2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2005-06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
C-USA Regular Season Champions
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA, #1, Oakland Region
Regional Finals
Conference Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 4
2005-06 record 33-4 (13-1 C-USA)
Head coach John Calipari
Assistant coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach Derek Kellogg
Assistant coach John Robic
Home arena FedExForum
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Memphis 13 1   .929     33 4   .892
UAB 12 2   .857     24 7   .774
UTEP 11 3   .786     21 10   .677
Houston 9 5   .643     21 10   .677
UCF 7 7   .500     14 15   .483
Rice 6 8   .429     12 16   .429
Tulane 6 8   .429     12 17   .414
Tulsa 6 8   .429     11 17   .393
Marshall 5 9   .357     12 16   .429
SMU 4 10   .286     13 16   .448
Southern Miss 3 11   .214     10 21   .323
East Carolina 2 12   .143     8 20   .286
2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005–06 college basketball season, the 85th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by sixth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antonio Anderson
SG
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 5, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kareem Cooper
PF
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 14, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Chris Douglas-Roberts
PG
Detroit, MI Northwestern HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 7, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Robert Dozier
SF
Laurinburg, NC Laurinburg, NC 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 9, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ricky Sanchez
SF
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 22, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Shawne Williams
SF
Laurinburg,NC Laurinburg, NC 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 1, 2003 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6   Rivals: 7
  • 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:

Roster

2005–06 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 15 Allen, AndreAndre Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 12 Anderson, AntonioAntonio Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lynn, Massachusetts
F 10 Carney, RodneyRodney Carney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Cooper, KareemKareem Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Fr Washington, DC
F 32 Dorsey, JoeyJoey Dorsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Douglas-Roberts, ChrisChris Douglas-Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 2 Dozier, RobertRobert Dozier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
G 20 Long, TravisTravis Long 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Fr Dumont, New Jersey
G 11 McGrady, ChanceChance McGrady 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Auburndale, Florida
F 14 Njoya, SimpliceSimplice Njoya 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Yaounde, Cameroon
G 30 Sandridge, JaredJared Sandridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 50 Thiero, AlmamyAlmamy Thiero 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Mali, West Africa
G 0 Wade, ClydeClyde Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 35 Washington Jr., DariusDarius Washington Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Winter Park, FL
F 4 Williams, ShawneShawne Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
F 1 Williams, WakiWaki Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-24

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/15/05*
7:00 PM
No. 12 Milwaukee
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 79-52  1–0
FedExForum (10,165)
Memphis, TN

11/17/05*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 12 at No. 14 Alabama
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 87-76  2–0
Coleman Coliseum (4,522)
Tuscaloosa, AL

11/23/05*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 11 vs. No. 16 UCLA
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 88-80  3-0
Madison Square Garden (9,766)
New York, NY

11/25/05*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 11 vs. No. 1 Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 67-70  3-1
Madison Square Garden (12,129)
New York, NY

11/28/05*
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 9 Lamar W 108-83  4-1
FedExForum (11,244)
Memphis, TN

11/30/05*
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 9 Jackson State W 97-70  5-1
FedExForum (12,384)
Memphis, TN

12/03/05*
2:00 PM, ESPN
No. 9 at Cincinnati W 91-81  6-1
Fifth Third Arena (9,440)
Cincinnati, OH

12/10/05*
6:30 PM
No. 7 at Providence W 97-89  7-1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,665)
Providence, RI

12/17/05*
2:30 PM, FSN
No. 5 at Mississippi W 72-49  8-1
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,037)
Oxford, MS

12/20/05*
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 4 Louisiana Tech W 76-58  9-1
FedExForum (13,761)
Memphis, TN

12/27/05*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 8 Gonzaga W 83-72  10-1
FedExForum (18,208)
Memphis, TN

12/30/05*
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 4 Purdue W 90-70  11-1
FedExForum (16,835)
Memphis, TN

01/02/06*
1:30 PM, ESPN
No. 4 No. 16 Texas L 58-69  11-2
FedExForum (18,035)
Memphis, TN

01/04/06*
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 4 Middle Tennessee W 83-50  12-2
FedExForum (13,525)
Memphis, TN

01/08/06*
1:00 PM, WLMT
No. 4 Winthrop W 73-63  13-2
FedExForum (14,171)
Memphis, TN

01/11/06
6:00 PM, CSTV
No. 5 at East Carolina W 77-67  14-2
(1–0)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,553)
Greenville, NC

01/14/06
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 5 SMU W 73-53  15-2
(2–0)
FedExForum (14,443)
Memphis, TN

01/18/06*
7:00 PM, CSTV
No. 4 Tennessee W 88-79  16-2
FedExForum (18,144)
Memphis, TN

01/21/06
4:00 PM, WLMT
No. 4 at Southern Miss W 85-68  17-2
(3–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (6,412)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/26/06
7:00 PM, CSTV
No. 3 UAB W 73-66  18-2
(4–0)
FedExForum (15,529)
Memphis, TN

01/28/06
12:00 PM, CSTV
No. 3 UCF W 94-61  19-2
(5–0)
FedExForum (15,177)
Memphis, TN

02/01/06
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 3 at Tulsa W 84-61  20-2
(6–0)
Reynolds Center (6,740)
Tulsa, OK

02/04/06
6:00 PM, WLMT
No. 3 at Rice W 84-79  21-2
(7–0)
Autry Court (3,710)
Houston, TX

02/11/06
3:00 PM, CSTV
No. 3 at Marshall W 91-81  22-2
(8-0)
Cam Henderson Center (9,048)
Huntington, WV

02/14/06
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 3 Southern Miss W 80-41  23-2
(9–0)
FedExforum (15,441)
Memphis, TN

02/18/06
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 3 at Tulane W 105-65  24-2
(10-0)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,582)
New Orleans, LA

02/22/06
9:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 3 UTEP W 66-56  25-2
(11–0)
FedExForum (15,073)
Memphis, TN

02/25/06
7:00 PM, WLMT
No. 3 Tulsa W 78-67  26-2
(12–0)
FedExForum (17,658)
Memphis, TN

03/02/06
8:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 3 at UAB L 74-80  26-3
(13–0)
Bartow Arena (8,500)
Birmingham, AL

03/04/06
8:00 PM, CSTV
No. 3 Houston W 69-62  27-3
(14–0)
FedExForum (17,061)
Memphis, TN
2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

03/09/06
6:00 PM, CSTV
No. 3 vs. Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 75-56  28-3
FedExForum (11,343)
Memphis, TN

03/10/06
3:30 PM, CSTV
No. 3 vs. Houston
Semifinals
W 68-54  29-3
FedExForum (12,524)
Memphis, TN

03/11/06
10:35 AM, CBS
No. 3 vs. No. 25 UAB
Final
W 57-46  30-3
FedExForum (16,607)
Memphis, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament

03/17/06*
2:00 PM, CBS
No. 3 vs. Oral Roberts
First Round
W 94-78  31-3
American Airlines Center (19,028)
Dallas, TX

03/19/06*
1:15 PM, CBS
No. 3 vs. Bucknell
Second Round
W 72-56  32-3
American Airlines Center (19,251)
Dallas, TX

03/23/06*
6:30 PM, CBS
No. 3 vs. Bradley
Oakland Semifinals
W 80-64  33-3
Oakland Arena (19,596)
Oakland, CA

03/25/06*
6:05 PM, CBS
No. 3 vs. No. 8 UCLA
Oakland Regional Final
L 45-50  33-4
Oakland Arena (19,689)
Oakland, CA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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