2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 9th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	16–13 (10–4 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (9th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Pacific †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	8		.750
UC Irvine	10	–	4		.714			16	–	13		.552
Cal Poly	7	–	7		.500			10	–	19		.345
UC Santa Barbara	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	9		.357			16	–	13		.552
Cal State Northridge	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
UC Riverside	3	–	11		.214			5	–	23		.179
*Long Beach State	0	–	5		.000			0	–	12		.000
† 2006 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2006[1] *Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5) Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2004–05 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–13 and 8–10 in Big West play.

Roster

2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 22 Shamar Armstrong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G 11 Nic Campbell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C 33 Darren Fells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Fullerton, CA G 3 Aaron Fitzgerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G 12 Mike Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So F 15 Mark Kelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr G 40 Chad McDaniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rosamond, CA C 42 Adam Metelski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr G 22 Dustin Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F 21 Patrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Corona, CA G 14 Ross Schraeder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G 20 Brandon Sievers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr F 32 Adam Templeton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 10, 2005*		vs. George Mason 2K Sports Classic	L 56–79	0–1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, NC
November 11, 2005*		vs. Mississippi Valley State 2K Sports Classic	W 94–40	1–1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, NC
November 19, 2005*		at No. 13 Stanford	W 79–63	2–1	Maples Pavilion (6,523) Stanford, CA
November 22, 2005*		Santa Clara	W 78–70	3–1	Bren Events Center (2,033) Irvine, CA
November 26, 2005*		at Pepperdine	L 76–79	3–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,324) Malibu, CA
November 29, 2005*		Cal State Stanislaus	L 90–91	3–3	Bren Events Center (1,688) Irvine, CA
December 3, 2005*		San Jose State	W 68–58	4–3	Bren Events Center (3,730) Irvine, CA
December 17, 2005*		at Colorado	L 80–96	4–4	Coors Event Center/Conference Center (1,416) Boulder, CO
December 22, 2005*		Loyola	L 72–74	4–5	Bren Events Center (1,787) Irvine, CA
December 29, 2005*		vs. Arkansas–Monticello Oneida Classic	L 64–81	4–6	Resch Center (3,947) Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 30, 2005*		at UW-Green Bay Oneida Classic	L 65–77	4–7	Resch Center (3,753) Green Bay, WI
January 4, 2006*		UC Davis	L 63–66	4–8	Bren Events Center (1,051) Irvine, CA
January 7, 2006		at Cal Poly	W 69–67	5–8 (1–0)	Mott Gym (2,048) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 9, 2006		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–66	6–8 (2–0)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,572) Irvine, CA
January 13, 2006		Cal State Northridge	W 76–62	7–8 (3–0)	Bren Events Center (2,038) Irvine, CA
January 15, 2006		Pacific Tigers	W 70–61	8–8 (4–0)	Bren Events Center (1,722) Irvine, CA
January 19, 2006		at UC Riverside	W 71–61	9–8 (5–0)	Student Recreation Center (1,130) Irvine, CA
January 21, 2006		at Cal State Fullerton	W 67–59	10–8 (6–0)	Titan Gym (1,423) Fullerton, CA
January 25, 2006		Cal State Fullerton	W 83–68	11–8 (7–0)	Bren Events Center (2,880) Irvine, CA
January 28, 2006		at Long Beach State	W 73–67	12–8 (8–0)	Walter Pyramid (2,398) Long Beach, CA
February 2, 2006		at Pacific	L 52–64	12–9 (8–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,720) Stockton, CA
February 4, 2006		at Cal State Northridge	W 74–57	13–9 (9–1)	Matadome (1,179) Northridge, CA
February 9, 2006		UC Santa Barbara	L 59–60	13–10 (9–2)	Bren Events Center (2,269) Irvine, CA
February 11, 2006		Cal Poly	L 58–61	13–11 (9–3)	Bren Events Center (4,500) Irvine, CA
February 15, 2006		UC Riverside	W 63–37	14–11 (10–3)	Bren Events Center (1,841) Irvine, CA
February 18, 2006*		Drake BracketBusters	W 70–67	15–11	Bren Events Center (1,410) Irvine, CA
February 23, 2006*		at UC Davis	W 82–68	16–11	The Pavilion (1,097) Davis, CA
March 4, 2006		Long Beach	L 73–93	16–12 (10–4)	Bren Events Center (3,790) Irvine, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 10, 2006		vs. Long Beach State Semifinal	L 73–75	16–13	Anaheim Convention Center (3,213) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

• Aaron Fitzgerald ^[3]
  • All-Big West First Team
• Adam Templeton ^[3]
  • Big West All Freshman Team

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
3. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.