2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific won the Big West regular season, finishing with a 12–2 record in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Minneapolis region, the team was beaten by No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to end their season at 24–8 (12–2 Big West).

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 12 2   .857 24 8   .750
UC Irvine 10 4   .714 16 13   .552
Cal Poly 7 7   .500 10 19   .345
UC Santa Barbara 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
Cal State Fullerton 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Cal State Northridge 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
UC Riverside 3 11   .214 5 23   .179
*Long Beach State 0 5   .000 0 12   .000
2006 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2006[1]
*Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5)
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 13 Christian Maraker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Big West tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
9:40 a.m.
(13 MSP) vs. (4 MSP) No. 7 Boston College
First round
L 76–88 2OT 24–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MSP=Minneapolis.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.