2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (10th season);
Home arena	RBC 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 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2005–06 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's 10th season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Second round, and finished with a record of 22–10 (10–6 ACC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Ilian Evtimov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	13	Cameron Bennerman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	14	Engin Atsür	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
F	40	Andrew Brackman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	33	Cedric Simmons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Shallotte, North Carolina
G	4	Courtney Fells	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Tupelo, Mississippi

Head coach

Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*		Stetson	W 91–61	1–0	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Nov 19, 2005*		The Citadel	W 91–59	2–0	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Nov 20, 2005*		Delaware	W 73–57	3–0	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Nov 23, 2005*		VMI	W 75–55	4–0	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Notre Dame	W 61–48	5–0	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 30, 2005*	No. 24	at No. 14 Iowa	L 42–45	5–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 10, 2005*	No. 25	Appalachian State	W 92–68	6–1	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Dec 14, 2005*	No. 21	UNC Asheville	W 86–56	7–1	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Dec 18, 2005	No. 21	Miami (FL)	W 81–69	8–1 (1–0)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2005*	No. 21	at Alabama	W 68–64	9–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 28, 2005*	No. 19	New Hampshire	W 81–62	10–1	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Dec 30, 2005*	No. 19	No. 12 George Washington	W 79–58	11–1	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Jan 3, 2005*	No. 13	UNC Greensboro	W 83–52	12–1	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Jan 7, 2006	No. 13	at No. 25 North Carolina	L 69–82	12–2 (1–1)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 10, 2006	No. 18	at No. 15 Boston College	W 78–60	13–2 (2–1)	Conte Forum Boston, MA
Jan 14, 2006	No. 18	Georgia Tech	W 87–78	14–2 (3–1)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Jan 18, 2006	No. 14	at No. 1 Duke	L 68–81	14–3 (3–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 21, 2006	No. 14	Wake Forest	W 92–82	15–3 (4–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Jan 25, 2006*	No. 15	Seton Hall	L 65–83	15–4	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Jan 29, 2006	No. 15	at Clemson	W 94–85 ^2OT	16–4 (5–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 1, 2006	No. 18	Virginia	W 66–64	17–4 (6–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Feb 5, 2006	No. 18	Maryland	W 62–58	18–4 (7–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2006	No. 16	at Miami (FL)	W 86–77 ^2OT	19–4 (8–2)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 12, 2006	No. 16	at Georgia Tech	L 68–71	19–5 (8–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Feb 15, 2006	No. 21	Florida State	W 86–64	20–5 (9–3)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Feb 18, 2006	No. 21	at Virginia Tech	W 70–64	21–5 (10–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006	No. 15	No. 21 North Carolina	L 71–95	21–6 (10–4)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Feb 25, 2006	No. 15	No. 11 Boston College	L 72–74 ^2OT	21–7 (10–5)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
Mar 4, 2006	No. 22	at Wake Forest	L 63–76	21–8 (10–6)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2006	(4) No. 25	vs. (12) Wake Forest Quarterfinals	L 71–82	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC]
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) California First Round	W 58–52	22–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Mar 19, 2006*	(10 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 9 Texas Second Round	L 54–75	22–10	American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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