2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 22
Record	22–11 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (4th season);
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2	.875	30	–	4	.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Louisville	6	–	10	.375	21	–	13	.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
DePaul*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Providence*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
St. John's*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
South Florida*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241


† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

^[2] The 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2005-06 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After an early exit in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season. The team finished with a 22–11 record (11–5 Big East).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	J. D. Collins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr		Houston, Texas
F	3	Patrick Beilein	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Benedictine	Richmond, Virginia
G	5	Johannes Herber	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr		Darmstadt, West Germany
G	20	Mike Gansey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. Bonaventure	Olmsted Falls, Ohio
C	34	Kevin Pittsnogle	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Martinsburg	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Head coach

John Beilein

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Dunn

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2005*	No. 14	Louisiana-Monroe	W 88–69	1–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 13, 2005*	No. 14	Wofford	W 61–41	2–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 21, 2005*	No. 13	vs. No. 2 Texas Guardians Classic	L 75–76	2–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 22, 2005*	No. 13	vs. No. 7 Kentucky Guardians Classic	L 66–80	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2005*	No. 13	LSU	L 68–71 ^OT	2–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 30, 2005*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 66–61	3–3	Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York
Dec 3, 2005*		Washington and Lee	W 83–33	4–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 2005*		UMBC	W 82–53	5–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 2005*		Duquesne	W 86–66	6–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 22, 2005*		vs. No. 7 Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic	W 92–68	7–3	Ford Center Oklahoma City
Dec 30, 2005*	No. 25	Canisius	W 80–68	8–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 5, 2006	No. 24	at South Florida	W 57–53	9–3 (1–0)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 2006	No. 24	at No. 3 Villanova	W 91–87	10–3 (2–0)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2006	No. 16	Georgetown	W 68–61	11–3 (3–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 14, 2006	No. 16	Marquette	W 104–85	12–3 (4–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 17, 2006	No. 12	Providence	W 64–48	13–3 (5–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 21, 2006*	No. 12	at No. 18 UCLA	W 60–56	14–3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 2006*	No. 9	vs. Marshall	L 52–58	14–4	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 29, 2006	No. 9	at St. John's	W 66–61	15–4 (6–0)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 1, 2006	No. 11	Notre Dame	W 71–70	16–4 (7–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 4, 2006	No. 11	Cincinnati	W 66–57	17–4 (8–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 9, 2006	No. 9	at No. 14 Pittsburgh	L 53–57	17–5 (8–1)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2006	No. 9	at No. 15 Georgetown	W 69–56	18–5 (9–1)	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2006	No. 11	at Seton Hall	L 64–71	18–6 (9–2)	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 18, 2006	No. 11	No. 1 Connecticut	L 75–81	18–7 (9–3)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 20, 2006	No. 14	at Syracuse	L 58–60	18–8 (9–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 25, 2006	No. 14	Louisville	W 68–64	19–8 (10–4)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 27, 2006	No. 16	No. 8 Pittsburgh	W 67–62	20–8 (11–4)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 4, 2006	No. 16	at Cincinnati	L 75–78	20–9 (11–5)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2006*	No. 19	vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	L 57–68	20–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. (11 ATL) Southern Illinois First round	W 64–46	21–10	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 19, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. Northwestern State Second round	W 67–54^[4]	22–10	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mar 23, 2006*	(6 ATL) No. 22	vs. (2 ATL) No. 9 Texas Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 71–74	22–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta.

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
^ "2005-06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16". ESPN. March 19, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[standings-1] "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.

[2] "2005-06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[4] "Pittsnogle leads WVU to second straight Sweet 16". ESPN. March 19, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

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