2005–06 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2005–06 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2005–06 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	24–7 (17–3 OVC)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (3rd season);
Home arena	Regional Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State †	17	–	3	.850	24	–	7	.774
Samford	14	–	6	.700	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee Tech	13	–	7	.650	19	–	12	.613
Jacksonville State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	13	.552
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	9	.550	14	–	16	.467
Austin Peay	11	–	9	.550	17	–	14	.548
Tennessee State	11	–	9	.550	13	–	15	.464
UT Martin	9	–	11	.450	13	–	15	.464
Eastern Illinois	5	–	15	.250	7	–	20	.259
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	16	.200	7	–	20	.259
Morehead State	3	–	17	.150	4	–	23	.148

† 2006 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by third-year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 17–3 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season title. They defeated Samford to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 14 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, the Racers were narrowly beaten by No. 3 seed and defending National champion North Carolina, 69–65.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	22	Shawn Witherspoon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Oviedo, Florida

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*		at Cincinnati	L 75–79 ^OT	0–1	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 30, 2005*		vs. Tennessee	L 53–64	1–2	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 28, 2006*		Tennessee-Martin Quarterfinals	W 65–52	22–6	Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky
Mar 3, 2006*		vs. Jacksonville State Semifinals	W 69–64	23–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. Samford Championship game	W 74–57	24–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(14 DC)	vs. (3 DC) No. 10 North Carolina First round	L 65–69	24–7	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C.. All times are in Central Time.

v t e Murray State Racers men's basketball
Venues	Lovett Auditorium (1925–1950) Carr Health Building (1950–1954) Racer Arena (1954–1998) CFSB Center (1998–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24