2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.^[2]

2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Braun (10th season)
Assistant coach	Joe Pasternack (5th season)
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 UCLA †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	7		.821
No. 12 Washington	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
California	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
Arizona 1	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Stanford	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
USC	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Oregon	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Oregon State 1	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Arizona State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			11	–	17		.393
† Conference tournament winner As of April 3, 2006 Rankings from Coaches Poll [1] 1 Holds tie-breaker

Roster

2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 44 Leon Powe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Oakland, California	Head coach Ben Braun Assistant coach(es) Joe Pasternack Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Source:^[3][4][5][6]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 10, 2005*		vs. Kansas	L 56–69	6–2	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 21, 2005*		vs. DePaul	L 65–68	6–3	The Arena in Oakland  Oakland, California
Pac-10 Regular Season
Dec 29, 2005		at USC	W 62–58	7–3 (1–0)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 31, 2005		at No. 11 UCLA	W 68–61	8–3 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Jan 5, 2006		Oregon	W 77–66	9–3 (3–0)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 2006		Oregon State	L 64–72	9–4 (3–1)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Jan 13, 2006		at Stanford	L 61–75	9–5 (3–2)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Jan 19, 2006		at Arizona State	W 88–58	10–5 (4–2)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 21, 2006		at Arizona	L 55–60	10–6 (4–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 26, 2006		No. 10 Washington	W 71–69	11–6 (5–3)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Jan 28, 2006		Washington State	W 55–53	12–6 (6–3)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Feb 2, 2006		at Oregon State	W 69–52	13–6 (7–3)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 2006		at Oregon	W 62–60	14–6 (8–3)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Feb 9, 2006		Stanford	W 65–62	15–6 (9–3)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Feb 16, 2006		Arizona	W 75–66	16–6 (10–3)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Feb 18, 2006		Arizona State	L 64–65 2OT	16–7 (10–4)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 2006		at Washington State	W 43–41	17–7 (11–4)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington
Feb 26, 2006		at No. 17 Washington	L 62–73	17–8 (11–5)	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 2006		No. 15 UCLA	L 58–67 OT	17–9 (11–6)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Mar 4, 2006		USC	W 71–60	18–9 (12–6)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		at USC Quarterfinals	W 82–67	19–9	Staples Center  Los Angeles, California
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. Oregon Semifinals	W 91–87 2OT	20–9	Staples Center  Los Angeles, California
Mar 11, 2006*		vs. No. 13 UCLA Championship game	L 52–71	20–10	Staples Center  Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*  CBS	(7 S)	vs. (10 S) NC State First round	L 52–58	20–11	American Airlines Center  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[7]

Rankings

See also: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
2. "Bennerman leads late surge as Wolfpack oust Cal". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2023.^{[dead link]}
3. "2005-06 M Basketball Roster". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
4. "2005–06 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
5. "California starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 5, 2006. p. E4.
6. "California starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 4, 2006. p. B3.
7. "2005-06 M Basketball Schedule". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
8. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.