2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA, #5, East Region, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2005–06 record 26–7 (13–5[1] Pac-10)
Head coach Lorenzo Romar
Assistant coach Cameron Dollar
Assistant coach Jim Shaw
Assistant coach Paul Fortier
Home arena Bank of America Arena
Seasons
« 2004–05 2006–07 »

The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington. The Huskies men's basketball team played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98-92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UCONN, in the sweet sixteen.[2] This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.[3]

Contents

Roster

Source[4]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Joel Smith 6'4" 205 G So. Wolfeboro, NH, U.S. Brewster Academy
1 Harvey Perry 6'5" 195 G Fr. Henderson, NV, U.S. Foothill High School
3 Brandon Roy 6'6" 215 G Sr. Seattle, WA, U.S. Garfield High School
5 Justin Dentmon 6'0" 180 G Fr. Carbondale, IL, U.S. Carbondale Community High School
11 Brandon Burmeister 6'4" 190 G Jr. Mercer Island, WA, U.S. Mercer Island HS
13 Zane Potter 6'6" 185 F Sr. Gresham, OR, U.S. Sam Barlow High School
15 Bobby Jones 6'6" 210 F Sr. Long Beach, CA, U.S. Polytechnic High School
21 Artem Wallace 6'8" 230 C Fr. Toledo, WA, U.S. Toledo High School
22 Hans Gasser 6'9" 250 F Jr. Issaquah, WA, U.S. Issaquah High School
24 Jamaal Williams 6'5" 225 F Sr.* Corona, CA, U.S. Centennial High School
32 Joe Wolfinger 7'0" 225 C Fr. Beaverton, OR, U.S. Aloha High School
34 Zach Johnson 6'8" 275 C Fr.* Sacramento, CA, U.S. Natomas High School
40 Jon Brockman 6'7" 245 F Fr. Snohomish, WA, U.S. Snohomish Senior High School
42 Mike Jensen 6'8" 240 PF Sr.* Kent, WA, U.S. Kentwood High School (Washington)

Coaching staff

Source[5]

Name Position Year at Washington Alma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo Romar Head Coach 4th Washington (1980)
Cameron Dollar Assistant Coach 4th UCLA (1997)
Jim Shaw Assistant Coach 2nd Western Oregon State (1985)
Paul Fortier Assistant Coach 1st Washington (2003)
Lance LaVetter Director of Basketball Operations 4th Northern Arizona (1992)

2005–06 Schedule and Results

Source[6]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/13/2015* 5:00 PM Morgan St. Alaska Airlines Arena • Seattle, WA W 118-51 
Regular Season
11/14/2005* 1:00 PM Wisconsin Green Bay #18 Alaska Airlines Arena • Seattle, WA W 118–64  8,914 1–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/waf/schedule?y=2005
  2. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2006
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=7852
  4. ^ http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wash-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Numerical
  5. ^ http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wash-m-baskbl-mtt.html#coaches
  6. ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/waf/schedule?y=2005