2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record11–17 (4–14 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 7   .821
No. 12 Washington 13 – 5   .722 26 – 7   .788
California 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Arizona 1 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
USC 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Oregon State 1 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 17   .393
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker

The 2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 4–14 in conference play, last in the standings.[2]

Seeded tenth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met seventh seed Oregon in the opening round. The Ducks had swept the regular season series and won the tournament game by eleven points.[3][4]

Bennett stepped down as head coach after the season and was succeeded by son Tony.[5]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Wed, March 8
8:40 pm, FSN 		vs. (7) Oregon
Quarterfinal 		L 55–66  11–17
 Staples Center (7,936)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
  2. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 2006. p. D1.
  3. ^ Clark, Bob (March 9, 2006). "Oregon clears first hurdle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. F1.
  4. ^ "Ducks bounce Bennett, WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 2006. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Kasses, Glenn (March 8, 2006). "Bennett reaches last stop on tour". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.