2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific won the Big West regular season, finishing with a 12–2 record in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Minneapolis region, the team was beaten by No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to end their season at 24–8 (12–2 Big West).

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pacific122 .857248  .750
UC Irvine104 .7141613  .552
Cal Poly77 .5001019  .345
UC Santa Barbara68 .4291514  .517
Cal State Fullerton59 .3571613  .552
Cal State Northridge410 .2861117  .393
UC Riverside311 .214523  .179
*Long Beach State05 .000012  .000
2006 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2006[1]
*Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5)
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 13 Christian Maraker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Big West tournament
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 2006*
    (13 MSP) vs. (4 MSP) No. 7 Boston College
    First round
    L 76–88 2OT 24–8
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MSP=Minneapolis.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source:[3]

    Rankings

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. Big West MBB Record Book
    2. "Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
    3. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
    4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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