2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions; Sun Belt West division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	24–7 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (4th season);
Assistant coach	Matt Figger
Home arena	Mitchell Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	23	–	8	.742
Middle Tennessee	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	12	–	18	.400
Arkansas-Little Rock	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
Florida International	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
West
South Alabama †	12	–	3	.800	24	–	7	.774
Louisiana–Lafayette	7	–	8	.467	13	–	16	.448
Denver	7	–	8	.467	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	6	–	9	.400	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	6	–	9	.400	14	–	14	.500
Troy	6	–	9	.400	14	–	15	.483

† 2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Florida.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Michael Phillips	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mobile, Alabama
G	2	Mario Jointer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
G	3	Chey Christie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hartford, Connecticut
G	4	Jeffrey Callins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
G	10	Demetric Bennett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Albany, Georgia
F	35	Richard Law	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Figger (Eastern Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2005*		Spring Hill	W 84–46	1–0	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Nov 22, 2005*		at Purdue	L 67–85	1–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 25, 2005*		Alabama A&M	W 84–46	2–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Nov 28, 2005*		at Loyola Marymount	W 81–80 ^OT	3–1	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 3, 2005*		Samford	W 55–52	4–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 10, 2005*		at Southern Miss	W 75–51	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 14, 2005*		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 81–71	6–1	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 17, 2005*		No. 25 Houston Coors Classic	W 66–62	7–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 2005*		Louisiana–Monroe	W 83–64	8–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2005*		at Alabama State	L 75–78	8–2	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, Alabama
Dec 30, 2005*		Western Michigan	W 81–59	9–2	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Jan 4, 2006*		at Tennessee	L 69–87	9–3	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Sun Belt Regular Season
Jan 7, 2006		Troy	W 88–84	10–3 (1–0)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Jan 12, 2006		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 61–51	11–3 (2–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 14, 2006		at New Orleans	W 60–57	12–3 (3–0)	Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 19, 2006		Middle Tennessee	W 75–63	13–3 (4–0)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Jan 21, 2006		Western Kentucky	L 73–74	13–4 (4–1)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Jan 26, 2006		at Denver	L 60–69	13–5 (4–2)	Magness Arena Denver, Colorado
Jan 28, 2006		at North Texas	W 89–67	14–5 (5–2)	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Feb 2, 2006		at Little Rock	W 65–58	15–5 (6–2)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 4, 2006		Arkansas State	W 78–69	16–5 (7–2)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 9, 2006		Louisiana–Lafayette	L 53–59	16–6 (7–3)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 13, 2006		New Orleans	W 81–71	17–6 (8–3)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 16, 2006		at Troy	W 66–52	18–6 (9–3)	Sartain Hall Troy, Alabama
Feb 20, 2006		at Florida International	W 64–51	19–6 (10–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Westchester, Florida
Feb 23, 2006		Denver	W 74–65	20–6 (11–3)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 25, 2006		North Texas	W 99–79	21–6 (12–3)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 5, 2006*		vs. Little Rock Quarterfinals	W 78–53	22–6	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2006*		vs. Denver Semifinals	W 75–65	23–6	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 7, 2006*		vs. Western Kentucky Championship game	W 95–70	24–6	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(14 MSP)	vs. (3 MSP) No. 11 Florida First round	L 50–76	24–7	Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Central Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Humphrey nets 20, sparks Florida past South Alabama". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2005-06 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[1] "Humphrey nets 20, sparks Florida past South Alabama". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[2] "2005-06 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[3] "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

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