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2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team

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2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 19
Record27–9 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Florida 10 6   .625 33 6   .846
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 13   .629
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
South Carolina 6 10   .375 23 15   .605
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
West
No. 19 LSU 14 2   .875 27 9   .750
Alabama 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Farrer
SG
Phoenix, Arizona St. Mary's High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Chris Johnson
SF
Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg Prep School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 13, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Tasmin Mitchell
SF
Denham Springs, Louisiana Denham Springs High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 1, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Magnum Rolle
PF
Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg Prep School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 1, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Ben Voogd
PG
Florence, Oregon Siuslaw High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 27, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 15
  • 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:

  • "LSU Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Roster

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2005–06 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Glen Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 310 lb (141 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 30 Alex Farrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 10 David Fleshman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 35 Darnell Lazare 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Dameon Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aurora, Illinois
G 3 Tack Minor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 22 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Saint Martinville, Louisiana
F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Denham Springs, Louisiana
F 15 Magnum Rolle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Laurinburg, North Carolina
G 14 Garrett Temple 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 12 Tyrus Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 4 Ben Voogd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Florence, Oregon
C 21 Chris Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Laurinburg, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2022-05-02

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
2005/11/18*
7:00 p.m.
Southern W 84–56  1–0
Maravich Center (7,877)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/21*
7:00 p.m.
Nicholls State W 104–57  2–0
Maravich Center (7,427)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/26*
3:45 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 13 West Virginia W 71–68 OT 3–0
WVU Coliseum (11,044)
Morgantown, West Virginia
2005/11/29*
8:00 p.m., FSN
No. 25 Houston L 83–84  3–1
Maravich Center (8,790)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/10*
7:00 p.m., CST
McNeese State W 90–70  4–1
Maravich Center (8,196)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/13*
7:00 p.m., CST
New Orleans W 94–53  5–1
Maravich Center (6,567)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/17*
7:00 p.m., CST
Louisiana-Lafayette W 81–62  6–1
Maravich Center (8,764)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/19*
7:00 p.m., CST
Northern Iowa
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 50–54  6–2
Maravich Center (7,340)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/22*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Arkansas-Monticello W 75–48  7–2
Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, NV
2005/12/23*
9:30 p.m.
vs. Cincinnati L 72–75  7–3
Valley High (1,200)
Las Vegas, Nevada
2005/12/31*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 21 Ohio State L 76–78  7–4
Value City Arena (16,136)
Columbus, Ohio
2006/01/03*
7:00 p.m., CST
Tulane W 75–58  8–4
Maravich Center (7,365)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/01/07*
7:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 2 Connecticut L 66–67  8–5
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2006/1/11
7:00 p.m.
at Arkansas W 63–58  9–5
(1–0)
Bud Walton Arena (18,689)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2006/01/14
7:00 p.m., FSN
Tennessee W 88–74  10–5
(2–0)
Maravich Center (9,733)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/18
7:00 p.m.
at Mississippi State W 71–57  11–5
(3–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,150)
Starkville, Mississippi
2006/1/21
2:00 p.m., JP Sports
Alabama W 68–57  12–5
(4–0)
Maravich Center (11,674)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/25
7:00 p.m.
Georgia W 81–52  13–5
(5–0)
Maravich Center (13,468)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/28
2:00 p.m.
at Mississippi W 79–73  14–5
(6–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,805)
Oxford, Mississippi
2006/2/1
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Auburn W 84–69  15–5
(7–0)
Maravich Center (11,131)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/4
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 24 at Alabama L 62–67  15–6
(7–1)
Coleman Coliseum (12,584)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2006/2/8
7:00 p.m., JP Sports
Arkansas W 78–77  16–6
(8–1)
Maravich Center (9,820)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/11
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
at No. 7 Florida L 62–71  16–7
(8–2)
O'Connell Center (12,004)
Gainesville, Florida
2006/2/15
7:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 25 Mississippi State W 72–59  17–7
(9–2)
Maravich Center (9,264)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/18
5:00 p.m., FSN
No. 25 at Auburn W 65–61  18–7
(10–2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,711)
Auburn, AL
2006/2/22
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 at Vanderbilt W 77–66  19–7
(11–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,122)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/2/25
2:45 p.m., CBS
No. 24 Kentucky W 71–67  20–7
(12–2)
Maravich Center (11,576)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/28
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 21 at South Carolina W 64–61  21–7
(13–2)
Colonial Center (12,248)
Columbia, South Carolina
2006/3/4
3:00 p.m., JP Sports
No. 21 Mississippi W 55–52  22–7
(14–2)
Maravich Center (12,507)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
2006/03/10
6:30 p.m., JP Sports
No. 18 vs. Vanderbilt
SEC Conference tournament
W 92–73  23–7
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, Tennessee
2006/03/11
2:15 p.m., JP Sports
No. 18 vs. No. 16 Florida
SEC Conference tournament
L 65–81  23–8
Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,206)
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
2006/03/16
6:10 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (13) Iona
First Round
W 80–64  24–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/18
4:50 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (12) Texas A&M
Second Round
W 58–57  25–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/23
6:10 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Sweet Sixteen
W 62–54  26–8
Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/03/25
3:40 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 9 Texas
Elite Eight
W 70–60 OT 27–8
Georgia Dome (27,130)
Atlanta
2006/4/1
7:47 p.m., CBS
(4) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 7 UCLA
Final Four
L 45–59  27–9
RCA Dome (43,822)
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV252425242117 т19Not released
Coaches—^2525242117183

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 Tyrus Thomas Portland Trail Blazers

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References

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