2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team

2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball
2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 19
Record	27–9 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (9th season);
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

The 2005–06 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	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]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Farrer SG	Phoenix, Arizona	St. Mary's High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 26, 2005
Alex Farrer SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Chris Johnson SF	Laurinburg, North Carolina	Laurinburg Prep School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 13, 2004
Chris Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tasmin Mitchell SF	Denham Springs, Louisiana	Denham Springs High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 1, 2004
Tasmin Mitchell SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Magnum Rolle PF	Laurinburg, North Carolina	Laurinburg Prep School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 1, 2004
Magnum Rolle PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ben Voogd PG	Florence, Oregon	Siuslaw High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 27, 2004
Ben Voogd PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 15
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: "LSU Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011. "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Roster

2005–06 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Glen Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	30	Alex Farrer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
G	10	David Fleshman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	35	Darnell Lazare	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	2	Dameon Mason	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Aurora, Illinois
G	3	Tack Minor	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	22	Darrel Mitchell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	So	Saint Martinville, Louisiana
F	1	Tasmin Mitchell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Denham Springs, Louisiana
F	15	Magnum Rolle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Laurinburg, North Carolina
G	14	Garrett Temple	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	12	Tyrus Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	4	Ben Voogd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Florence, Oregon
C	21	Chris Johnson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Laurinburg, North Carolina

Head coach

John Brady (Belhaven)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Johnson (West Georgia)
Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
John Treloar (Belhaven)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2022-05-02

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
2005/11/18* 7:00 p.m.		Southern	W 84–56	1–0	Maravich Center (7,877) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/21* 7:00 p.m.		Nicholls State	W 104–57	2–0	Maravich Center (7,427) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/11/26* 3:45 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 13 West Virginia	W 71–68 ^OT	3–0	WVU Coliseum (11,044) Morgantown, West Virginia
2005/11/29* 8:00 p.m., FSN	No. 25	Houston	L 83–84	3–1	Maravich Center (8,790) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/10* 7:00 p.m., CST		McNeese State	W 90–70	4–1	Maravich Center (8,196) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/13* 7:00 p.m., CST		New Orleans	W 94–53	5–1	Maravich Center (6,567) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/17* 7:00 p.m., CST		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 81–62	6–1	Maravich Center (8,764) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/19* 7:00 p.m., CST		Northern Iowa Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 50–54	6–2	Maravich Center (7,340) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2005/12/22* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Arkansas-Monticello	W 75–48	7–2	Valley High (1,200) Las Vegas, NV
2005/12/23* 9:30 p.m.		vs. Cincinnati	L 72–75	7–3	Valley High (1,200) Las Vegas, Nevada
2005/12/31* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 21 Ohio State	L 76–78	7–4	Value City Arena (16,136) Columbus, Ohio
2006/01/03* 7:00 p.m., CST		Tulane	W 75–58	8–4	Maravich Center (7,365) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/01/07* 7:00 p.m., CBS		at No. 2 Connecticut	L 66–67	8–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2006/1/11 7:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	W 63–58	9–5 (1–0)	Bud Walton Arena (18,689) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2006/01/14 7:00 p.m., FSN		Tennessee	W 88–74	10–5 (2–0)	Maravich Center (9,733) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/18 7:00 p.m.		at Mississippi State	W 71–57	11–5 (3–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,150) Starkville, Mississippi
2006/1/21 2:00 p.m., JP Sports		Alabama	W 68–57	12–5 (4–0)	Maravich Center (11,674) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/25 7:00 p.m.		Georgia	W 81–52	13–5 (5–0)	Maravich Center (13,468) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/1/28 2:00 p.m.		at Mississippi	W 79–73	14–5 (6–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,805) Oxford, Mississippi
2006/2/1 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	Auburn	W 84–69	15–5 (7–0)	Maravich Center (11,131) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/4 12:00 p.m., JP Sports	No. 24	at Alabama	L 62–67	15–6 (7–1)	Coleman Coliseum (12,584) Tuscaloosa, AL
2006/2/8 7:00 p.m., JP Sports		Arkansas	W 78–77	16–6 (8–1)	Maravich Center (9,820) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/11 12:00 p.m., JP Sports		at No. 7 Florida	L 62–71	16–7 (8–2)	O'Connell Center (12,004) Gainesville, Florida
2006/2/15 7:00 p.m., JP Sports	No. 25	Mississippi State	W 72–59	17–7 (9–2)	Maravich Center (9,264) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/18 5:00 p.m., FSN	No. 25	at Auburn	W 65–61	18–7 (10–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,711) Auburn, AL
2006/2/22 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	at Vanderbilt	W 77–66	19–7 (11–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (13,122) Nashville, Tennessee
2006/2/25 2:45 p.m., CBS	No. 24	Kentucky	W 71–67	20–7 (12–2)	Maravich Center (11,576) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2006/2/28 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	at South Carolina	W 64–61	21–7 (13–2)	Colonial Center (12,248) Columbia, South Carolina
2006/3/4 3:00 p.m., JP Sports	No. 21	Mississippi	W 55–52	22–7 (14–2)	Maravich Center (12,507) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
2006/03/10 6:30 p.m., JP Sports	No. 18	vs. Vanderbilt SEC Conference tournament	W 92–73	23–7	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777) Nashville, Tennessee
2006/03/11 2:15 p.m., JP Sports	No. 18	vs. No. 16 Florida SEC Conference tournament	L 65–81	23–8	Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,206) Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
2006/03/16 6:10 p.m., CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (13) Iona First Round	W 80–64	24–8	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777) Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/18 4:50 p.m., CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (12) Texas A&M Second Round	W 58–57	25–8	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777) Jacksonville, Florida
2006/03/23 6:10 p.m., CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (1) No. 1 Duke Sweet Sixteen	W 62–54	26–8	Georgia Dome (27,130) Atlanta
2006/03/25 3:40 p.m., CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (2) No. 9 Texas Elite Eight	W 70–60 ^OT	27–8	Georgia Dome (27,130) Atlanta
2006/4/1 7:47 p.m., CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (2) No. 7 UCLA Final Four	L 45–59	27–9	RCA Dome (43,822) Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	RV	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	25	24	21	17 т	19	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	24	21	17	18	3

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	4	Tyrus Thomas	Portland Trail Blazers

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References

sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
"2006 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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

[2] "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[3] "2006 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics