2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Thomason (18th season)
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center

2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Pacific †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	8		.750
UC Irvine	10	–	4		.714			16	–	13		.552
Cal Poly	7	–	7		.500			10	–	19		.345
UC Santa Barbara	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	9		.357			16	–	13		.552
Cal State Northridge	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
UC Riverside	3	–	11		.214			5	–	23		.179
*Long Beach State	0	–	5		.000			0	–	12		.000
† 2006 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2006[1] *Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5) Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific won the Big West regular season, finishing with a 12–2 record in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Minneapolis region, the team was beaten by No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to end their season at 24–8 (12–2 Big West).

Roster

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 13 Christian Maraker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr	Head coach Bob Thomason (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big West tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* 9:40 a.m.	(13 MSP)	vs. (4 MSP) No. 7 Boston College First round	L 76–88 ^2OT	24–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Bob Thomason – Big West Coach of the Year

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
3. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.