2005–06_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East Division
Record	22–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (9th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hobbs; Scott Rigot; Reggie Hanson;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2005–06 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

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2005–06 Schedule and Results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2005* 8:25 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	South Dakota State Guardians Classic	W 71–54	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,144) Lexington, KY
November 14, 2005* 8:35 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	Lipscomb Guardians Classic	W 67–49	2–0	Rupp Arena (19,369) Lexington, KY
November 21, 2005* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	vs. No. 18 Iowa Guardians Classic	L 63–67	2–1	Kemper Arena (6,091) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	vs. No. 13 West Virginia Guardians Classic	W 80–66	3–1	Kemper Arena (6,357) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Liberty	W 81–51	4–1	Rupp Arena (22,717) Lexington, KY
November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 10	High Point	W 75–55	5–1	Rupp Arena (19,980) Lexington, KY
December 3, 2005* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	North Carolina	L 79–83	5–2	Rupp Arena (23,860) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at Georgia State	W 73–46	6–2	Philips Arena (8,154) Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2005* 3:45 pm, CBS	No. 15	vs. No. 18 Indiana	L 53–79	6–3	RCA Dome (28,031) Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2005* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	No. 4 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	W 73–61	7–3	Rupp Arena (24,432) Lexington, KY
December 23, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 19	vs. Iona	W 73–67	8–3	Freedom Hall (13,794) Louisville, KY
December 30, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Ohio	W 71–63	9–3	US Bank Arena (16,043) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2006* 7:00 pm	No. 19	UCF	W 59–57	10–3	Rupp Arena (21,329) Lexington, KY
January 7, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at Kansas	L 46–73	10–4	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		Vanderbilt	L 52–57	10–5 (0–1)	Rupp Arena (23,643) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS		Alabama	L 64–68	10–6 (0–2)	Rupp Arena (23,471) Lexington, KY
January 17, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia	W 69–55	11–6 (1–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,027) Athens, GA
January 21, 2006 1:00 pm, JP Sports		South Carolina	W 80–78	12–6 (2–2)	Rupp Arena (23,420) Lexington, KY
January 24, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Auburn	W 71–62	13–6 (3–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,651) Auburn, AL
January 29, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS		Arkansas	W 78–76	14–6 (4–2)	Rupp Arena (23,741) Lexington, KY
February 1, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		at Mississippi State	W 81–66	15–6 (5–2)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,876) Starkville, MS
February 4, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 8 Florida ESPN College GameDay	L 80–95	15–7 (5–3)	O'Connell Center (12,609) Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 11 Tennessee	L 67–75	15–8 (5–4)	Rupp Arena (24,184) Lexington, KY
February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, JP Sports		at Vanderbilt	L 81–84	15–9 (5–5)	Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		Georgia	W 68–61	16–9 (6–5)	Rupp Arena (22,548) Lexington, KY
February 18, 2006 1:30 pm, CBS		at South Carolina	W 79–66	17–9 (7–5)	Colonial Life Arena (17,188) Columbia, SC
February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		Mississippi	W 80–40	18–9 (8–5)	Rupp Arena (24,278) Lexington, KY
February 25, 2006 3:45 pm, CBS		at No. 24 LSU	L 67–71	18–10 (8–6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,576) Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		at No. 11 Tennessee	W 80–78	19–10 (9–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena (24,108) Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2006 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 17 Florida	L 64–79	19–11 (9–7)	Rupp Arena (24,329) Lexington, KY
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006 2:15 pm	(E3)	vs. (W6) Mississippi First Round	W 79–67	20–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454) Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006 2:35 pm, JP Sports	(E3)	vs. (W2) Alabama Quarterfinals	W 68–61	21–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547) Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006 12:00 pm, JP Sports	(E3)	vs. (E5) South Carolina Semifinals	L 61–65	21–12	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777) Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006* 9:55 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) UAB First Round	W 69–64	22–12	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006* 2:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Connecticut Second Round	L 83–87	22–13	Wachovia Center (20,050) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Washington, D.C. Regional.

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US college sports recruiting information for 2005 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Carter C	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 31, 2005
Jared Carter C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Rekalin Sims F	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 21, 2005
Rekalin Sims F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Adam Williams G	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 27, 2004
Adam Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR
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: "Kentucky 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "2005 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Rajon Rondo	Phoenix Suns

2005–06_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Incoming signees

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2005–06 Schedule and Results

NCAA basketball tournament

Team players drafted into the NBA

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Florida †	10	–	6	.625	33	–	6	.846
Kentucky	9	–	7	.563	22	–	13	.629
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	23	–	15	.605
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
West
No. 19 LSU	14	–	2	.875	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467

† 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]