2005–06 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2005–06 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
2005–06 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (4th season);
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
	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

The 2005–06 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Leonard Hamilton in his 4th season, the Seminoles would end the regular season fifth in the ACC standings, losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to 12 seed Wake Forest. They were invited to the NIT where they defeated Butler before losing to South Carolina in the second round to finish the season with a record of 20–10 (9–7 ACC).^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005* 7:00 p.m., FSN		at Jacksonville	W 78–48	1–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,688) Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 21, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 85–67	2–0	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,550) Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 25, 2005* 7:00 p.m., FSN		at No. 14 Florida	L 66–74	2–1	O'Connell Center (12,599) Gainesville, Florida
Nov 29, 2005* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 97–57	3–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,022) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 2, 2005* 8:00 p.m., FSN		Louisiana–Monroe	W 85–62	4–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,009) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 7, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 90–59	5–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,508) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 17, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		vs. Bowling Green Coors Classic	W 71–60	6–1	Mitchell Center (5,688) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 2005* 7:00 p.m., FSN		Stetson	W 75–57	7–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,830) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 22, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Campbell	W 108–73	8–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,684) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 31, 2005* 1:30 p.m., FSN		vs. Nebraska Orange Bowl Classic	W 74–60	9–1	BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida
Jan 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Clemson	L 55–61	9–2 (0–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (4,800) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 7, 2006 7:00 p.m., FSN		Virginia Tech	W 74–68	10–2 (1–1)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,357) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 11, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia	W 87–82 ^OT	11–2 (2–1)	University Hall (7,556) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 14, 2006 2:00 p.m.		at No. 15 Boston College	L 87–90	11–3 (2–2)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2006 6:30 p.m., FSN		No. 24 North Carolina	L 80–81	11–4 (2–3)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,589) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 24, 2006 7:00 p.m., FSN		at Wake Forest	W 75–68	12–4 (3–3)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2006 4:00 p.m., Raycom		Miami	L 78–84 ^OT	12–5 (3–4)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,948) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 1, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Clemson	W 69–59	13–5 (4–4)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,307) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 4, 2006 12:00 p.m., FSN		at No. 2 Duke	L 96–97 ^OT	13–6 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Georgia Tech	W 80–79	14–6 (5–5)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,011) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 12, 2006* 5:30 p.m., FSN		UMass	W 73–63	15–6	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,813) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 15, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 21 NC State	L 64–86	15–7 (5–6)	RBC Center (17,103) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2006 4:00 p.m., Raycom		Virginia	W 76–62	16–7 (6–6)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,567) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 22, 2006 9:00 p.m., Raycom		Maryland	W 71–60	17–7 (7–6)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,751) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 25, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia Tech	L 61–72	17–8 (7–7)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia
Mar 1, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 1 Duke	W 79–74	18–8 (8–7)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (12,100) Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 5, 2006 1:00 p.m., Raycom		at Miami	W 67–64	19–8 (9–7)	BankUnited Center (5,809) Coral Gables, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 2006 2:30 p.m., Raycom	(5)	vs. (12) Wake Forest First round	L 66–78	19–9	Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina
NIT
Mar 17, 2006* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	(8) Butler First round	W 67–63	20–9	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,187) Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 21, 2006* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	(3) South Carolina Second round	L 68–69 ^OT	20–10	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,130) Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2005-06 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

[1] "2005-06 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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v t e Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	Sammy Seminole FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics