2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 regular season & tournament champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2[1]
APNo. 7[1]
Record32–7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA144 .778327  .821
No. 12 Washington135 .722267  .788
California126 .6672011  .645
Arizona 1117 .6112013  .606
Stanford117 .6111614  .533
USC810 .4441713  .567
Oregon711 .3891518  .455
Oregon State 1513 .2781318  .419
Arizona State513 .2781117  .393
Washington State414 .2221117  .393
Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [2]
1 Holds tie-breaker

The 2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The UCLA Bruins finished the regular season with a 14–4 record in conference play. After winning the Pac-10 tournament, the Bruins conference record was 17–4.[3] The team reached the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game, losing to the Florida Gators. The Bruins finished with 32 wins (14 more than the previous season).

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alfred Aboya
C
Yaoundé, Cameroon Tilton N.H. School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Nov 9, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Darren Collison
PG
Rancho Cucamonga, California Etiwanda HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 13, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Luc Mbah a Moute
SG
Yaoundé, Cameroon Montverde Florida Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 22, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Michael Roll
SG
Aliso Viejo, California Aliso Niguel HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 6, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Wright
PF
Mississauga, Ontario Loyola Catholic HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 18, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   Rivals: 18
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UCLA Commit List for 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2005". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

Roster

2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 12 Alfred Aboya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Yaoundé (Cameroon)
G 4 Arron Afflalo (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Compton, California
G 21 Cedric Bozeman (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 2 Darren Collison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 1 Jordan Farmar (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Los Angeles, California
C 45 Michael Fey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) Sr Olympia, Washington
C 15 Ryan Hollins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pasadena, California
G 22 Kelvin Kim (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lake Forest, California
F/C 14 Lorenzo Mata 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Huntington Park, California
F 23 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Yaoundé (Cameroon)
G 5 DeAndre Robinson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Riverside, California
G 55 Nican Robinson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Oakland, California
G/F 20 Michael Roll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Aliso Viejo, California
G 10 Janou Rubin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) Sr Union City, California
G/F 3 Josh Shipp Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 11 Ryan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
Head coach

Ben Howland (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2005*
Carleton W 78–51 
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
November 10, 2005*
Cal State Monterey Bay W 104–41 
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Regular Season
November 15, 2005*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 18 New Mexico State
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 83–70  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,285)
Los Angeles, California
November 17, 2005*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 18 Temple
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 54–47  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,791)
Los Angeles, California
November 19, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
No. 18 Delaware State
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 56–37  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,247)
Los Angeles, California
November 23, 2005*
9:20 p.m., ESPN2
No. 16 vs. No. 11 Memphis
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 80–88  3–1
Madison Square Garden (9,766)
New York City, New York
November 25, 2005*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 16 vs. Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 57–56  4–1
Madison Square Garden (12,129)
New York City, New York
November 29, 2005*
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 16 Albany W 73–65  5–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,194)
Los Angeles, California
December 4, 2005*
1:00 p.m.
No. 16 Coppin State W 69–57  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,044)
Los Angeles, California
December 10, 2005*
2:40 p.m., KCAL
No. 16 vs. No. 17 Nevada
John R. Wooden Classic
W 67–56  7–1
Arrowhead Pond (12,109)
Anaheim, California
December 17, 2005*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 14 at Michigan W 68–61  8–1
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 21, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
No. 12 Wagner W 74–72  9–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,738)
Los Angeles, California
December 23, 2005*
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 12 Sacramento State W 86–56  10–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,452)
Los Angeles, California
December 29, 2005
7:30 p.m., FSN
No. 11 Stanford W 71–54  11–1
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,984)
Los Angeles, California
December 31, 2005
1:00 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 11 California L 61–68  11–2
(1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (10,129)
Los Angeles, California
January 5, 2006
8:30 p.m., FSN
No. 17 at No. 21 Arizona W 85–79  12–2
(2–1)
McKale Center (14,591)
Tucson, Arizona
January 7, 2006
1:00 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 17 at Arizona State W 61–60  13–2
(3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,490)
Tempe, Arizona
January 12, 2006
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 11 Washington State W 63–61  14–2
(4–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,550)
Los Angeles, California
January 14, 2006
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 11 No. 13 Washington L 65–69  14–3
(4–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,232)
Los Angeles, California
January 18, 2006
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 18 USC W 66–45  15–3
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (13,037)
Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2006*
12:45 p.m., CBS
No. 18 No. 12 West Virginia L 56–60  15–4
Pauley Pavilion (12,035)
Los Angeles, California
January 26, 2006
7:30 p.m., CBS
No. 17 at Oregon W 56–49  16–4
(6–2)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, Oregon
January 28, 2006
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 17 at Oregon State W 63–54  17–4
(7–2)
Gill Coliseum (8,250)
Corvallis, Oregon
February 2, 2006
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 14 Arizona State W 69–60  18–4
(8–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,593)
Los Angeles, California
February 4, 2006
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 14 Arizona W 84–73  19–4
(9–2)
Pauley Pavilion (8,718)
Los Angeles, California
February 9, 2006
7:30 p.m., FSN
No. 13 at Washington State W 50–30  20–4
(10–2)
Beasley Coliseum (4,097)
Pullman, Washington
February 11, 2006
12:30 p.m., ABC
No. 13 at No. 21 Washington L 67–70  20–5
(10–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, Washington
February 19, 2006
5:00 p.m., FSN
No. 15 at USC L 68–71  20–6
(10–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,009)
Los Angeles, California
February 23, 2006
7:30 p.m., FSN West 2
No. 19 Oregon State W 78–60  21–6
(11–4)
Pauley Pavilion (8,707)
Los Angeles, California
February 26, 2006
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 19 Oregon W 70–53  22–6
(12–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,463)
Los Angeles, California
March 2, 2006
7:40 p.m., FSN
No. 15 at California W 67–58 OT 23–6
(13–4)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, California
March 4, 2006
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 15 at Stanford W 75–54  24–6
(14–4)
Maples Pavilion (7,334)
Stanford, California
Pac-10 Tournament
March 9, 2006
2:45 p.m., FSN
No. 13 (1) vs. (8) Oregon State
Quarterfinals
W 79–47  25–6
Staples Center (15,144)
Los Angeles, California
March 10, 2006
6:00 p.m., FSN
No. 13 (1) vs. (4) Arizona
Semifinals
W 71–59  26–6
Staples Center (17,856)
Los Angeles, California
March 11, 2006
3:15 p.m., CBS
No. 13 (1) vs. (3) California
Finals
W 71–52  27–6
Staples Center (18,544)
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2006
3:20 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. (15 OA) Belmont
First Round
W 78–44  28–6
Cox Arena (10,068)
San Diego, California
March 18, 2006
5:00 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. (10 OA) Alabama
Second Round
W 62–59  29–6
Cox Arena (10,687)
San Diego, California
March 23, 2006
7:10 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. No. 5 (3 OA) Gonzaga
Sweet Sixteen
W 73–71  30–6
Oakland Arena (19,596)
Oakland, California
March 25, 2006
4:10 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. No. 4 (1 OA) Memphis
Elite Eight
W 50–45  31–6
Oakland Arena (19,689)
Oakland, California
April 1, 2006
8:51 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. No. 19 (4 AT) LSU
Final Four
W 59–45  32–6
RCA Dome (43,822)
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 3, 2006
9:21 p.m., CBS
No. 7 (2 OA) vs. No. 10 (3 MI) Florida
National Championship Game
L 57–73  32–7
RCA Dome (43,168)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4] [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "ESPN.com 2005–06 rankings". Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  2. "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
  3. "Pacific-10 conference 2005–06 standings". Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  4. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  5. "UCLA Bruins Schedule- 2005-06". espn.com. ESPN.
  6. "2005-2006 SCHEDULE". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics.

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