2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian, the Flashes reached the NCAA tournament under the third different head coach in a six-year span. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Oakland region, Kent State lost to No. 5 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.^[1] The team finished the season with a record of 25–9 (15–3 MAC).

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	25–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (4th season)
Assistant coach	Rob Senderoff (4th season)
Home arena	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
Akron	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Miami (OH)	14	–	4		.778			18	–	12		.600
Ohio	10	–	8		.556			19	–	11		.633
Buffalo	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
West
Northern Illinois	12	–	6		.667			17	–	11		.607
Toledo	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Ball State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15		.167			7	–	21		.250
Central Michigan	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
† 2006 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 2 Nate Gerwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 4 Isaac Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan G 5 Omni Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 11 Jordan Mincy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 13 Jay Youngblood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan F 21 Mike Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana G 23 DeAndre Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 25 Armon Gates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Country Club Hills, Illinois F 34 Julian Sullinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio F 42 Kevin Warzynski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	Head coach Jim Christian Assistant coach(es) Rob Senderoff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2005*		Delaware State	L 56–65	0–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Nov 22, 2005*		Austin Peay	W 94–67	1–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. Rutgers	L 52–55	1–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 82–70	2–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 30, 2005*		at Youngstown State	W 77–69	3–2	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, Ohio
Dec 3, 2005*		Cleveland State	W 83–68	4–2	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Dec 8, 2005*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 86–61	5–2	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Dec 10, 2005*		at Southern Illinois	L 51–58	5–3	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 30, 2005*		at Syracuse	L 66–78	6–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
MAC Regular season
Jan 4, 2006		Toledo	W 76–68	7–5 (1–0)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Mar 4, 2006		at Akron	L 67–75	22–8 (15–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Buffalo Quarterfinals	W 76–67	23–8	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. Ohio Semifinals	W 72–59	24–8	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 11, 2006*		vs. Toledo Championship game	W 71–66	25–8	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(12 OAK)	vs. (5 OAK) No. 16 Pittsburgh First round	L 64–79	25–9	Palace of Auburn Hills  Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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