past GW". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "George Washington Basketball 2005-06 Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "2006 George Washington Colonials". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[3] "1-2 punch: Redick, Williams help Duke coast past GW". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[4] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[5] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[6] "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[7] "George Washington Basketball 2005-06 Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[8] "2006 George Washington Colonials". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[9] "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

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