2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East tournament champions; America East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–11 (13–3 AE)
Head coach	Will Brown (5th season);
Home arena	SEFCU Arena
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	11	.656
Binghamton	12	–	4	.750	16	–	13	.552
Boston University	9	–	7	.563	12	–	16	.429
Hartford	9	–	7	.563	13	–	15	.464
New Hampshire	8	–	8	.500	12	–	17	.414
Vermont	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Maine	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
UMBC	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Stony Brook	2	–	14	.125	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 America East tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, Albany was beaten by No. 1 seed UConn in the first round, 72–59.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Carl Ross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Fresno, California
G/F	1	Jason Siggers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	2	Michael Knight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Seattle, Washington
G	3	David Bauman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Sarver, Pennsylvania
G	14	Jon Iati	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So	York, Pennsylvania
G/F	21	Brian Lillis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Urbandale, Iowa
G	31	Jamar Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Bronx, New York
F	33	Brian Connelly	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Audubon, New Jersey
F	34	Brent Wilson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C	42	Jimmie Covington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2005*		vs. Oakland	W 90–73	1–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 10, 2005*		at Florida	L 64–83	1–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 21, 2005*		Sacred Heart	L 61–63	1–2	Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York
Nov 26, 2005*		at San Diego State	L 53–80	1–3	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Nov 29, 2005*		at No. 16 UCLA	L 65–73	1–4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 3, 2005*		at Siena	L 74–82 ^OT	1–5	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
Dec 10, 2005*		at Cleveland State	W 78–65	2–5	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 17, 2005*		Harvard	L 48–61	2–6	Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York
Dec 20, 2005		Binghamton	W 70–65	3–6 (1–0)	Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York
Feb 26, 2006		at UMBC	W 76–61	18–10 (13–3)	RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland
America East tournament
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. UMBC Quarterfinals	W 79–65	19–10	Events Center Vestal, New York
Mar 5, 2006*		vs. New Hampshire Semifinals	W 67–54	20–10	Events Center Vestal, New York
Mar 11, 2006*		Vermont Championship game	W 80–67	21–10	Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(16 DC)	vs. (1 DC) No. 2 Connecticut First round	L 59–72	21–11	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C..

^ "Albany Unleashes, but Huskies Go the Distance". The New York Times. March 18, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "Roster 2005–06". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Basketball - M Schedule". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "2005-2006 Albany Great Danes Men's Basketball Stats". America East. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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