2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2005–2006. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his seventh season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–15 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Ohio State 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 15 Iowa 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
Wisconsin 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Indiana 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Michigan State 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Michigan 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Penn State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Northwestern 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Purdue 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Season

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After making the NCAA tournament the previous year, the Gophers had mixed results throughout the season. The team was able to win only two games on the road, but defeated three top 20 teams at home in conference play. After losing to eventual conference tournament winner Iowa, the Gophers accepted an invitation to the NIT where they would give their home fans one final win before being defeated on the road by Cincinnati in the second round.

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Lawrence McKenzie 6'2" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
Oklahoma
2 Ryan Saunders 6'1" 193 G So. Wayzata, MN, U.S. Wayzata HS
3 Kevin Payton 6'5" 200 G/F Fr. Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden HS
11 Maurice Hargrow 6'5" 200 G RSr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Highland Park HS
13 Dan Coleman 6'9" 225 F RSo. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
15 Vincent Grier 6'5" 210 G/F Sr. Charlotte, NC, U.S. Dixie State JC
21 J'son Stamper 6'6" 235 F Sr. Bronx, NY, U.S. Independence Community College
23 Brandon Smith 6'6" 205 G/F Fr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
24 Rico Tucker 6'0" 190 G So. San Diego, CA, U.S. University HS
30 Jon Williams 6'9" 275 F RFr. St. Cloud, MN, U.S. St. Cloud Apollo HS
Notre Dame Prep (MA)
31 Adam Boone 6'2" 200 G RSr. Minnetonka, MN, U.S. Minnetonka HS
North Carolina
32 Zach Puchtel 6'6" 250 F RJr. Minnetonka, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 6'5" 200 G Fr. Shakopee, MN, U.S. Shakopee HS
34 Damian Johnson 6'7" 192 F Fr. Thibodaux, LA, U.S. Thibodaux HS
50 Spencer Tollackson 6'9" 267 C So. Chaska, MN, U.S. Chaska HS

2005–06 Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2005*
no
SW Minnesota State W 59–50 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 10, 2005*
7 p.m.
Minnesota–Duluth W 78–64 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 18, 2005*
6 p.m., FSN North
North Dakota State W 70–57  1–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2005*
3 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Tennessee–Chattanooga W 67–46  2–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 28, 2005*
7 p.m., no
Gardner–Webb L 73–72  2–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 30, 2005*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 23 Maryland
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 83–66  2–2
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
December 3, 2005*
12 p.m., no
Coastal Carolina W 75–57  3–2
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 5, 2005*
9:30 p.m., FSN
at Arizona State W 85–79 OT 4–2
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 10, 2005*
12 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
UNLV W 72–67  5–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 14, 2005*
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Alabama–Birmingham W 69–68  6–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 21, 2005*
7 p.m., no
Grambling State W 88–64  7–2
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2005*
7 p.m., no
South Dakota State W 80–61  8–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 31, 2005*
1 p.m., no
Oral Roberts W 67–54  9–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Regular Season
January 7, 2006
1 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
Northwestern L 57–49  9–3
(0–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 2006
6 p.m., ESPN
No. 21 Wisconsin L 64–62  9–4
(0–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at Purdue L 72–55  9–5
(0–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 18, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at No. 23 Iowa L 76–72 3OT 9–6
(0–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Michigan L 71–55  9–7
(0–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at No. 8 Illinois L 77–53  9–8
(0–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
January 29, 2006
12 p.m., CBS
No. 13 Indiana W 61–42  10–8
(1–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2006
2 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
at No. 20 Ohio State L 67–53  10–9
(1–7)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 8, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Penn State W 77–66  11–9
(2–7)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 11, 2006
1:30 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
No. 12 Michigan State W 69–55  12–9
(3–7)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2006
6 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Michigan L 72–50  12–10
(3–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 2006
3:30 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
No. 18 Iowa W 74–61  13–10
(4–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Purdue W 62–50  14–10
(5–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2006
1 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Wisconsin L 80–74  14–11
(5–9)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
February 28, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Illinois L 71–65  14–12
(5–10)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 4, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at Northwestern L 57–53  14–13
(5–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, ILL
2006 Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2006
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
(10) vs. (7) Michigan
First Round
W 59–55  15–13
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2006
6:40 p.m., ESPN Regional
(10) vs. (2) No. 20 Iowa
Quarterfinal
L 67–57  15–14
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
2006 National Invitation tournament
March 15, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN2
(4 C) (5 C) Wake Forest
First Round
W 73–58  16–14
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 21, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN
(4 C) at (1 C) Cincinnati
Second Round
L 76–62  16–15
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.