2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee finished on top of the SEC East division standings, but were knocked out of the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round. After receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region, Tennessee slid past Winthrop in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 7 seed Wichita State in the second round.[3] The team finished the season with a 22–8 record (12–4 SEC).

2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record22–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Florida 10 6   .625 33 6   .846
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 13   .629
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
South Carolina 6 10   .375 23 15   .605
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
West
No. 19 LSU 14 2   .875 27 9   .750
Alabama 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2005–06 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 1 Major Wingate 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Florence, South Carolina
G 2 JaJuan Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cleveland, Tennessee
G 5 Chris Lofton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Maysville, Kentucky
F 22 Andre Patterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 23 Dane Bradshaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 32 C. J. Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Las Vegas, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
East Tennessee State W 106–83  1–0
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 22, 2005*
Louisiana-Lafayette W 83–76  2–0
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 25, 2005*
Eastern Kentucky W 92–58  3–0
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 2005*
vs. Murray State W 64–53  4–0
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 2005*
Appalachian State W 89–81  5–0
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 17, 2005*
at No. 6 Texas W 95–78  6–0
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 22, 2005*
No. 23 vs. Oklahoma State L 73–89  6–1
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 2005*
Alabama A&M W 93–68  7–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 2005*
Lipscomb W 69–58  8–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 2006*
South Alabama W 87–69  9–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC regular season
Jan 8, 2006
at South Carolina W 76–69  10–1
(1–0)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 11, 2006
Georgia W 89–76  11–1
(2–0)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 14, 2006
at LSU L 74–88  11–2
(2–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2006*
at No. 4 Memphis L 79–88  11–3
FedExForum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 21, 2006
No. 2 Florida W 80–76  12–3
(3–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 2006
No. 19 at Mississippi State W 88–65  13–3
(4–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 28, 2006
No. 19 South Carolina W 81–65  14–3
(5–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 2006
No. 11 at Vanderbilt W 68–59  21–6
(12–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 10, 2006*
No. 14 vs. South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 71–79  21–7
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
(2 E) No. 18 vs. (15 E) Winthrop
First Round
W 63–61  22–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 18, 2006*
(2 E) No. 18 vs. (7 E) Wichita State
Second Round
L 73–80  22–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[4].

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Lofton's late jumper helps Vols avoid upset". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Shockers send Vols packing, advance to Sweet 16". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Tennessee Season Statistics