2005–06 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2005–06 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by first-year head coach Rob Spivery, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 15–3 in SWAC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the program's first appearance in 13 years. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Atlanta region, the Jaguars lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed Duke, 70–54.[2]

2005–06 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record20–13 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
2005–06 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern153 .8332013  .606
Grambling State117 .6111413  .519
Alabama A&M117 .6111313  .500
Jackson State108 .5561517  .469
Alabama State108 .5561218  .400
Mississippi Valley State99 .500919  .321
Arkansas–Pine Bluff810 .4441316  .448
Alcorn State810 .444820  .286
Texas Southern612 .333822  .267
Prairie View A&M216 .111524  .172
2006 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2005–06 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Chris Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lawton, Oklahoma
F 32 Peter Cipriano 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Jersey City, New Jersey
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
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 15, 2005*
    7:30 p.m.
    at No. 2 Texas
    Guardians Classic First round
    L 56–89  0–1
    Frank Erwin Center (10,483)
    Austin, Texas
    Nov 16, 2005*
    5:30 p.m.
    vs. Sacramento State
    Guardians Classic
    L 64–67 OT 0–2
    Frank Erwin Center (9,513)
    Austin, Texas
    Nov 18, 2005*
    7:30 p.m.
    at LSU L 56–84  0–3
    Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,877)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Nov 20, 2005*
    3:00 p.m.
    at Texas A&M L 44–88  0–4
    Reed Arena (5,871)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov 29, 2005*
    7:00 p.m.
    Jarvis Christian W 71–58  1–4
    F. G. Clark Center (132)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Dec 3, 2005*
    3:00 p.m.
    at Louisiana Tech L 52–61  1–5
    Thomas Assembly Center (1,032)
    Ruston, Louisiana
    Dec 5, 2005*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Southeastern Louisiana L 62–65  1–6
    University Center (1,615)
    Hammond, Louisiana
    Dec 10, 2005*
    7:00 p.m.
    Louisiana Tech W 63–47  2–6
    F. G. Clark Center (217)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Dec 17, 2005*
    7:00 p.m.
    at No. 8 Oklahoma L 54–68  2–7
    Lloyd Noble Center (6,100)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 19, 2005*
    7:05 p.m.
    at Tulsa L 48–60  2–8
    Reynolds Center (4,770)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 29, 2005*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Xavier L 56–73  2–9
    Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    SWAC regular season
    Jan 2, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Prairie View A&M W 73–65  3–9
    (1–0)
    William J. Nicks Building (501)
    Prairie View, Texas
    Jan 4, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Texas Southern W 54–48  4–9
    (2–0)
    Health and Physical Education Arena 
    Houston, Texas
    Jan 7, 2006
    8:00 p.m.
    Grambling State W 72–57  5–9
    (3–0)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,175)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 9, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    Jackson State W 80–65  6–9
    (4–0)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,708)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 14, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 60–50  7–9
    (5–0)
    K. L. Johnson Complex (1,286)
    Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    Jan 16, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Mississippi Valley State L 64–70  7–10
    (5–1)
    Harrison HPER Complex (997)
    Itta Bena, Mississippi
    Jan 21, 2006
    3:00 p.m.
    Alabama A&M W 72–65  8–10
    (6–1)
    F. G. Clark Center (3,997)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 23, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    Alabama State W 72–68 OT 9–10
    (7–1)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,357)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 28, 2006
    5:30 p.m.
    Alcorn State W 72–55  10–10
    (8–1)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,932)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb 4, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Grambling State L 75–80 OT 10–11
    (8–2)
    HPER Complex (2,400)
    Grambling, Louisiana
    Feb 6, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Jackson State W 70–58  11–11
    (9–2)
    Williams Assembly Center (2,679)
    Jackson, Mississippi
    Feb 11, 2006
    3:00 p.m.
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–68  12–11
    (10–2)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,130)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb 13, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    Mississippi Valley State W 71–60  13–11
    (11–2)
    F. G. Clark Center (1,056)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb 18, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Alabama A&M W 84–80  14–11
    (12–2)
    Elmore Gymnasium (1,060)
    Normal, Alabama
    Feb 20, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Alabama State L 59–63  14–12
    (12–3)
    Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,756)
    Montgomery, Alabama
    Feb 25, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    at Alcorn State W 69–57  15–12
    (13–3)
    Davey Whitney Complex (1,100)
    Lorman, Mississippi
    Mar 2, 2006
    7:30 p.m.
    Prairie View A&M W 81–62  16–12
    (14–3)
    F. G. Clark Center (2,948)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Mar 4, 2006
    4:00 p.m.
    Texas Southern W 89–64  17–12
    (15–3)
    F. G. Clark Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    SWAC tournament
    Mar 9, 2006*
    7:30 p.m.
    vs. Alcorn State
    Quarterfinals
    W 73–52  18–12
    Bill Harris Arena (932)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 10, 2006*
    7:30 p.m.
    vs. Jackson State
    Semifinals
    W 66–59  19–12
    Bill Harris Arena (1,259)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 11, 2006*
    7:00 p.m.
    vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
    Championship game
    W 57–44  20–12
    Bill Harris Arena (2,567)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 2006*
    9:30 p.m.
    (16 ATL) vs. (1 ATL) No. 1 Duke
    First round
    L 54–70  20–13
    Greensboro Coliseum (22,642)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ATL=Atlanta.
    All times are in Central Time.

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