2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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 Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Incoming signees

2005 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Carter C	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 31, 2005
Jared Carter C	Scout: Rivals:
Rekalin Sims F	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 21, 2005
Rekalin Sims F	Scout: Rivals:
Adam Williams G	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 27, 2004
Adam Williams G	Scout:N/A Rivals:N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29. "2005 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

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Roster

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Stockton, BrandonBrandon Stockton	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Glasgow	Glasgow, Kentucky
1.5 !G	2	Moss, RaviRavi Moss	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	University Heights	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	3	Bradley, RamelRamel Bradley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy (FL)	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	4	Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Louisville, Kentucky
5.0 !C	10	Orbzut, LukaszLukasz Orbzut	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bridgton Academy	Gliwice, Poland
1.5 !G	12	LeMaster, PrestonPreston LeMaster	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bourbon County	Paris, Kentucky
3.5 !F	13	Perry, BobbyBobby Perry	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hillside	Durham, North Carolina
5.0 !C	21	Alleyne, ShagariShagari Alleyne	87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rice	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	22	Sparks, PatrickPatrick Sparks	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Muhlenberg North	Central City, Kentucky
3.5 !F	23	Thomas, SheraySheray Thomas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Riverdale Baptist (MD)	Montreal, Quebec
1.5 !G	25	Williams, AdamAdam Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy (FL)	St. Albans, West Virginia
1.5 !G	32	Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Renaissance	Detroit, Michigan
5.0 !C	33	Morris, RandolphRandolph Morris	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Landmark Christian	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	42	Sims, RekalinRekalin Sims	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	De La Salle	Vallejo, California
5.0 !C	43	Carter, JaredJared Carter	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

David Hobbs (Virginia Commonwealth)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Reggie Hanson (Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Randolph Morris	Lukasz Orbzut	Shagari Alleyne
PF	Bobby Perry	Sheray Thomas
SF	Joe Crawford	Rekalin Sims
SG	Patrick Sparks	Ravi Moss	Preston LeMaster
PG	Rajon Rondo	Ramel Bradley	Brandon Stockton

