2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–11 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 14 – 2   .875 30 – 4   .882
No. 3 Villanova 14 – 2   .875 28 – 5   .848
No. 22 West Virginia 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Marquette 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645
No. 23 Georgetown 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625 25 – 8   .758
Seton Hall 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Cincinnati 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
No. 21 Syracuse† 7 – 9   .438 23 – 12   .657
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Louisville 6 – 10   .375 21 – 13   .618
Notre Dame 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
DePaul* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
Providence* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
St. John's* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
South Florida* 1 – 15   .063 7 – 22   .241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.


The 2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2005–06 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. They received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Alabama.[2] This was the first year in which Marquette played in the Big East Conference, having previously played in Conference USA.

Roster

2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Dominic James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Richmond, Indiana
F 20 Steve Novak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Brown Deer, Wisconsin
G 32 Joe Chapman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sauk Village, Illinois
C 33 Chris Grimm 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brighton, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 18*
 Rice W 82–65  1–0
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 19*
 Winthrop L 64–71  1–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 23*
 vs. Eastern Washington
Great Alaska Shootout First Round 		W 83–73  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 25*
 vs. Oral Roberts
Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals 		W 73–70  3–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 26*
 vs. South Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout Championship game 		W 92–89 OT 4–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 30*
 at Nebraska L 74–84  4–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 3*
 South Dakota State W 87–52  5–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 7*
 Valparaiso W 69–54  6–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 10*
 at Wisconsin L 63–77  6–3
 Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
December 17*
 San Francisco W 61–48  7–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 19*
 Oakland W 90–69  8–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 22*
 Delaware State W 60–48  9–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*
 Lewis W 88–40  10–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East regular season
January 3
 Connecticut W 94–79  11–3
(1–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 7
 Cincinnati L 66–70  11–4
(1–1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11
 at Seton Hall W 67–63  12–4
(2–1) 		Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
January 14
 at West Virginia L 85–104  12–5
(2–2) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 17
 at DePaul W 82–79  13–5
(3–2) 		Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 20
 Notre Dame W 67–65  14–5
(4–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 25
 DePaul W 62–47  15–5
(5–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 28
 at Pittsburgh L 71–77  15–6
(5–3) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 1
 St. John's W 81–61  16–6
(6–3) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 4
 at No. 4 Villanova L 67–72  16–7
(6–4) 		Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 12
 at Rutgers L 84–91  16–8
(6–5) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 16
 Georgetown W 57–51  17–8
(7–5) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 18
 Pittsburgh W 84–82  18–8
(8–5) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25
 at Notre Dame W 80–72  19–8
(9–5) 		Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
March 1
 at Louisville L 60–67 OT 19–9
(9–6) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
March 4
 Providence W 88–78  20–9
(10–6) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East tournament
March 9
 vs. Georgetown L 59–62  20–10
(10–6) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
March 16
 (7) vs. (10) Alabama
First Round 		L 85–90  20–11
(10–6) 		Viejas Arena 
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
  2. ^ "2006 men's NCAA basketball tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.