2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2005-06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
C-USA Regular Season Champions
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA, #1, Oakland Region
Regional Finals
Conference Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #4
2005-06 record 33-4 (13-1 C-USA)
Head coach John Calipari
Assistant coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach Derek Kellogg
Assistant coach John Robic
Home arena FedExForum
Seasons
« 2004-05 2006-07 »

The 2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005–06 college basketball season, the 85th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by sixth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antonio Anderson
SG
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 05,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Kareem Cooper
PF
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 14,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Chris Douglas-Roberts
PG
Detroit, MI Northwestern HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 07,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Robert Dozier
SF
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg, NC 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 09,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Ricky Sanchez
SF
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 22,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Shawne Williams
SF
Laurinburg,NC Laurinburg, NC 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 01,
2003 
Scout:   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6   Rivals: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

2007–08 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 15 Allen, AndreAndre Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 12 Anderson, AntonioAntonio Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lynn, Massachusetts
F 10 Carney, RodneyRodney Carney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Cooper, KareemKareem Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Fr Washington, DC
F 32 Dorsey, JoeyJoey Dorsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Douglas-Roberts, ChrisChris Douglas-Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 2 Dozier, RobertRobert Dozier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
G 20 Long, TravisTravis Long 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Fr Dumont, New Jersey
G 11 McGrady, ChanceChance McGrady 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Auburndale, Florida
F 14 Njoya, SimpliceSimplice Njoya 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Yaounde, Cameroon
G 30 Sandridge, JaredJared Sandridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 50 Thiero, AlmamyAlmamy Thiero 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Mali, West Africa
G 0 Wade, ClydeClyde Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 35 Washington Jr., DariusDarius Washington Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Winter Park, FL
F 4 Williams, ShawneShawne Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
F 1 Williams, WakiWaki Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-24

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Regular Season
11/15/05* Milwaukee #12 FedExForumMemphis, TN W 79-52  no 1–0
11/17/05* at #14 Alabama #12 Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL W 87-76  no 2–0
11/23/05* vs. #16 UCLA #11 Madison Square GardenNew York, NY W 88-80  no 3-0
11/25/05* vs. #1 Duke #11 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY L 67-70  no 3-1
11/28/05* Lamar #9 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 708-83  no 4-1
11/30/05* Jackson State #9 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 97-70  no 5-1
12/03/05* at Cincinnati #9 Fifth Third ArenaCincinnati, OH W 91-81  no 6-1
12/10/05* at Providence #7 Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI W 97-89  no 7-1
12/17/05* at Ole Miss #5 Tad Smith ColiseumOxford, MS W 72-49  no 8-1
12/20/05* Louisiana Tech #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 76-58  no 9-1
12/27/05* #8 Gonzaga #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 83-72  no 10-1
12/30/05* Purdue #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 90-70  no 11-1
01/02/06* #16 Texas #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN L 58-69  no 11-2
01/04/06* Middle Tennessee #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 83-50  no 12-2
01/08/06* Winthrop #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 73-63  no 13-2
01/11/06 at East Carolina #5 Williams Arena at Minges ColiseumGreenville, NC W 77-67  no 14-2 (1–0)
01/14/06 SMU #5 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 73-53  no 15-2 (2–0)
01/18/06* Tennessee #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 88-79  no 16-2
01/21/06 at Southern Miss #4 Reed Green ColiseumHattiesburg, MS W 85-68  no 17-2 (3–0)
01/26/06 UAB #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 73-66  no 18-2 (4–0)
01/28/06 UCF #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 94-61  no 19-2 (5–0)
02/01/06 at Tulsa #3 Reynolds CenterTulsa, OK W 84-61  no 20-2 (6–0)
02/04/06 at Rice #3 Tudor FieldhouseHouston, TX W 84-79  no 21-2 (7–0)
02/11/06 at Marshall #3 Cam Henderson CenterHuntington, WV W 91-81  no 22-2 (8-0)
02/14/06 Southern Miss #3 FedExforum • Memphis, TN W 80-41  no 23-2 (9–0)
02/18/06* at Tulane #3 Avron B. Fogelman ArenaNew Orleans, LA W 105-65  no 24-2 (10-0)
02/22/06 UTEP #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 66-56  no 25-2 (11–0)
02/25/06 Tulsa #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 78-67  no 26-2 (12–0)
03/02/06 at UAB #3 Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL L 74-80  no 26-3 (13–0)
03/04/06 Houston #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN W 69-62  no 27-3 (14–0)
2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/06 vs. Tulane #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN
(Quarterfinals)
W 75-56  NA 28-3
03/10/06 Houston #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN
(Semifinals)
W 68-54  NA 29-3
03/11/06 #25 UAB #3 FedExForum • Memphis, TN
(Final)
W 57-46  no 30-3
2006 NCAA Tournament
03/17/06* vs. Oral Roberts #3 American Airlines CenterDallas, TX
(First Round)
W 94-78  no 31-3
03/19/06* vs. Bucknell #3 American Airlines Center • Dallas, TX
(Second Round)
W 72-56  no 32-3
03/23/06* vs. Bradley #3 Oakland ArenaOakland, CA
(Oakland Semifinals)
W 80-64  no 33-3
03/25/06* vs. #8 UCLA #3 Oakland Arena • Oakland, CA
(Oakland Regional Final)
L 45-50  no 33-4
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=235&year=2007