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2005–06 Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2005*	8:25 PM	South Dakota State	#9	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Guardians Classic)	ESPNU	W 71–54	20,144	1–0
November 14, 2005*	8:35 PM	Lipscomb	#8	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Guardians Classic)	ESPNU	W 67–49	19,369	2-0
November 21, 2005*	8:30 PM	vs. #18 Iowa	#8	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO (Guardians Classic)	ESPN2	L 63–67	6,091	2-1
November 22, 2005*	6:00 PM	vs. #13 West Virginia	#7	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO (Guardians Classic)	ESPN2	W 80–66	6,357	3–1
November 25, 2005*	7:00 PM	Liberty	#7	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY		W 81–51	22,717	4-1
November 29, 2005*	7:00 PM	High Point	#10	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY		W 75–55	19,980	5-1
December 3, 2005*	12:00 PM	North Carolina	#10	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	CBS	L 79–83	23,860	5-2
December 6, 2005*	8:00 PM	at Georgia State	#15	Philips Arena • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 73–46	8,154	6-2
December 10, 2005*	3:45 PM	vs. #18 Indiana	#15	RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN	CBS	L 53–79	28,031	6-3
December 17, 2005*	2:00 PM	#4 Louisville	#23	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Bluegrass)	CBS	W 73–61	24,432	7-3
December 23, 2005*	7:00 PM	vs. Iona	#19	Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY		W 73–67	13,794	8-3
December 30, 2005*	8:00 PM	vs. Ohio	#19	US Bank Arena • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 71–63	16,043	9-3
January 3, 2006*	7:00 PM	UCF	#19	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY		W 59–57	21,329	10-3
January 7, 2007*	12:00 PM	at Kansas	#19	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN	L 46–73	16,300	10-4
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2006	9:00 PM	Vanderbilt		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 52–57	23,643	10-5 (0-1)
January 14, 2006	1:00 PM	Alabama		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	CBS	L 64–68	23,471	10-6 (0-2)
January 17, 2006	9:00 PM	at Georgia		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	ESPN	W 69–55	10,027	11-6 (1-2)
January 21, 2006	1:00 PM	South Carolina		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	JP Sports	W 80–78	23,420	12-6 (2-2)
January 24, 2006	7:00 PM	at Auburn		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum • Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 71–62	6,651	13-6 (3-2)
January 29, 2006	1:00 PM	Arkansas		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	CBS	W 78–76	23,741	14-6 (4–2)
February 1, 2006	8:00 PM	at Mississippi State		Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS	JP Sports	W 81–66	9,876	15-6 (5–2)
February 4, 2006	9:00 PM	at #8 Florida		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 80–95	12,609	15-7 (5-3)
February 7, 2006	7:00 PM	#11 Tennessee		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 67–75	24,184	15-8 (5-4)
February 11, 2006	3:00 PM	at Vanderbilt		Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN	JP Sports	L 81–84	14,316	15-9 (5-5)
February 15, 2006	8:00 PM	Georgia		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	JP Sports	W 68–61	22,548	16-9 (6-5)
February 18, 2006	1:30 PM	at South Carolina		Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC	CBS	W 79–66	17,188	17-9 (7-5)
February 22, 2006	8:00 PM	Mississippi		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	JP Sports	W 80–40	24,278	18-9 (8-5)
February 25, 2006	3:45 PM	at #24 LSU		Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 67–71	11,576	18-10 (8-6)
March 1, 2006	8:00 PM	at #11 Tennessee		Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	JP Sports	W 80–78	24,108	19-10 (9-6)
March 5, 2006	12:00 PM	#17 Florida		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	CBS	L 64–79	24,329	19-11 (9-7)
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006	2:15 PM	vs. Mississippi		Gaylord Entertainment Center • Nashville, TN (SEC Tournament First Round)		W 79–67	15,454	20-11 (9-7)
March 10, 2006	2:35 PM	vs. Alabama		Gaylord Entertainment Center • Nashville, TN (SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)	JP Sports	W 68–61	19,547	21-11 (9-7)
March 11, 2006	12:00 PM	vs. South Carolina		Gaylord Entertainment Center • Nashville, TN (SEC Tournament Semifinals)	JP Sports	L 61–65	17,777	21-12 (9-7)
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006*	9:55 PM	vs. #(9 seed) UAB	#(8 seed)	Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, PA (NCAA First Round)	CBS	W 69–64	19,990	22-12 (9-7)
March 19, 2006*	2:30 PM	vs. #(1 Seed) Connecticut	#(8 seed)	Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, PA (NCAA Second Round)	CBS	L 83–87	20,050	22-13 (9-7)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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NCAA basketball tournament

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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Rajon Rondo	Phoenix Suns

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References

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External links

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky

Arenas: State College Gymnasium (1903-14); Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910-24); Alumni Gymnasium (1924–50); Memorial Coliseum (1950–76); Rupp Arena (1976–)

Coaches: Sweetland; Iddings; Sweetland; Tigert; Brumage; Tigert; Boles; Gill; Buchheit; Applegran; Eklund; Hayden; Mauer; Rupp; Hall; Sutton; Pitino; Smith; Gillispie; Calipari

Honored Players: Hayden; Sale; Edwards; Brannum; Parkinson; Tingle; Beard; Groza; Jones; Spivey; Hagan; Ramsey; Burrow; Hatton; Cox; Nash; Jaracz; Riley; Dampier; Issel; Pratt; Grevey; Givens; Robey; Macy; Bowie; Turpin; K. Walker; Chapman; Farmer; Feldhaus; Pelphrey; Woods; Ford; Mashburn; Delk; McCarty; A. Walker; Mercer; Sheppard; Padgett; Prince; Bogans; Hayes; Rondo; Meeks; Patterson; Cousins; Wall; Jones; Knight; Davis; Kidd-Gilchrist; Noel

National Championships

Helms Championships: 1933; 1954

NCAA tournament champions: 1948; 1949; 1951; 1958; 1978; 1996; 1998; 2012

NIT champions: 1946; 1976

SIAA Championships

Conference tournament champions: 1921

Southern Conference Championships

Conference regular season champions: 1926; 1932

Southeastern Conference Championships

Tournament champions: 1933; 1937; 1939; 1940; 1942; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1952; 1984; 1986; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2004; 2010; 2011

Regular season champions: 1933; 1935; 1937; 1939; 1940; 1942; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1954; 1955; 1957; 1958; 1962; 1964; 1966; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1977; 1978; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1986; 1995; 1996; 1998; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2010; 2012