2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in ACC play to finish a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Virginia 60–56.

2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Seth Greenberg
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke†	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 North Carolina	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
No. 7 Boston College	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
NC State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Florida State	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Wake Forest	3	–	13		.188			17	–	17		.500
† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Hokies finished the 2004–05 season 16–14, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated 73–54 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Memphis.

Roster

2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pahokee Pahokee, FL G 3 Shawn Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Matoaca/Fork Union Military Academy Ettrick, VA G/F 11 Wynton Witherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Berkmar Atlanta, GA G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So National Christian Academy New Orleans, LA F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Copernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lowndes Valdosta, GA F 21 Allen Calloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tunstall/Coastal Christian Academy Danville, VA G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Andrew Jackson Jacksonville, FL G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Blacksburg/Oxnard Junior College Blacksburg, VA G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Varina Richmond, VA G/F 25 Bob Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Braddock Burke, VA F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Chamblee Stone Mountain, GA F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Bamako, Mali G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, PR F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lord Botetourt/Fork Union Military Academy Fincastle, VA	Head coach Seth Greenberg (Fairleigh Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 17, 2020

2005–2006 schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2005*		Radford	W 80–50	1–0	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Nov 12, 2005*		Bowling Green	L 71–72	1–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Nov 13, 2005*		Western Carolina	W 54–40	2–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Nov 18, 2005*		Mount St. Mary's	W 74–62	3–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg VA
Nov 21, 2005*		Marshall	W 71–54	4–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg VA
Nov 25, 2005*		Morgan State	W 77–49	5–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Nov 28, 2005* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		at Ohio State ACC-Big Ten Challenge	L 56-69 OT	5–2	Value City Arena (13,218) Columbus, OH
Dec 4, 2005 8:00 pm, FSN		at No. 1 Duke	L 75–77	5–3 (0-1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 7, 2005*		North Carolina A&T	W 94–66	6–3 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Dec 10, 2005* 4:00 pm, FSN		St. John's	W 73–64	7–3 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
Dec 18, 2005*		vs. Stanford The Las Vegas Showdown	W 59–52	8–3 (0-1)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,011) Las Vegas, NV[1]
Dec 27, 2005*		William & Mary	W 74–64	9–3 (0-1)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Dec 30, 2005*		at Old Dominion	L 55–58	9–4 (0-1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 2, 2006*		at James Madison	W 77–58	10–4 (0-1)	James Madison University Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 7, 2006		at Florida State	L 68–74	10–5 (0-2)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
Jan 10, 2006		No. 20 North Carolina	L 61–64	10–6 (0-3)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Jan 15, 2006 4:00 pm, Raycom		Virginia Rivalry	L 49–54	10–7 (0-4)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 21, 2006		at Maryland	L 72–81	10–8 (0-5)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Jan 26, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 2 Duke	L 67–80	10–9 (0-6)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 2006		at Wake Forest	W 76–70	11–9 (1-6)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 31, 2006		Georgia Tech	W 63–62	12–9 (2-6)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Feb 4, 2006		Boston College	L 73–74	12–10 (2-7)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Feb 8, 2006		at Clemson	W 75–74 OT	13–10 (3-7)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Feb 11, 2006 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Virginia Rivalry	L 77–81 OT	13–11 (3-8)	University Hall (7,757) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 18, 2006		NC State	L 64–70	13–12 (3-9)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006		at Miami	L 59–70	13–13 (3-10)	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
Feb 25, 2006		Florida State	W 72–61	14–13 (4-10)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Mar 1, 2006		Clemson	L 81–86	14–14 (4-11)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2006 12:00 p.m.		at No. 11 Boston College	L 57–59	14–15 (4-12)	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
Mar 9, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN	(10)	vs. (7) Virginia First Round	L 56–60	14–16 (4-12)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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