2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2005-06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Second Round vs. LSU, L, 57-58
Conference Big 12 Conference
2005-06 record 22–9 (10-6 Big 12)
Head coach Billy Gillispie
Home arena Reed Arena
2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Texas 13 – 3   .813     27 – 6   .818
#12 Kansas† 13 – 3   .813     25 – 7   .781
#24 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688     20 – 8   .714
Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625     21 – 8   .724
Colorado 9 – 7   .563     20 – 9   .690
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438     19 – 13   .594
Kansas State 6 – 10   .375     15 – 13   .536
Iowa State 6 – 10   .375     16 – 14   .533
Oklahoma State 6 – 10   .375     17 – 15   .531
Texas Tech 6 – 10   .375     15 – 17   .469
Missouri 5 – 11   .313     12 – 16   .429
Baylor 4 – 12   .250     4 – 23   .148
† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Martellus Bennett
PF		 Alief, TX Martellus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jan 31, 2005 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Josh Carter
SG		 Dallas, TX Lake Highlands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 13, 2004 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
David Devezin
PG		 Missouri City, TX Marshall High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jamar Finley
SG		 Carthage, TX Panola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 11, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Antanas Kavaliauskas
C		 Great Bend, KS Barton County 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 26, 2005 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Eddie Smith
PG		 Moberly, MO Moberly Area 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 26, 2005 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Players

Roster

NameNumberPositionHeightWeight*YearHometown
Benac, Drew 31 G 6–4 212 Fr. Boerne, Texas
Bennett, Martellus 2 F 6–7 240 Fr. Alief, Texas
Blackburn, Brian 13 G 5-8 150 Jr. La Vernia, Texas
Carter, Josh 23 F 6–5 175 Fr. Dallas, Texas
Devezin, David 3 G 6–1 175 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas
Elonu, Chinemelu 50 F/C 6–10 220 Fr. Houston, Texas
Kirk, Dominique 22 G 6–3 180 So. Dallas, Texas
Green, Edjuan 4 G 6–7 230 Sr. Spring, Texas
Johnston, Josh 14 G 6–2 165 Jr. Lumberton, Texas
Jones, Joseph 30 F 6–9 250 So. Normangee, Texas
Kavaliauskas, Antanas 44 C 6–10 250 Jr. Vilnius, Lithuania
Law IV, Acie 1 G 6–3 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas
Lee, Logan 20 G 6–2 185 Jr. San Antonio, Texas
Muhlbach, Beau 32 G/F 6–3 195 So. Lufkin, Texas
Pompey, Marlon 42 F 6–8 225 Jr. Toronto, Ontario
Smith, Eddie 12 G 6–2 185 Sr. Springfield, Illinois
Walker, Chris 10 F 6–5 210 Sr. Grapevine, Texas
Weishuhn, Slade 40 C 6–9 220 Fr. Wall, Texas
White, Kenneth 5 G 6–1 200 So. Dallas, Texas

Source:[1]

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Regular season
Nov. 20, 2005 Southern W 88-44  1–0 Reed Arena
Nov. 22, 2005 Mississippi Valley State W 84-53  2–0 Reed Arena
Nov. 26, 2005 Tulane W 83-57  3–0 Reed Arena
Dec. 3, 2005 Penn State W 60-55  4–0 Reed Arena
Dec 6, 2005 North Texas W 72-70  5–0 Reed Arena
Dec. 10, 2005 Grambling State W 101-71  6–0 Reed Arena
Dec. 17, 2005 Savannah State W 67-34  7–0 Reed Arena
Dec. 22, 2005 Auburn W 72-67  8-0 Reed Arena
Dec. 27, 2005 Texas Southern W 81-56  9-0 Reed Arena
Dec. 31, 2005 Northwestern State W 73-61  10-0 Reed Arena
Jan. 3, 2005 at Pacific L 56-63  10-1 Alex G. Spanos Center
Jan. 7, 2006 Texas Tech W 63-55  11-1 (1-0) Reed Arena
Jan. 11, 2006 at Oklahoma State L 77-79  11–2 (1-1) Gallagher-Iba Arena
Jan. 14, 2006 #22 Oklahoma L 44-45  11-3 (1-2) Reed Arena
Jan. 18, 2006 at Kansas State L 54-58  11-4 (1–3) Bramlage Coliseum
Jan. 21, 2006 at Iowa State W 86-81 OT  12-4 (2–3) Hilton Coliseum
Jan. 25, 2006 Kansas L 73-83  12-5 (2-4) Reed Arena
Jan. 28, 2006 Baylor W 72-70  13-5 (3-4) Reed Arena
Feb. 1, 2006 at #18 Oklahoma L 63-71  13-6 (3-5) Lloyd Noble Center
Feb. 4, 2006 at #7 Texas L 70-83  13-7 (3-6) Frank Erwin Center
Feb. 8, 2006 #25 Colorado W 61-58  14-7 (4-6) Reed Arena
Feb. 11, 2006 Oklahoma State W 46-44  15-7 (5-6) Reed Arena
Feb. 18, 2006 at Baylor W 64-60  16-7 (6-6) Ferrell Center
Feb. 21, 2006 at Missouri W 54-51  17-7 (7-6) Mizzou Arena
Feb. 25, 2006 Nebraska W 66-55  18–7 (8-6) Reed Arena
Mar. 1, 2006 #6 Texas W 46-43  19-7 (9-6) Reed Arena
Mar. 4, 2006 at Texas Tech W 75-59  20-7 (10-6) United Spirit Arena
Postseason
Mar. 10, 2006 vs. Colorado
(2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Second Round)		 W 86-53  21-7 American Airlines Center
Mar. 11, 2006 vs. #8 Texas
(2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Semifinals)		 L 70-74  21-8 American Airlines Center
Mar. 16, 2006 vs. #21 Syracuse
(2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, First Round)		 W 66-58  22-8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Mar. 18, 2006 vs. #18 LSU
(2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Second Round)		 L 57-58  22-9 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2005 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2005–06". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

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