2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Texas and Kansas. The Sooners were knocked off in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament No. 6 seed in the Minneapolis region. The Sooners were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed UW–Milwaukee^[2] to finish the season 20–9 (11–5 Big 12).

2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	20–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Lopes Bonnie Seltzer Jim Shaw
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Texas	13	–	3		.813			30	–	7		.811
No. 12 Kansas †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Colorado	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Oklahoma State	6	–	10		.375			17	–	16		.515
Texas Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	13		.536
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
Missouri	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			4	–	13		.235
† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

2005–06 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 21 Taj Gray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas F 34 Kevin Bookout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Stroud, Oklahoma F 32 Taylor Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Head coach Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*	No. 6	Samford	W 68–41	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2005*	No. 5	Binghamton	W 88–60	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 26, 2005*	No. 5	Belmont	W 81–59	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 30, 2005*	No. 5	at Tulsa	W 62–53	4–0	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 2005*	No. 5	at No. 4 Villanova	L 74–85	4–1	The Pavilion  Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 2005*	No. 8	Southern	W 68–54	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2005*	No. 8	vs. West Virginia All-College Basketball Classic	L 68–92	6–2	Ford Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 2006	No. 19	Oklahoma State	W 67–66	20–6 (11–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 2006	No. 19	at No. 6 Texas	L 48–72	20–7 (11–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2006*	No. 22	vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	L 63–69	20–8	American Airlines Center  Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (11 MW) UW–Milwaukee First Round	L 74–82[2]	20–9	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena  Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Wisconsin-Milwaukee Does It Again". The New York Times. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.