2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 9th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Hawks defeated fellow No. 16 seed Hampton in the Play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Villanova in the opening round.[1]

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record19–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam T. Boylan Gymnasium
2005–06 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson144 .7782012  .625
Central Connecticut135 .7221811  .621
Monmouth126 .6671915  .559
Mount St. Mary's117 .6111317  .433
Robert Morris108 .5561514  .517
Long Island99 .5001216  .429
Sacred Heart810 .4441117  .393
Quinnipiac711 .3891216  .429
St. Francis (NY)711 .3891017  .370
Wagner612 .3331314  .481
Saint Francis (PA)216 .111424  .143
2006 NEC tournament winner

Roster

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 23 Marques Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Neptune, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 21, 2005*
    at San Francisco L 66–70  0–1
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Nov 24, 2005*
    vs. Southern Illinois
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 80–68  1–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 25, 2005*
    vs. South Carolina
    Great Alaska Shootout
    L 56–62  1–2
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 26, 2005*
    vs. Oral Roberts
    Great Alaska Shootout
    L 54–62  1–3
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Dec 3, 2005*
    Rider L 67–75  1–4
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Dec 6, 2005*
    at Saint Peter's L 60–73  1–5
    Yanitelli Center 
    Jersey City, New Jersey
    Dec 8, 2005*
    at Seton Hall L 45–61  1–6
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 12, 2005*
    at Lehigh L 57–71  1–7
    Stabler Arena 
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Dec 14, 2005*
    at Princeton W 41–21  2–7
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, New Jersey
    Dec 18, 2005
    Sacred Heart W 73–64  3–7
    (1–0)
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Feb 27, 2006
    at Fairleigh Dickinson L 62–79  15–14
    (12–6)
    Rothman Center 
    Hackensack, New Jersey
    NEC tournament
    Mar 2, 2006*
    Long Island
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–63  16–14
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Mar 5, 2006*
    at Central Connecticut State
    Semifinals
    W 62–48  17–14
    Detrick Gymnasium 
    New Britain, Connecticut
    Mar 8, 2006*
    at Fairleigh Dickinson
    Championship game
    W 49–48  18–14
    Rothman Center 
    Hackensack, New Jersey
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 14, 2006*
    (16 MSP) vs. (16 MSP) Hampton
    Play-in game
    W 71–49  19–14
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Mar 17, 2006*
    (16 MSP) vs. (1 MSP) No. 3 Villanova
    First round
    L 45–58  19–15
    Wachovia Center 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MSP=Minneapolis.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References

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