2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–7 (12–4 MWC)
Head coach
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
Air Force 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
BYU 12 – 4   .750 20 – 9   .690
UNLV 10 – 6   .625 17 – 13   .567
New Mexico 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
Utah 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
Wyoming 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Colorado State 4 – 12   .250 16 – 15   .516
TCU 4 – 12   .250 16 – 15   .516
† 2006 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Bzdelik, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force finished second the MWC regular season standings and returned to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Washington, D.C. region where they lost to No. 4 seed Illinois in the opening round.

Roster

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Antoine Hood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr
C 45 Nick Welch Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2005*
 vs. Northern Arizona W 62–49  1–0
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Nov 14, 2005*
 vs. Miami (FL) W 57–53  2–0
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Nov 15, 2005*
 at Washington L 74–85  2–1
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Mar 4, 2006
 at Colorado State W 63–59  24–5
(12–4) 		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
MWC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*
 vs. Wyoming
Quarterfinals 		L 55–57  24–6
 The Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
 (13 DC) vs. (4 DC) No. 13 Illinois
First round 		L 69–78  24–7
 Cox Arena (9,891)
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
DC=Washington, D.C..
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

See also: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[2]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.