2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 5
Record29–4 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2005–06 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Gonzaga † 14 – 0   1.000 29 – 4   .879
Loyola Marymount 8 – 6   .571 12 – 18   .400
Saint Mary's 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586
San Francisco 7 – 7   .500 11 – 17   .393
San Diego 6 – 8   .429 18 – 12   .600
Santa Clara 5 – 9   .357 13 – 16   .448
Portland 5 – 9   .357 11 – 18   .379
Pepperdine 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
† 2006 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Brian Michaelson 14 G 6'4" 196 Senior (Redshirt) Portland, OR Graduated
Ronny Turiaf 1 F 6'10" 249 Senior Le Robert, Martinique Graduated; Entered 2005 NBA draft
Calum MacLeod 33 C 7'1" 228 Freshman (Redshirt) Wellington, New Zealand Transferred to Northeastern JC

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School		 Years
Remaining		 Date
Eligible
Mamery Diallo F 6'9" 235 Junior Evreux, France Midland College 2 Oct. 1, 2005[2]
David Burgess F 6'10" 250 Freshman (Redshirt) Irvine, CA BYU 2.5 Dec. 16, 2006[3]
Micah Downs G 6'8" 200 Freshman Kirkland, WA Kansas 2.5 Dec. 16, 2006[3]

2005 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Larry Guarganious[2]
SF 		Berkeley, CA Saint Mary's 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 8, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Pargo[4]
PG 		Chicago, IL Robeson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 17, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Mast
G 		Hillsboro, OR Jesuit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: 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:

  • "2005 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  • "2005 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  • "2005 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  • "2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.

Roster

2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 13 J.P. Batista 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 269 lb (122 kg) RS Sr Colegio Atual
Western Nebraska CC
Barton County CC 		Pernambuco, Brazil
G 11 Nathan Doudney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Rockwall
Texas Tech 		Rockwall, TX
G 22 Erroll Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Chief Sealth
Washington 		Seattle, WA
G 15 Colin Floyd (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sprague-Harrington Harrington, WA
G 24 Stephen Gentry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Fort Scott Fort Scott, KS
F 32 Sean Mallon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Ferris Spokane, WA
C 34 Mamery Diallo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Technique ALM
Midland College 		Evreux, France
F 3 Adam Morrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mead Spokane, WA
G 5 Derek Raivio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mountain View Vancouver, WA
G 25 David Pendergraft 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Brewster Brewster, WA
G 4 Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So St. Champlain St.-Lambert Montreal, QC
F 33 David Burgess (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Woodbridge
BYU 		Irvine, CA
F 42 Josh Heytvelt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Clarkston Clarkston, WA
G 23 Micah Downs (I,W) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Juanita
Kansas 		Kirkland, WA
G 2 Jeremy Pargo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Robeson Chicago, IL
F 20 Larry Gurganious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Mary's Berkeley, CA
G 13 Jordan Mast (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jesuit Hillsboro, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-3-14

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2005*
5:00 pm, KAYU 		No. 9 Idaho W 69–60  1–0
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/21/2005*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 vs. No. 23 Maryland
Maui Invitational – quarterfinals 		W 88–76  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/22/2005*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 vs. No. 12 Michigan State
Maui Invitational – semifinals 		W 109–106 3OT 3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/23/2005*
6:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Maui Invitational – finals 		L 65–63  3–1
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/30/2005*
5:00 pm, KAYU 		No. 6 Portland State W 89–80  4–1
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/04/2005*
7:30 pm, FSN 		No. 6 at No. 18 Washington L 99–95  4–2
 Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
12/08/2005*
6:00 pm, FSN 		No. 9 Washington State W 67–53  5–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/10/2005*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 9 vs. Oklahoma State
Battle in Seattle 		W 64–62  6–2
 KeyArena (13,644)
Seattle, WA
12/17/2005*
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 10 Virginia W 80–69  7–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/19/2005*
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 8 Eastern Washington W 75–65  8–2
 Spokane Arena (11,879)
Spokane, WA
12/22/2005*
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 8 at Saint Louis W 60–57  9–2
 Scottrade Center (15,707)
St. Louis, MO
12/27/2005*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at No. 4 Memphis L 83–72  9–3
 FedEx Forum (18,208)
Memphis, TN
12/31/2005*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 St. Joseph's W 102–94  10–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/07/2006
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 at St. Mary's W 68–60  11–3 (1–0)
 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/09/2006
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 at Santa Clara W 81–68  12–3 (2–0)
 Leavey Center (4,500)
Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2006
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 Pepperdine W 102–73  13–3 (3–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/16/2006
8:59 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Loyola Marymount W 92–80  14–3 (4–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/21/2006
3:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 6 at San Diego W 64–63  15–3 (5–0)
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)
San Diego, CA
01/23/2006
8:00 pm, PAX 		No. 7 at San Francisco W 84–75  16–3 (6–0)
 War Memorial Gymnasium (5,300)
San Francisco, CA
01/28/2006
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 7 Portland W 81–64  17–3 (7–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/04/2006
8:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 5 Santa Clara W 85–71  18–3 (8–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/07/2006
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 St. Mary's W 62–61  19–3 (9–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/11/2006*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Stanford
College GameDay 		W 80–76  20–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/13/2006
7:00 pm, KREM 		No. 5 at Portland W 97–83  21–3 (10–0)
 Chiles Center (4,574)
Portland, OR
02/18/2006
3:00 pm, ABC 		No. 5 at Loyola Marymount W 79–70  22–3 (11–0)
 Gersten Pavilion (4,482)
Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2006
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 at Pepperdine W 81–71  23–3 (12–0)
 Firestone Fieldhouse (3,217)
Malibu, CA
02/25/2006
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 5 San Diego W 75–59  24–3 (13–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/27/2006
6:00 pm, KAYU 		No. 5 San Francisco W 75–72  25–3 (14–0)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2006 West Coast Conference tournament
03/05/2006
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 San Diego
Semifinals 		W 96–92 OT 26–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
03/06/2006
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 Loyola Marymount
Championship 		W 68–67  27–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/16/2006*
4:20 pm, CBS 		(3 OAK) No. 5 vs. (14 OAK) Xavier
First Round 		W 79–75  28–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
03/18/2006*
5:00 pm, CBS 		(3 OAK) No. 5 vs. (6 OAK) Indiana
Second Round 		W 90–80  29–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/23/2006*
6:00 pm, CBS 		(3 OAK) No. 5 vs. (2 OAK) No. 7 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen 		L 73–71  29–4
 Oakland Arena (19,596)
Oakland, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
OAK=Oakland.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Signs A Pair". November 11, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Sign Chicago Prep Standout". November 21, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.