2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
Northeast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	19–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Calloway (9th season);
Home arena	William T. Boylan Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Central Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
Monmouth †	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
Robert Morris	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Long Island	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
Quinnipiac	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Wagner	6	–	12	.333	13	–	14	.481
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 NEC tournament winner

The 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 9th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Hawks defeated fellow No. 16 seed Hampton in the Play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Villanova in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	23	Marques Alston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Neptune, New Jersey

Head coach

Dave Calloway

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2005*		at San Francisco	L 66–70	0–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Nov 24, 2005*		vs. Southern Illinois Great Alaska Shootout	W 80–68	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	L 56–62	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout	L 54–62	1–3	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 2005*		Rider	L 67–75	1–4	Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dec 6, 2005*		at Saint Peter's	L 60–73	1–5	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
Dec 8, 2005*		at Seton Hall	L 45–61	1–6	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 12, 2005*		at Lehigh	L 57–71	1–7	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 2005*		at Princeton	W 41–21	2–7	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 18, 2005		Sacred Heart	W 73–64	3–7 (1–0)	Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 27, 2006		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 62–79	15–14 (12–6)	Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey
NEC tournament
Mar 2, 2006*		Long Island Quarterfinals	W 74–63	16–14	Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey
Mar 5, 2006*		at Central Connecticut State Semifinals	W 62–48	17–14	Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut
Mar 8, 2006*		at Fairleigh Dickinson Championship game	W 49–48	18–14	Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2006*	(16 MSP)	vs. (16 MSP) Hampton Play-in game	W 71–49	19–14	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 2006*	(16 MSP)	vs. (1 MSP) No. 3 Villanova First round	L 45–58	19–15	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Monmouth No Match for Miss. St". Orlando Sentinel. March 20, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[1] "Monmouth No Match for Miss. St". Orlando Sentinel. March 20, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[2] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[3] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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