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2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–11 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoe Pasternack (5th season)
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 14 4   .778 32 7   .821
No. 12 Washington 13 5   .722 26 7   .788
California 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Arizona 1 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Stanford 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
USC 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Oregon 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Oregon State 1 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Arizona State 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 17   .393
Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker


The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 44 Leon Powe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Oakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source:[3][4][5][6]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 10, 2005*
vs. Kansas L 56–69  6–2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 21, 2005*
vs. DePaul L 65–68  6–3
The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, California
Pac-10 Regular Season
Dec 29, 2005
at USC W 62–58  7–3
(1–0)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 31, 2005
at No. 11 UCLA W 68–61  8–3
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 5, 2006
Oregon W 77–66  9–3
(3–0)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 2006
Oregon State L 64–72  9–4
(3–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 13, 2006
at Stanford L 61–75  9–5
(3–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 19, 2006
at Arizona State W 88–58  10–5
(4–2)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 21, 2006
at Arizona L 55–60  10–6
(4–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 26, 2006
No. 10 Washington W 71–69  11–6
(5–3)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 28, 2006
Washington State W 55–53  12–6
(6–3)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 2, 2006
at Oregon State W 69–52  13–6
(7–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 2006
at Oregon W 62–60  14–6
(8–3)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 9, 2006
Stanford W 65–62  15–6
(9–3)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 16, 2006
Arizona W 75–66  16–6
(10–3)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 18, 2006
Arizona State L 64–65 2OT 16–7
(10–4)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 2006
at Washington State W 43–41  17–7
(11–4)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 26, 2006
at No. 17 Washington L 62–73  17–8
(11–5)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 2006
No. 15 UCLA L 58–67 OT 17–9
(11–6)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 4, 2006
USC W 71–60  18–9
(12–6)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 9, 2006*
at USC
Quarterfinals
W 82–67  19–9
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 10, 2006*
vs. Oregon
Semifinals
W 91–87 2OT 20–9
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 11, 2006*
vs. No. 13 UCLA
Championship game
L 52–71  20–10
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
 CBS
(7 S) vs. (10 S) NC State
First round
L 52–58  20–11
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[7]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
  2. ^ "Bennerman leads late surge as Wolfpack oust Cal". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2023.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2005-06 M Basketball Roster". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2005–06 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "California starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 5, 2006. p. E4.
  6. ^ "California starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 4, 2006. p. B3.
  7. ^ "2005-06 M Basketball Schedule". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  8. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.