2005–06 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Louis Orr and played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

2005–06 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–12 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Louis Orr (5th season)
Home arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			30	–	4		.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Louisville	6	–	10		.375			21	–	13		.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
DePaul*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Providence*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
St. John's*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
South Florida*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
No. 21 Syracuse†#	0	–	9		.000			0	–	12		.000
† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament. #Syracuse had all its wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 23–12, 7–9.

Roster

2005–06 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 50 Marcus Cousin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Randallstown Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Louis Orr Assistant coach(es) 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 city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 2005*		Manhattan NIT Season Tip-Off	W 66–52	1–0	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 16, 2005*		at No. 1 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off	L 40–93	1–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Mar 3, 2006		at No. 8 Pittsburgh	W 65–61	18–10 (9–7)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2006*		vs. Rutgers First Round	L 48–61	18–11	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Wichita State First Round	L 66–86[2]	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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