2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2005–06
|team=California Golden Bears
|sport=Basketball
|image=California Golden Bears logo.svg
|image_size=125px
|conference=Pacific-10 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-10
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=20–11
|conf_record=12–6
|head_coach=Ben Braun
|hc_year=10th
|asst_coach1=Joe Pasternack
|ac1_year=5th
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Haas Pavilion
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = first round
}}
{{2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.{{cite web |title=Bennerman leads late surge as Wolfpack oust Cal |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000057 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153223/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000057 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 18, 2006 |access-date=March 13, 2023}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2005|team=California Golden Bears|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rod |last=Benson |num=0 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=10 |lbs=220 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Torrey Pines HS |home=San Diego |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ayinde |last=Ubaka|num=1 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=200 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Oakland HS |home=Oakland, California |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Omar |last=Wilkes|num=2 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=185 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs=y |high_school=Loyola HS |home=Los Angeles |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve |last=Panawek|num=12 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=6 |lbs=205 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Miramonte HS |home=Moraga, California |link=n |dab= |note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nikola |last=Knezevic|num=13 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=2 |lbs=190 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Belgrade, Serbia |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eric |last=Vierneisel|num=14 |pos=F|ft=6 |in=7 |lbs=205 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Jacobs HS |home=Algonquin, Illinois |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Richard |last=Midgley|num=15 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=3 |lbs=195 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Modesto Christian HS |home=Burgess Hill, England |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Martin |last=Smith|num=20 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=1|lbs=175 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=The Bishop's School |home=Escondido, California |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Theo |last=Robertson|num=24 |pos=F|ft=6 |in=5 |lbs=240 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=De La Salle |home=Pittsburg, California |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex |last=Pribble|num=31 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=215 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Drake HS |home=Fairfax, California |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ivan |last=Kovacevic |num=32 |pos=G|ft=6 |in=6 |lbs=210 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Laguna Beach HS |home=Laguna Beach, California|link=n |dab= |note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan |last=Wilkes|num=33 |pos=C|ft=6 |in=11 |lbs=225 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Loyola HS |home=Los Angeles |link=n |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=DeVon |last=Hardin|num=35 |pos=C|ft=6 |in=11 |lbs=250 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Memorial |home=Newark, California |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Leon |last=Powe |num=44 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=8 |lbs=240 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs=y |high_school=Oakland Tech |home=Oakland, California |link=y |dab= }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=https://calberk_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.calbears.com/fls/30100/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/0506roster.pdf
|accessdate= 12 March 2025
}}
:{{small|Source:}}{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 | title=2005-06 M Basketball Roster| publisher=University of California at Berkeley Athletics | access-date=March 13, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california/2006.html|title=2005–06 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=March 13, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hloUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3530%2C836240 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=California starters |date=January 5, 2006 |page=E4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5476%2C600505 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=California starters |date=February 4, 2006 |page=B3}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 18, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 65–67
| overtime =
| attend = 3,165
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 21, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename =
| score = 88–69
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 7,286
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| gamename = Golden Bear Classic
| score = 83–59
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 7,991
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| gamename = Golden Bear Classic
| score = 83–73
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 7,990
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = San Jose State
| gamename =
| score = 70–52
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 8,138
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Akron
| gamename =
| score = 89–75
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 7,820
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 2005
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = San Diego State
| gamename =
| score = 82–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
| conference =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 8,679
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 56–69
| overtime =
| attend = 16,180
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Arena in Oakland
| site_cityst = Oakland, California
| gamename = Pete Newell Challenge
| score = 65–68
| overtime =
| attend = 8,426
| record = 6–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| Pac-10 Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = L.A. Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename =
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| attend = 5,239
| record = 7–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 2005
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename =
| score = 68–61
| overtime =
| attend = 10,129
| record = 8–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 77–66
| overtime =
| attend = 8,862
| record = 9–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 64–72
| overtime =
| attend = 8,956
| record = 9–4
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, California
| gamename =
| score = 61–75
| overtime =
| attend = 7,598
| record = 9–5
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, Arizona
| gamename =
| score = 88–58
| overtime =
| attend = 7,521
| record = 10–5
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona
| gamename =
| score = 55–60
| overtime =
| attend = 14,621
| record = 10–6
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 71–69
| overtime =
| attend = 8,957
| record = 11–6
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 55–53
| overtime =
| attend =8,479
| record = 12–6
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 69–52
| overtime =
| attend = 5,982
| record = 13–6
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 62–60
| overtime =
| attend = 9,087
| record = 14–6
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 65–62
| overtime =
| attend = 11,877
| record = 15–6
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 75–66
| overtime =
| attend = 11,175
| record = 16–6
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 64–65
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 10,075
| record = 16–7
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 43–41
| overtime =
| attend = 3,021
| record = 17–7
| conference = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Bank of America Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 62–73
| overtime =
| attend = 10,000
| record = 17–8
| conference = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 58–67
| overtime = OT
| attend = 11,877
| record = 17–9
| conference = 11–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, California
| gamename =
| score = 71–60
| overtime =
| attend = 11,702
| record = 18–9
| conference = 12–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| 2006 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2006
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Staples Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 82–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 10, 2006
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Staples Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 91–87
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 17,856
| record = 20–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 2006
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Staples Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 52–71
| overtime =
| attend = 18,544
| record = 20–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 2006
| time =
| tv = CBS
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7 S
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 S
| site_stadium = American Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Dallas, Texas
| gamename = First round
| score = 52–58
| overtime =
| attend = 19,263
| record = 20–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Pacific
| region = S
| regionname = South
| notes =
}}
Source{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 | title=2005-06 M Basketball Schedule| publisher=University of California at Berkeley Athletics | access-date=March 13, 2023}}
Rankings
{{See also|2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1152–1153|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{California Golden Bears men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team}}
Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons