2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East Division
Record	22–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (9th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hobbs; Scott Rigot; Reggie Hanson;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 11 Florida †	10	–	6	.625	33	–	6	.846
Kentucky	9	–	7	.563	22	–	13	.629
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	23	–	15	.605
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
West
No. 19 LSU	14	–	2	.875	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467

† 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 22–13 (9–7 SEC) In the 2006 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was invited as a #8 seed, and in the opening round game defeated UAB 69–64. In the round of 32 they lost to Connecticut 87–83.

Incoming signees

College recruiting information (2005)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Carter C	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 31, 2005
Jared Carter C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals:
Rekalin Sims F	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 21, 2005
Rekalin Sims F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals:
Adam Williams G	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 27, 2004
Adam Williams G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: NR Rivals: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Kentucky 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "2005 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 29, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

Roster

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Brandon Stockton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Glasgow	Glasgow, Kentucky
G	2	Ravi Moss	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	University Heights	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	3	Ramel Bradley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	IMG Academy (FL)	Brooklyn, New York
G	4	Rajon Rondo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Louisville, Kentucky
C	10	Łukasz Obrzut	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Bridgton Academy	Jędrzejów, Poland
G	12	Preston LeMaster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bourbon County	Paris, Kentucky
F	13	Bobby Perry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Hillside	Durham, North Carolina
C	21	Shagari Alleyne	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Rice	Bronx, New York
G	22	Patrick Sparks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Muhlenberg North	Central City, Kentucky
F	23	Sheray Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Riverdale Baptist (MD)	Montreal, Quebec
G	25	Adam Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy (FL)	St. Albans, West Virginia
G	32	Joe Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Renaissance	Detroit, Michigan
C	33	Randolph Morris	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Landmark Christian	Atlanta, Georgia
F	42	Rekalin Sims	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	De La Salle	Vallejo, California
C	43	Jared Carter	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	Jr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

2005–06 Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2005* 8:25 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	South Dakota State Guardians Classic	W 71–54	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,144) Lexington, KY
November 14, 2005* 8:35 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	Lipscomb Guardians Classic	W 67–49	2–0	Rupp Arena (19,369) Lexington, KY
November 21, 2005* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	vs. No. 18 Iowa Guardians Classic	L 63–67	2–1	Kemper Arena (6,091) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	vs. No. 13 West Virginia Guardians Classic	W 80–66	3–1	Kemper Arena (6,357) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Liberty	W 81–51	4–1	Rupp Arena (22,717) Lexington, KY
November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 10	High Point	W 75–55	5–1	Rupp Arena (19,980) Lexington, KY
December 3, 2005* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	North Carolina	L 79–83	5–2	Rupp Arena (23,860) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at Georgia State	W 73–46	6–2	Philips Arena (8,154) Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2005* 3:45 pm, CBS	No. 15	vs. No. 18 Indiana	L 53–79	6–3	RCA Dome (28,031) Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2005* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	No. 4 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	W 73–61	7–3	Rupp Arena (24,432) Lexington, KY
December 23, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 19	vs. Iona	W 73–67	8–3	Freedom Hall (13,794) Louisville, KY
December 30, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Ohio	W 71–63	9–3	US Bank Arena (16,043) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2006* 7:00 pm	No. 19	UCF	W 59–57	10–3	Rupp Arena (21,329) Lexington, KY
January 7, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at Kansas	L 46–73	10–4	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		Vanderbilt	L 52–57	10–5 (0–1)	Rupp Arena (23,643) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS		Alabama	L 64–68	10–6 (0–2)	Rupp Arena (23,471) Lexington, KY
January 17, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia	W 69–55	11–6 (1–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,027) Athens, GA
January 21, 2006 1:00 pm, JP Sports		South Carolina	W 80–78	12–6 (2–2)	Rupp Arena (23,420) Lexington, KY
January 24, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Auburn	W 71–62	13–6 (3–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,651) Auburn, AL
January 29, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS		Arkansas	W 78–76	14–6 (4–2)	Rupp Arena (23,741) Lexington, KY
February 1, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		at Mississippi State	W 81–66	15–6 (5–2)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,876) Starkville, MS
February 4, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 8 Florida ESPN College GameDay	L 80–95	15–7 (5–3)	O'Connell Center (12,609) Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 11 Tennessee	L 67–75	15–8 (5–4)	Rupp Arena (24,184) Lexington, KY
February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, JP Sports		at Vanderbilt	L 81–84	15–9 (5–5)	Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		Georgia	W 68–61	16–9 (6–5)	Rupp Arena (22,548) Lexington, KY
February 18, 2006 1:30 pm, CBS		at South Carolina	W 79–66	17–9 (7–5)	Colonial Life Arena (17,188) Columbia, SC
February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		Mississippi	W 80–40	18–9 (8–5)	Rupp Arena (24,278) Lexington, KY
February 25, 2006 3:45 pm, CBS		at No. 24 LSU	L 67–71	18–10 (8–6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,576) Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2006 8:00 pm, JP Sports		at No. 11 Tennessee	W 80–78	19–10 (9–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena (24,108) Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2006 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 17 Florida	L 64–79	19–11 (9–7)	Rupp Arena (24,329) Lexington, KY
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006 2:15 pm	(E3)	vs. (W6) Mississippi First Round	W 79–67	20–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454) Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006 2:35 pm, JP Sports	(E3)	vs. (W2) Alabama Quarterfinals	W 68–61	21–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547) Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006 12:00 pm, JP Sports	(E3)	vs. (E5) South Carolina Semifinals	L 61–65	21–12	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777) Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006* 9:55 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) UAB First Round	W 69–64	22–12	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006* 2:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Connecticut Second Round	L 83–87	22–13	Wachovia Center (20,050) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Washington, D.C. Regional.

NCAA basketball tournament

East
- Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64
- Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Rajon Rondo	Phoenix Suns

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "2006 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com". www.databasesports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

External links

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "2006 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com". www.databasesports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[3] "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics