2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Florida.[1]

2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
Sun Belt West division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record24–7 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky12–2 .85723–8  .742
Middle Tennessee8–6 .57116–12  .571
Arkansas State7–7 .50012–18  .400
Arkansas-Little Rock5–9 .35714–15  .483
Florida International4–10 .2868–20  .286
West
South Alabama †12–3 .80024–7  .774
Louisiana–Lafayette7–8 .46713–16  .448
Denver7–8 .46715–16  .484
New Orleans6–9 .40010–19  .345
North Texas6–9 .40014–14  .500
Troy6–9 .40014–15  .483
† 2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Michael Phillips 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mobile, Alabama
G 2 Mario Jointer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi
G 3 Chey Christie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hartford, Connecticut
G 4 Jeffrey Callins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G 10 Demetric Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Albany, Georgia
F 35 Richard Law 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 18, 2005*
    		 Spring Hill W 84–46  1–0
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 22, 2005*
    		 at Purdue L 67–85  1–1
    		 Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Nov 25, 2005*
    		 Alabama A&M W 84–46  2–1
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 28, 2005*
    		 at Loyola Marymount W 81–80 OT 3–1
    		 Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 3, 2005*
    		 Samford W 55–52  4–1
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 10, 2005*
    		 at Southern Miss W 75–51  5–1
    		 Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Dec 14, 2005*
    		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 81–71  6–1
    		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Dec 17, 2005*
    		 No. 25 Houston
    Coors Classic    		 W 66–62  7–1
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 20, 2005*
    		 Louisiana–Monroe W 83–64  8–1
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 22, 2005*
    		 at Alabama State L 75–78  8–2
    		 Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
    Montgomery, Alabama
    Dec 30, 2005*
    		 Western Michigan W 81–59  9–2
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 4, 2006*
    		 at Tennessee L 69–87  9–3
    		 Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Sun Belt Regular Season
    Jan 7, 2006
    		 Troy W 88–84  10–3
    (1–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 12, 2006
    		 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 61–51  11–3
    (2–0)    		 Cajundome 
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    Jan 14, 2006
    		 at New Orleans W 60–57  12–3
    (3–0)    		 Human Performance Center 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 19, 2006
    		 Middle Tennessee W 75–63  13–3
    (4–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 21, 2006
    		 Western Kentucky L 73–74  13–4
    (4–1)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 26, 2006
    		 at Denver L 60–69  13–5
    (4–2)    		 Magness Arena 
    Denver, Colorado
    Jan 28, 2006
    		 at North Texas W 89–67  14–5
    (5–2)    		 Super Pit 
    Denton, Texas
    Feb 2, 2006
    		 at Little Rock W 65–58  15–5
    (6–2)    		 Jack Stephens Center 
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Feb 4, 2006
    		 Arkansas State W 78–69  16–5
    (7–2)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 9, 2006
    		 Louisiana–Lafayette L 53–59  16–6
    (7–3)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 13, 2006
    		 New Orleans W 81–71  17–6
    (8–3)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 16, 2006
    		 at Troy W 66–52  18–6
    (9–3)    		 Sartain Hall 
    Troy, Alabama
    Feb 20, 2006
    		 at Florida International W 64–51  19–6
    (10–3)    		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
    Westchester, Florida
    Feb 23, 2006
    		 Denver W 74–65  20–6
    (11–3)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 25, 2006
    		 North Texas W 99–79  21–6
    (12–3)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Sun Belt Conference tournament
    Mar 5, 2006*
    		 vs. Little Rock
    Quarterfinals    		 W 78–53  22–6
    		 Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    Mar 6, 2006*
    		 vs. Denver
    Semifinals    		 W 75–65  23–6
    		 Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    Mar 7, 2006*
    		 vs. Western Kentucky
    Championship game    		 W 95–70  24–6
    		 Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 2006*
    		 (14 MSP) vs. (3 MSP) No. 11 Florida
    First round    		 L 50–76  24–7
    		 Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Coliseum 
    Jacksonville, Florida
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MSP=Minneapolis.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    References
    1. "Humphrey nets 20, sparks Florida past South Alabama". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
    2. "2005-06 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
    3. "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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