2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2005–2006. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, was in his seventh season with the Gophers and the team played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Season After making the NCAA tournament the previous year, the Gophers had mixed results throughout the season. The team was able to win only two games on the road, but defeated three top 20 teams at home in conference play. After losing to eventual conference tournament winner Iowa, the Gophers accepted an invitation to the NIT where they would give their home fans one final win before being defeated on the road by Cincinnati in the second round.

Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Lawrence McKenzie6'2"180GJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HSOklahoma2Ryan Saunders6'1"193GSo.Wayzata, MN, U.S.Wayzata HS3Kevin Payton6'5"200G/FFr.Camden, NJ, U.S.Camden HS11Maurice Hargrow6'5"200GRSr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Highland Park HS13Dan Coleman6'9"225FRSo.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS15Vincent Grier6'5"210G/FSr.Charlotte, NC, U.S.Dixie State JC21J'son Stamper6'6"235FSr.Bronx, NY, U.S.Independence Community College23Brandon Smith6'6"205G/FFr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HS24Rico Tucker6'0"190GSo.San Diego, CA, U.S.University HS30Jon Williams6'9"275FRFr.St. Cloud, MN, U.S.St. Cloud Apollo HSNotre Dame Prep (MA)31Adam Boone6'2"200GRSr.Minnetonka, MN, U.S.Minnetonka HSNorth Carolina32Zach Puchtel6'6"250FRJr.Minnetonka, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS33Jamal Abu-Shamala6'5"200GFr.Shakopee, MN, U.S.Shakopee HS34Damian Johnson6'7"192FFr.Thibodaux, LA, U.S.Thibodaux HS50Spencer Tollackson6'9"267CSo.Chaska, MN, U.S.Chaska HS

2005–06 Schedule and results

! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition

! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season

! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season

! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2006 Big Ten tournament

! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2006 National Invitation tournament

Rankings

The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

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