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1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Mike Donahue (1st season);
Captain	Frank Jones (1st year)
Home arena	The Gymnasium
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The 1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1905–06 college basketball season. This was the first men's basketball team ever to represent Auburn University. The team's head coach was Mike Donahue, who was in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at The Gymnasium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 5–1–1. The team beat Mercer 64 to 8, and beat Georgia Tech 26 to 6 in the first intercollegiate basketball game in Atlanta.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. It seemed to take off in the South in 1906, when Yale's basketball team traveled throughout the South.^[4] Auburn's two forwards, R. Y. Ware and C. W. Woodruff, played with Birmingham Athletic Club when it defeated Yale 24 to 18 on January 1, 1906.^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 19, 1906	Tulane	W 27–7	1–0	The Gymnasium Auburn, AL
February 7*	Montgomery YMCA	W 29–12	2–0
February 7*	Columbus YMCA	L 16–18	2–1
February 15	Mercer	W 64–8	3–1
February 16*	at Atlanta Athletic Club	W 28–17	4–1	Atlanta, GA
February 17*	at Georgia Tech	W 26–6	5–1	Atlanta, GA
March 16*	at Birmingham Athletic Club	T 14–14	5–1–1	Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1905-06 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ "Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide" (PDF). auburntigers.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ Mike Donahue (1907). "Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South". Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide: 55.
^ Mike Donahue (1907). "Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South". Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide: 55.
^ https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/07/03/greatest-games-1
^ "Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide" (PDF). auburntigers.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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[1] "1905-06 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[2] "Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide" (PDF). auburntigers.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[3] Mike Donahue (1907). "Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South". Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide: 55.

[4] Mike Donahue (1907). "Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South". Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide: 55.

[5] ttps://auburntigers.com/news/2019/07/03/greatest-games-1

[6] "Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide" (PDF). auburntigers.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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 The '''1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team''' represented [[Auburn University]] in the [[1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States|1905–06 college basketball season]]. This was the first men's basketball team ever to represent Auburn University. The team's head coach was [[Mike Donahue]], who was in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at [[The Gymnasium (Auburn University)|The Gymnasium]] in [[Auburn, Alabama]]. They finished the season 5–1–1. The team beat [[Mercer Bears men's basketball|Mercer]] 64 to 8, and beat [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] 26 to 6 in the first intercollegiate basketball game in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1906-schedule.html|title=1905-06 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|accessdate=8 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/auburntigers.com/documents/2022/3/4/2021_22_Auburn_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf|website=auburntigers.com|accessdate=April 10, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410121021/https://s3.amazonaws.com/auburntigers.com/documents/2022/3/4/2021_22_Auburn_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia01fish/page/54/mode/2up|page=55|title=Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South|author=Mike Donahue|year=1907|journal=Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide}}</ref>
-Basketball was invented by [[James Naismith]] in 1891. It seemed to take off in the South in 1906, when [[Yale Bulldogs men's basketball|Yale]]'s basketball team traveled throughout the South.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia01fish/page/54/mode/2up|page=55|title=Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South|author=Mike Donahue|year=1907|journal=Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide}}</ref> Auburn's two forwards, R. Y. Ware and C. W. Woodruff, played with Birmingham Athletic Club when it defeated Yale 24 to 18 on January 1, 1906.
+Basketball was invented by [[James Naismith]] in 1891. It seemed to take off in the South in 1906, when [[Yale Bulldogs men's basketball|Yale]]'s basketball team traveled throughout the South.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia01fish/page/54/mode/2up|page=55|title=Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South|author=Mike Donahue|year=1907|journal=Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide}}</ref> Auburn's two forwards, R. Y. Ware and C. W. Woodruff, played with Birmingham Athletic Club when it defeated Yale 24 to 18 on January 1, 1906.<ref>https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/07/03/greatest-games-1</ref>
 ==Schedule==

v t e Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Neville Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics