2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2006 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; As of April 3, 2006; Rankings from Coaches Poll ; 1 Holds tie-breaker

2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2005–06 record	11–17 (4–14 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Tony Bennett
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 4–14 in conference play, last in the standings.^[2]

Seeded tenth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met seventh seed Oregon in the opening round. The Ducks had swept the regular season series and won the tournament game by eleven points.^[3]^[4]

Bennett stepped down as head coach after the season and was succeeded by son Tony.^[5]

Postseason result[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Wed, March 8 8:40 pm, FSN	vs. (7) Oregon Quarterfinal	L 55–66	11–17	Staples Center (7,936) Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[]

^ "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 2006. p. D1.
^ Clark, Bob (March 9, 2006). "Oregon clears first hurdle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. F1.
^ "Ducks bounce Bennett, WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 2006. p. 1B.
^ Kasses, Glenn (March 8, 2006). "Bennett reaches last stop on tour". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 2005–06 basketball season

[1] "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.

[stgs-2] "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 2006. p. D1.

[clrfhur-3] Clark, Bob (March 9, 2006). "Oregon clears first hurdle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. F1.

[bcbw-4] "Ducks bounce Bennett, WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 2006. p. 1B.

[lastop-5] Kasses, Glenn (March 8, 2006). "Bennett reaches last stop on tour". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

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2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA†	14	–	4	.778	32	–	7	.821
No. 12 Washington	13	–	5	.722	26	–	7	.788
California	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Arizona ¹	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
USC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oregon State ¹	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393

† 2006 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2006; Rankings from Coaches Poll ^[1] ¹ Holds tie-breaker

v t Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics