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 Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
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
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Incoming signees

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US college sports recruiting information for 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Adam Williams
G
Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 27, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR
  • 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:

  • "Kentucky 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  • "2005 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

Roster

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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 Jędrzejów, Poland
G 12 Preston LeMaster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bourbon County Paris, Kentucky
F 13 Bobby Perry 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

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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
(E3) vs. (W6) Mississippi
First Round
W 79–67  20–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454)
Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006
2:35 pm, JP Sports
(E3) vs. (W2) Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 68–61  21–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547)
Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006
12:00 pm, JP Sports
(E3) vs. (E5) South Carolina
Semifinals
L 61–65  21–12
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006*
9:55 pm, CBS
(8 W) vs. (9 W) UAB
First Round
W 69–64  22–12
Wachovia Center (19,990)
Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006*
2:30 pm, CBS
(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 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.
W=Washington, D.C. Regional.

NCAA basketball tournament

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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 21 Rajon Rondo Phoenix Suns

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See also

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References

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