2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners 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 = Oklahoma Sooners
|sport = Basketball
|image = Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
|image_size = 100
|conference = Big 12 Conference
|division =
|short_conf = Big 12
|CoachRank =
|APRank = 24
|record = 20–9
|conf_record = 11–5
|head_coach = Kelvin Sampson
|hc_year = 12th
|asst_coach1 = Ray Lopes
|asst_coach2 = Bennie Seltzer
|asst_coach3 = Jim Shaw
|stadium = Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
|champion =
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings}}
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{{cite news |title=Wisconsin-Milwaukee Does It Again |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/wisconsinmilwaukee-does-it-again.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 16, 2006 |access-date=December 26, 2022}} to finish the season 20–9 (11–5 Big 12).
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2005|team=Oklahoma Sooners|teamcolors=y|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Taj |last=Gray |link=y|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=238 |class=sr|rs=|home=Wichita, Kansas|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin |last=Bookout |link=y|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=270 |class=sr|rs=|home=Stroud, Oklahoma|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Taylor|last=Griffin|dab=|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=7 |lbs=238|class=fr|rs=|home=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Kelvin Sampson ({{college|UNC Pembroke}})
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
! colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Samford Bulldogs |title=Samford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 68–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 23, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Binghamton Bearcats|title=Binghamton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 88–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Belmont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 81–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = The Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 74–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 68–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 2005
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = All-College Basketball Classic
| score = 68–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 67–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–6
| conference = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 2006
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 48–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
| conference = 11–5
}}
|-
! colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}| 2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 10, 2006
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 22
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2005|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Dallas, Texas
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 63–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–8
}}
|-
! colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}| 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 16, 2006
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 24
| seed = 6 MW
| opponent = UW–Milwaukee
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 MW
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, Florida
| gamename = First Round
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=24| poll=AP poll|timezone=Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest}}
{{cite web |title=2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://soonersports.com/documents/2020/11/19/2020_21_Oklahoma_Basketball_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of Oklahoma Athletics |access-date=December 26, 2022}}
Rankings
{{main|2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
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