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 | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 24 |
Record | 20–9 (11–5 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000) |
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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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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin-Milwaukee Does It Again". The New York Times. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.