2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team

2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 19
Record27–9 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
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]

The 2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Farrer
SG 		Phoenix, Arizona St. Mary's High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 26, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Chris Johnson
SF 		Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg Prep School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 13, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tasmin Mitchell
SF 		Denham Springs, Louisiana Denham Springs High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 1, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Magnum Rolle
PF 		Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg Prep School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 1, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ben Voogd
PG 		Florence, Oregon Siuslaw High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 27, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 15
  • 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:

  • "LSU Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Roster

2005–06 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Glen Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 310 lb (141 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 30 Alex Farrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 10 David Fleshman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 35 Darnell Lazare 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Dameon Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aurora, Illinois
G 3 Tack Minor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 22 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Saint Martinville, Louisiana
F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Denham Springs, Louisiana
F 15 Magnum Rolle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Laurinburg, North Carolina
G 14 Garrett Temple 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 12 Tyrus Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 4 Ben Voogd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Florence, Oregon
C 21 Chris Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Laurinburg, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2022-05-02

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
2005/11/18*
7:00 p.m. 		Southern W 84–56  1–0
 Maravich Center (7,877)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/21*
7:00 p.m. 		Nicholls State W 104–57  2–0
 Maravich Center (7,427)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/26*
3:45 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 13 West Virginia W 71–68 OT 3–0
 WVU Coliseum (11,044)
Morgantown, West Virginia
2005/11/29*
8:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 25 Houston L 83–84  3–1
 Maravich Center (8,790)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/10*
7:00 p.m., CST 		McNeese State W 90–70  4–1
 Maravich Center (8,196)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/13*
7:00 p.m., CST 		New Orleans W 94–53  5–1
 Maravich Center (6,567)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/17*
7:00 p.m., CST 		Louisiana-Lafayette W 81–62  6–1
 Maravich Center (8,764)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/19*
7:00 p.m., CST 		Northern Iowa
Las Vegas Holiday Classic 		L 50–54  6–2
 Maravich Center (7,340)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/22*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Arkansas-Monticello W 75–48  7–2
 Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, NV
2005/12/23*
9:30 p.m. 		vs. Cincinnati L 72–75  7–3
 Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, Nevada
2005/12/31*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 21 Ohio State L 76–78  7–4
 Value City Arena (16,136)
Columbus, Ohio
2006/01/03*
7:00 p.m., CST 		Tulane W 75–58  8–4
 Maravich Center (7,365)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/01/07*
7:00 p.m., CBS 		at No. 2 Connecticut L 66–67  8–5
 Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2006/1/11
7:00 p.m. 		at Arkansas W 63–58  9–5
(1–0) 		Bud Walton Arena (18,689)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2006/01/14
7:00 p.m., FSN 		Tennessee W 88–74  10–5
(2–0) 		Maravich Center (9,733)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/18
7:00 p.m. 		at Mississippi State W 71–57  11–5
(3–0) 		Humphrey Coliseum (10,150)
Starkville, Mississippi
2006/1/21
2:00 p.m., JP Sports 		Alabama W 68–57  12–5
(4–0) 		Maravich Center (11,674)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/25
7:00 p.m. 		Georgia W 81–52  13–5
(5–0) 		Maravich Center (13,468)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/28
2:00 p.m. 		at Mississippi W 79–73  14–5
(6–0) 		Tad Smith Coliseum (7,805)
Oxford, Mississippi
2006/2/1
7:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Auburn W 84–69  15–5
(7–0) 		Maravich Center (11,131)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/4
12:00 p.m., JP Sports 		No. 24 at Alabama L 62–67  15–6
(7–1) 		Coleman Coliseum (12,584)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2006/2/8
7:00 p.m., JP Sports 		Arkansas W 78–77  16–6
(8–1) 		Maravich Center (9,820)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/11
12:00 p.m., JP Sports 		at No. 7 Florida L 62–71  16–7
(8–2) 		O'Connell Center (12,004)
Gainesville, Florida
2006/2/15
7:00 p.m., JP Sports 		No. 25 Mississippi State W 72–59  17–7
(9–2) 		Maravich Center (9,264)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/18
5:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 25 at Auburn W 65–61  18–7
(10–2) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,711)
Auburn, AL
2006/2/22
7:00 p.m. 		No. 24 at Vanderbilt W 77–66  19–7
(11–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (13,122)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/2/25
2:45 p.m., CBS 		No. 24 Kentucky W 71–67  20–7
(12–2) 		Maravich Center (11,576)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/28
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 21 at South Carolina W 64–61  21–7
(13–2) 		Colonial Center (12,248)
Columbia, South Carolina
2006/3/4
3:00 p.m., JP Sports 		No. 21 Mississippi W 55–52  22–7
(14–2) 		Maravich Center (12,507)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
2006/03/10
6:30 p.m., JP Sports 		No. 18 vs. Vanderbilt
SEC Conference tournament 		W 92–73  23–7
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/03/11
2:15 p.m., JP Sports 		No. 18 vs. No. 16 Florida
SEC Conference tournament 		L 65–81  23–8
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,206)
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
2006/03/16
6:10 p.m., CBS 		(4) No. 19 vs. (13) Iona
First Round 		W 80–64  24–8
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/18
4:50 p.m., CBS 		(4) No. 19 vs. (12) Texas A&M
Second Round 		W 58–57  25–8
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/23
6:10 p.m., CBS 		(4) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Sweet Sixteen 		W 62–54  26–8
 Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/03/25
3:40 p.m., CBS 		(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 9 Texas
Elite Eight 		W 70–60 OT 27–8
 Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/4/1
7:47 p.m., CBS 		(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 7 UCLA
Final Four 		L 45–59  27–9
 RCA Dome (43,822)
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP——RV25————————24—25242117 т19Not released
Coaches——^—25——————————25242117183

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

Main article: 2006 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 Tyrus Thomas Portland Trail Blazers

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. November 6, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2006 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.