2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Texas and Kansas. The Sooners were knocked off in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 6 seed in the Minneapolis region. The Sooners were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed UW–Milwaukee[2] to finish the season 20–9 (11–5 Big 12).

2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record20–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Bonnie Seltzer
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Texas 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 12 Kansas 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 24 Oklahoma 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Nebraska 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Kansas State 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Iowa State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Missouri 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Baylor 4 12   .250 4 13   .235
2006 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

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2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 Taj Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 34 Kevin Bookout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Stroud, Oklahoma
F 32 Taylor Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*
No. 6 Samford W 68–41  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2005*
No. 5 Binghamton W 88–60  2–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 26, 2005*
No. 5 Belmont W 81–59  3–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 30, 2005*
No. 5 at Tulsa W 62–53  4–0
 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 2005*
No. 5 at No. 4 Villanova L 74–85  4–1
The Pavilion 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 2005*
No. 8 Southern W 68–54  6–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2005*
No. 8 vs. West Virginia
All-College Basketball Classic
L 68–92  6–2
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 2006
No. 19 Oklahoma State W 67–66  20–6
(11–4)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 2006
No. 19 at No. 6 Texas L 48–72  20–7
(11–5)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2006*
No. 22 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals
L 63–69  20–8
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
(6 MW) No. 24 vs. (11 MW) UW–Milwaukee
First Round
L 74–82[2]  20–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin-Milwaukee Does It Again". The New York Times. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.