2005–06 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2005–06 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eight season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 93rd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–13, 10–6 in SEC play, lost in the second round of the 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and lost in the round of 32.

2005–06 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record18–13 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee124 .750228  .733
No. 11 Florida106 .625336  .846
Kentucky97 .5632213  .629
Vanderbilt79 .4381713  .567
South Carolina610 .3752315  .605
Georgia511 .3131515  .500
West
No. 19 LSU142 .875279  .750
Alabama106 .6251813  .581
Arkansas106 .6252210  .688
Mississippi State511 .3131515  .500
Auburn412 .2501216  .429
Ole Miss412 .2501416  .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2005*
7:15 p.m.
Spring Hill W 85–64   
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Miami (OH)
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 64–58  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (7,816)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2005*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15 No. 12 Memphis
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 76–87  1–1
Coleman Coliseum (4,522)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 Alabama State W 105–68  2–1
Coleman Coliseum (9,184)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 Louisiana Tech W 73–63  3–1
Coleman Coliseum (7,773)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 Winthrop W 60–57  4–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,481)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 7, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
No. 22 Notre Dame L 71–78  4–2
Coleman Coliseum (12,414)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 10, 2005*
4:00 p.m.
No. 22 at Temple L 58–68  4–3
Liacouras Center (4,352)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Georgia State W 85–58  5–3
Coleman Coliseum (8,372)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 22, 2005*
8:00 p.m.
No. 21 NC State L 64–68  5–4
Coleman Coliseum (10,621)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 27, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Jackson State W 101–66  6–4
Coleman Coliseum (9,451)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 31, 2005*
3:30 p.m.
at No. 14 Oklahoma L 56–68  6–5
Lloyd Noble Center (12,745)
Norman, OK
January 2, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Birmingham–Southern W 61–57  7–5
Coleman Coliseum (9,020)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 7, 2006
5:00 p.m.
Ole Miss L 61–71  7–6
(0–1)
Coleman Coliseum (10,434)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
W 56–52  8–6
(1–1)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
January 14, 2006
12:00 p.m., CBS
at Kentucky W 68–64  9–6
(2–1)
Rupp Arena (23,471)
Lexington, KY
January 18, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas W 78–75 OT 10–6
(3–1)
Coleman Coliseum (10,872)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at LSU L 57–68  10–7
(3–2)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,231)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 28, 2006
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi State W 65–59  11–7
(4–2)
Coleman Coliseum (13,529)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2006
6:30 p.m.
at Georgia L 79–88  11–8
(4–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,572)
Athens, GA
February 4, 2006
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 24 LSU W 67–62  12–8
(5–3)
Coleman Coliseum (12,584)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt W 77–74 OT 13–8
(6–3)
Coleman Coliseum (10,108)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at Ole Miss L 64–50  14–8
(7–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,096)
Oxford, MS
February 14, 2006
6:00 p.m.
at South Carolina L 56–67  14–9
(7–4)
Colonial Life Arena (13,103)
Columbia, SC
February 18, 2006
3:00 p.m.
No. 8 Tennessee W 92–79  15–9
(8–4)
Coleman Coliseum (15,194)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2006
8:00 p.m., ESPN
at Arkansas L 63–65  15–10
(8–5)
Bud Walton Arena (18,448)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 26, 2006
3:00 p.m., CBS
No. 12 Florida W 82–77  16–10
(9–5)
Coleman Coliseum (15,335)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
W 71–61  17–10
(10–5)
Coleman Coliseum (13,345)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 4, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at Mississippi State L 58–71  17–11
(10–6)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,111)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 10, 2006
2:00 p.m.
(W2) vs. (E3) Kentucky
Second Round
L 61–68  17–12
Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2006*
2:40 pm
(10) vs. (7) Marquette
First round
W 90–85  18–12
Cox Arena (10,068)
San Diego, CA
March 13, 2007*
8:30 pm, CBS
(10) (2) No. 7 UCLA
Second round
L 59–62  18–13
Cox Arena (10,687)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

See also

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 11, 2021.
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