2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, Albany was beaten by No. 1 seed UConn in the first round, 72–59.^[1]

2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East tournament champions America East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–11 (13–3 AE)
Head coach	Will Brown (5th season)
Home arena	SEFCU Arena
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 America East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Albany †	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Binghamton	12	–	4		.750			16	–	13		.552
Boston University	9	–	7		.563			12	–	16		.429
Hartford	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
New Hampshire	8	–	8		.500			12	–	17		.414
Vermont	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Maine	7	–	9		.438			12	–	16		.429
UMBC	5	–	11		.313			10	–	19		.345
Stony Brook	2	–	14		.125			4	–	24		.143
† 2006 America East tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 00 Carl Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Fresno, California G/F 1 Jason Siggers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Dallas, Texas G 2 Michael Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Seattle, Washington G 3 David Bauman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Sarver, Pennsylvania G 14 Jon Iati 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — So York, Pennsylvania G/F 21 Brian Lillis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Urbandale, Iowa G 31 Jamar Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Bronx, New York F 33 Brian Connelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Audubon, New Jersey F 34 Brent Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Cedar Rapids, Iowa F/C 42 Jimmie Covington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Chicago, Illinois	Head coach Will Brown (Dowling) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2005*		vs. Oakland	W 90–73	1–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (9,117) Gainesville, Florida
Nov 10, 2005*		at Florida	L 64–83	1–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (8,528) Gainesville, Florida
Nov 21, 2005*		Sacred Heart	L 61–63	1–2	Recreation and Convocation Center (2,542) Albany, New York
Nov 26, 2005*		at San Diego State	L 53–80	1–3	Cox Arena (5,032) San Diego, California
Nov 29, 2005*		at No. 16 UCLA	L 65–73	1–4	Pauley Pavilion (6,194) Los Angeles, California
Dec 3, 2005*		at Siena	L 74–82 OT	1–5	Pepsi Arena (8,641) Albany, New York
Dec 10, 2005*		at Cleveland State	W 78–65	2–5	Wolstein Center (1,492) Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 17, 2005*		Harvard	L 48–61	2–6	Recreation and Convocation Center (2,147) Albany, New York
Dec 20, 2005		Binghamton	W 70–65	3–6 (1–0)	Recreation and Convocation Center (2,352) Albany, New York
Feb 26, 2006		at UMBC	W 76–61	18–10 (13–3)	RAC Arena (2,316) Catonsville, Maryland
America East tournament
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. UMBC Quarterfinals	W 79–65	19–10	Events Center (2,401) Vestal, New York
Mar 5, 2006*		vs. New Hampshire Semifinals	W 67–54	20–10	Events Center (4,445) Vestal, New York
Mar 11, 2006*		Vermont Championship game	W 80–67	21–10	Recreation and Convocation Center (4,538) Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(16 DC)	vs. (1 DC) No. 2 Connecticut First round	L 59–72	21–11	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C..

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