2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
2005–06 record22–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
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
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Incoming signees[]

Roster[]

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brandon Stockton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Glasgow Glasgow, Kentucky
G 2 Ravi Moss 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr University Heights Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So IMG Academy (FL) Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Rajon Rondo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oak Hill Academy (VA) Louisville, Kentucky
C 10 Łukasz Obrzut 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy
G 12 Preston LeMaster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bourbon County Paris, Kentucky
F 13 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hillside Durham, North Carolina
C 21 Shagari Alleyne 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Rice Bronx, New York
G 22 Patrick Sparks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Muhlenberg North Central City, Kentucky
F 23 Sheray Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Riverdale Baptist (MD) Montreal, Quebec
G 25 Adam Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) St. Albans, West Virginia
G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Renaissance Detroit, Michigan
C 33 Randolph Morris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Landmark Christian Atlanta, Georgia
F 42 Rekalin Sims 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr De La Salle Vallejo, California
C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 277 lb (126 kg) Jr Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

2005–06 Schedule and Results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2005*
8:25 pm, ESPNU 		No. 9 South Dakota State
Guardians Classic 		W 71–54  1–0
 Rupp Arena (20,144)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2005*
8:35 pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 Lipscomb
Guardians Classic 		W 67–49  2–0
 Rupp Arena (19,369)
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2005*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 vs. No. 18 Iowa
Guardians Classic 		L 63–67  2–1
 Kemper Arena (6,091)
Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2005*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 vs. No. 13 West Virginia
Guardians Classic 		W 80–66  3–1
 Kemper Arena (6,357)
Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2005*
7:00 pm 		No. 7 Liberty W 81–51  4–1
 Rupp Arena (22,717)
Lexington, KY
November 29, 2005*
7:00 pm 		No. 10 High Point W 75–55  5–1
 Rupp Arena (19,980)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2005*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 10 North Carolina L 79–83  5–2
 Rupp Arena (23,860)
Lexington, KY
December 6, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 15 at Georgia State W 73–46  6–2
 Philips Arena (8,154)
Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2005*
3:45 pm, CBS 		No. 15 vs. No. 18 Indiana L 53–79  6–3
 RCA Dome (28,031)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2005*
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 23 No. 4 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		W 73–61  7–3
 Rupp Arena (24,432)
Lexington, KY
December 23, 2005*
7:00 pm 		No. 19 vs. Iona W 73–67  8–3
 Freedom Hall (13,794)
Louisville, KY
December 30, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 19 vs. Ohio W 71–63  9–3
 US Bank Arena (16,043)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2006*
7:00 pm 		No. 19 UCF W 59–57  10–3
 Rupp Arena (21,329)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2006*
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 19 at Kansas L 46–73  10–4
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2006
9:00 pm, ESPN 		Vanderbilt L 52–57  10–5
(0–1) 		Rupp Arena (23,643)
Lexington, KY
January 14, 2006
1:00 pm, CBS 		Alabama L 64–68  10–6
(0–2) 		Rupp Arena (23,471)
Lexington, KY
January 17, 2006
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at Georgia W 69–55  11–6
(1–2) 		Stegeman Coliseum (10,027)
Athens, GA
January 21, 2006
1:00 pm, JP Sports 		South Carolina W 80–78  12–6
(2–2) 		Rupp Arena (23,420)
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at Auburn W 71–62  13–6
(3–2) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,651)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2006
1:00 pm, CBS 		Arkansas W 78–76  14–6
(4–2) 		Rupp Arena (23,741)
Lexington, KY
February 1, 2006
8:00 pm, JP Sports 		at Mississippi State W 81–66  15–6
(5–2) 		Humphrey Coliseum (9,876)
Starkville, MS
February 4, 2006
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 8 Florida
ESPN College GameDay 		L 80–95  15–7
(5–3) 		O'Connell Center (12,609)
Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 Tennessee L 67–75  15–8
(5–4) 		Rupp Arena (24,184)
Lexington, KY
February 11, 2006
3:00 pm, JP Sports 		at Vanderbilt L 81–84  15–9
(5–5) 		Memorial Gym (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2006
8:00 pm, JP Sports 		Georgia W 68–61  16–9
(6–5) 		Rupp Arena (22,548)
Lexington, KY
February 18, 2006
1:30 pm, CBS 		at South Carolina W 79–66  17–9
(7–5) 		Colonial Life Arena (17,188)
Columbia, SC
February 22, 2006
8:00 pm, JP Sports 		Mississippi W 80–40  18–9
(8–5) 		Rupp Arena (24,278)
Lexington, KY
February 25, 2006
3:45 pm, CBS 		at No. 24 LSU L 67–71  18–10
(8–6) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,576)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2006
8:00 pm, JP Sports 		at No. 11 Tennessee W 80–78  19–10
(9–6) 		Thompson-Boling Arena (24,108)
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2006
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 17 Florida L 64–79  19–11
(9–7) 		Rupp Arena (24,329)
Lexington, KY
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006
2:15 pm 		vs. Mississippi
SEC Tournament First Round 		W 79–67  20–11
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454)
Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006
2:35 pm, JP Sports 		vs. Alabama
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals 		W 68–61  21–11
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547)
Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006
12:00 pm, JP Sports 		vs. South Carolina
SEC Tournament Semifinals 		L 61–65  21–12
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006*
9:55 pm, CBS 		No. (8 seed) vs. No. (9 seed) UAB
First Round 		W 69–64  22–12
 Wachovia Center (19,990)
Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006*
2:30 pm, CBS 		No. (8 seed) vs. No. 2 (1 Seed) Connecticut
Second Round 		L 83–87  22–13
 Wachovia Center (20,050)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament[]

  • East
    • Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64
    • Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83

[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 21 Rajon Rondo Phoenix Suns

[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2006 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com". www.databasesports.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  3. ^ "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

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