2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

{{200506 Big Ten men's basketball standings}} The 200506 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 20052006. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his seventh season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

200506 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
200506 record1615 (511 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena

Season

After making the NCAA Tournament the previous year, the Gophers had mixed results throughout the season. The team was able to win only two games on the road, but defeated three top 20 teams at home in conference play. After losing to eventual conference tournament winner Iowa, the Gophers accepted an invitation to the NIT where they would give their home fans one final win before being defeated on the road by Cincinnati in the second round.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Lawrence McKenzie 6'2" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
Oklahoma
2 Ryan Saunders 6'1" 193 G So. Wayzata, MN, U.S. Wayzata HS
3 Kevin Payton 6'5" 200 G/F Fr. Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden HS
11 Maurice Hargrow 6'5" 200 G RSr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Highland Park HS
13 Dan Coleman 6'9" 225 F RSo. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
15 Vincent Grier 6'5" 210 G/F Sr. Charlotte, NC, U.S. Dixie State JC
21 J'son Stamper 6'6" 235 F Sr. Bronx, NY, U.S. Independence Community College
23 Brandon Smith 6'6" 205 G/F Fr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
24 Rico Tucker 6'0" 190 G So. San Diego, CA, U.S. University HS
30 Jon Williams 6'9" 275 F RFr. St. Cloud, MN, U.S. St. Cloud Apollo HS
Notre Dame Prep (MA)
31 Adam Boone 6'2" 200 G RSr. Minnetonka, MN, U.S. Minnetonka HS
North Carolina
32 Zach Puchtel 6'6" 250 F RJr. Minnetonka, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 6'5" 200 G Fr. Shakopee, MN, U.S. Shakopee HS
34 Damian Johnson 6'7" 192 F Fr. Thibodaux, LA, U.S. Thibodaux HS
50 Spencer Tollackson 6'9" 267 C So. Chaska, MN, U.S. Chaska HS

2005–06 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2005*
no
SW Minnesota State W 5950 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 10, 2005*
7 p.m.
Minnesota–Duluth W 7864 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 18, 2005*
6 p.m., FSN North
North Dakota State W 7057  10
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2005*
3 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
TennesseeChattanooga W 6746  20
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 28, 2005*
7 p.m., no
Gardner–Webb L 7372  21
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 30, 2005*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 23 Maryland
ACC Big Ten Challenge
L 8366  22
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
December 3, 2005*
12 p.m., no
Coastal Carolina W 7557  32
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 5, 2005*
9:30 p.m., FSN
at Arizona State W 8579 OT 42
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 10, 2005*
12 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
UNLV W 7267  52
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 14, 2005*
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
AlabamaBirmingham W 6968  62
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 21, 2005*
7 p.m., no
Grambling State W 8864  72
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2005*
7 p.m., no
South Dakota State W 8061  82
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 31, 2005*
1 p.m., no
Oral Roberts W 6754  92
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Regular Season
January 7, 2006
1 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
Northwestern L 5749  93
(01)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 2006
6 p.m., ESPN
No. 21 Wisconsin L 6462  94
(02)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at Purdue L 7255  95
(03)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 18, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at No. 23 Iowa L 7672 3OT 96
(04)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Michigan L 7155  97
(05)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at No. 8 Illinois L 7753  98
(06)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
January 29, 2006
12 p.m., CBS
No. 13 Indiana W 6142  108
(16)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2006
2 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
at No. 20 Ohio State L 6753  109
(17)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 8, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Penn State W 7766  119
(27)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 11, 2006
1:30 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
No. 12 Michigan State W 6955  129
(37)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2006
6 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Michigan L 7250  1210
(38)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 2006
3:30 p.m., ESPN Regional/KSTC-45
No. 18 Iowa W 7461  1310
(48)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
Purdue W 6250  1410
(58)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2006
1 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North
at Wisconsin L 8074  1411
(59)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
February 28, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Illinois L 7165  1412
(510)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 4, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN North-Delay
at Northwestern L 5753  1413
(511)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, ILL
2006 Big Ten Tournament
March 9, 2006
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Michigan
First Round
W 5955  1513
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2006
6:40 p.m., ESPN Regional
vs. No. 20 Iowa
Quarterfinal
L 6757  1514
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
2006 National Invitation Tournament
March 15, 2006
7 p.m., ESPN2
Wake Forest
First Round
W 7358  1614
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 21, 2006
8 p.m., ESPN
at Cincinnati
Second Round
L 7662  1615
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

The 200506 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

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