The 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, Albany was beaten by No. 1 seed UConn in the first round, 72–59.[1]
| 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball | |
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America East tournament champions America East regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 21–11 (13–3 AE) |
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| Home arena | SEFCU Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2006 America East tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 9, 2005* | vs. Oakland | W 90–73 | 1–0 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
| Nov 10, 2005* | at Florida | L 64–83 | 1–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
| Nov 21, 2005* | Sacred Heart | L 61–63 | 1–2 | Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York | |||||||
| Nov 26, 2005* | at San Diego State | L 53–80 | 1–3 | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
| Nov 29, 2005* | at No. 16 UCLA | L 65–73 | 1–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Dec 3, 2005* | at Siena | L 74–82 OT | 1–5 | Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| Dec 10, 2005* | at Cleveland State | W 78–65 | 2–5 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 17, 2005* | Harvard | L 48–61 | 2–6 | Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York | |||||||
| Dec 20, 2005 | Binghamton | W 70–65 | 3–6 (1–0) | Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York | |||||||
| Feb 26, 2006 | at UMBC | W 76–61 | 18–10 (13–3) | RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland | |||||||
| America East tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 4, 2006* | vs. UMBC Quarterfinals | W 79–65 | 19–10 | Events Center Vestal, New York | |||||||
| Mar 5, 2006* | vs. New Hampshire Semifinals | W 67–54 | 20–10 | Events Center Vestal, New York | |||||||
| Mar 11, 2006* | Vermont Championship game | W 80–67 | 21–10 | Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 2006* | (16 DC) | vs. (1 DC) No. 2 Connecticut First round | L 59–72 | 21–11 | Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C.. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Albany Unleashes, but Huskies Go the Distance". The New York Times. March 18, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Roster 2005–06". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "2005-06 Basketball - M Schedule". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "2005-2006 Albany Great Danes Men's Basketball Stats". America East. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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