2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

NIT Second Round vs. Cincinnati, L 76–62
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005–06 record	16–15 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dan Monson
Assistant coach	Vic Couch
Assistant coach	Jim Molinari
Assistant coach	Bill Walker
Home arena	Williams Arena

{{2005–06 Big Ten men's basketball standings}} The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2005–2006. 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.

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	Ryan 'Hitman' Works	6'9"	225	F	RSo.	Naperville, IL, U.S.	Napes 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
November 5, 2005*	SW Minnesota State	W 59–50		Williams Arena
November 10, 2005*	Minnesota–Duluth	W 78–64		Williams Arena
Regular Season
November 18, 2005*	North Dakota State	W 70–57	1–0	Williams Arena
November 26, 2005*	Tennessee–Chattanooga	W 67–46	2–0	Williams Arena
November 28, 2005*	Gardner–Webb	L 73–72	2–1	Williams Arena
November 30, 2005*	at #23 Maryland (ACC – Big Ten Challenge)	L 83–66	2–2	Comcast Center
December 3, 2005*	Coastal Carolina	W 75–57	3–2	William's Arena
December 5, 2005*	at Arizona State	W 85–79 ^OT	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena
December 10, 2005*	UNLV	W 72–67	5–2	Williams Arena
December 14, 2005*	Alabama–Birmingham	W 69–68	6–2	Williams Arena
December 21, 2005*	Grambling State	W 88–64	7–2	William's Arena
December 23, 2005*	South Dakota State	W 80–61	8–2	Williams Arena
December 31, 2005*	Oral Roberts	W 67–54	9–2	Williams Arena
Big Ten Regular Season
January 7, 2006	Northwestern	L 57–49	9–3 (0–1)	Williams Arena
January 10, 2006	#21 Wisconsin	L 64–62	9–4 (0–2)	Williams Arena
January 14, 2006	at Purdue	L 72–55	9–5 (0–3)	Mackey Arena
January 18, 2006	at #23 Iowa	L 76–72	9–6 (0–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
January 21, 2006	Michigan	L 71–55	9–7 (0–5)	Williams Arena
January 25, 2006	at #8 Illinois	L 77–53	9–8 (0–6)	Assembly Hall
January 29, 2006	#13 Indiana	W 61–42	10–8 (1–6)	Williams Arena
February 4, 2006	at #20 Ohio State	L 67–53	10–9 (1–7)	Value City Arena
February 8, 2006	at Penn State	W 77–66	11–9 (2–7)	Bryce Jordan Center
February 11, 2006	#12 Michigan State	W 69–55	12–9 (3–7)	Williams Arena
February 15, 2006	at Michigan	L 72–50	12–10 (3–8)	Crisler Arena
February 18, 2006	#18 Iowa	W 74–61	13–10 (4–8)	Williams Arena
February 22, 2006	Purdue	W 62–50	14–10 (5–8)	Williams Arena
February 26, 2006	at Wisconsin	L 80–74	14–11 (5–9)	Kohl Center
February 28, 2006	#10 Illinois	L 71–65	14–12 (5–10)	Williams Arena
March 4, 2006	at Northwestern	L 57–53	14–13 (5–11)	Welsh-Ryan Arena
2006 Big Ten Tournament
March 9, 2006	vs. Michigan (First Round)	W 59–55	15–13	Conseco Fieldhouse
March 10, 2006	vs. #20 Iowa (Quarterfinal)	L 67–57	15–14	Conseco Fieldhouse
2006 National Invitation Tournament
March 15, 2006	Wake Forest (First Round)	W 73–58	16–14	Williams Arena
March 21, 2006	at Cincinnati (Second Round)	L 76–62	16–15	Fifth Third Arena
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)

Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal

People	Head coaches

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics