2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
	East
Record	23–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Stew Morrill (8th season);
Home arena	Smith Spectrum
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Utah State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Louisiana Tech	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Hawaii	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
New Mexico State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Fresno State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Boise State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
San Jose State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	4	–	25	.138

† 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2005–06 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 8th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–5 to finish second in the regular season standings. They lost to Nevada in the championship game of the WAC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the East region. The Aggies fell to No. 5 seed Washington in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Nate Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Smithfield, Utah

Head coach

Stew Morrill

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 2005*		at Utah	L 66–67	2–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC regular season
Mar 4, 2006		San Jose State	W 61–58	21–7 (11–5)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 76–69	22–7	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals	W 68–64	23–7	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 11, 2006*		at No. 21 Nevada Championship game	L 63–70 ^OT	23–8	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* CBS	(12 DC)	vs. (5 DC) No. 17 Washington First round	L 61–75	23–9	Cox Arena (9,891) San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C.. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Huskies handle Utah St. behind Roy's 28 points". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "Huskies handle Utah St. behind Roy's 28 points". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[roster-3] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[schedule-4] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

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Venues	George Nelson Fieldhouse (1940–1970) Smith Spectrum (1970–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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