2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record24–7 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 12 – 2   .857 21 – 11   .656
Montana † 10 – 4   .714 24 – 7   .774
Eastern Washington 9 – 5   .643 15 – 15   .500
Montana State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 15   .500
Sacramento State 5 – 9   .357 15 – 15   .500
Portland State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Idaho State 4 – 10   .286 13 – 14   .481
Weber State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 17   .370
† 2006 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 10–4 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. After upsetting No. 5 seed Nevada in the opening round,[1] the Grizzlies lost to No. 4 seed Boston College.[2]

Roster

2005–06 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Kevin Criswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Colstrip, Montana
F 34 Andrew Strait 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Yakima, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
 at Boise State L 69–90  0–1
 Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
2006 Big Sky Tournament
Mar 7, 2006*
 (2) vs. (3) Eastern Washington
Semifinals 		W 73–71 OT 22–6
 Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Mar 8, 2006*
 (2) at (1) Northern Arizona
Championship game 		W 73–60  23–6
 Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
2006 NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
 (12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Nevada
First Round 		W 87–79[1]  24–6
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 2006*
3:40 p.m. 		(12 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Boston College
Second Round 		L 56–69[2]  24–7
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Montana overcomes Fazekas, Nevada in first-round upset". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2005–06 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.