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2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

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2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record22–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Texas 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 12 Kansas 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 24 Oklahoma 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Nebraska 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Kansas State 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Iowa State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Missouri 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Baylor 4 12   .250 4 13   .235
2006 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Billy Gillispie, and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Martellus Bennett
PF
Alief, TX Martellus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jan 31, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Josh Carter
SG
Dallas, TX Lake Highlands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 13, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
David Devezin
PG
Missouri City, TX Marshall High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Jamar Finley
SG
Carthage, TX Panola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 11, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Antanas Kavaliauskas
C
Great Bend, KS Barton County 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Eddie Smith
PG
Moberly, MO Moberly Area 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas A&M 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  • "2005 Texas A&M Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

Players

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Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight* Year Hometown
Benac, Drew 31 G 6–4 212 Fr. Boerne, Texas
Bennett, Martellus 2 F 6–7 240 Fr. Alief, Texas
Blackburn, Brian 13 G 5-8 150 Jr. La Vernia, Texas
Carter, Josh 23 F 6–5 175 Fr. Dallas, Texas
Devezin, David 3 G 6–1 175 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas
Elonu, Chinemelu 50 F/C 6–10 220 Fr. Houston, Texas
Kirk, Dominique 22 G 6–3 180 So. Dallas, Texas
Green, Edjuan 4 G 6–7 230 Sr. Spring, Texas
Johnston, Josh 14 G 6–2 165 Jr. Lumberton, Texas
Jones, Joseph 30 F 6–9 250 So. Normangee, Texas
Kavaliauskas, Antanas 44 C 6–10 250 Jr. Vilnius, Lithuania
Law IV, Acie 1 G 6–3 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas
Lee, Logan 20 G 6–2 185 Jr. San Antonio, Texas
Muhlbach, Beau 32 G/F 6–3 195 So. Lufkin, Texas
Pompey, Marlon 42 F 6–8 225 Jr. Toronto, Ontario
Smith, Eddie 12 G 6–2 185 Sr. Springfield, Illinois
Walker, Chris 10 F 6–5 210 Sr. Grapevine, Texas
Weishuhn, Slade 40 C 6–9 220 Fr. Wall, Texas
White, Kenneth 5 G 6–1 200 So. Dallas, Texas

Source:[2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 20, 2005
Southern W 88–44  1–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Nov. 22, 2005
Mississippi Valley State W 84–53  2–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Nov. 26, 2005
Tulane W 83–57  3–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 3, 2005
Penn State W 60–55  4–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec 6, 2005
North Texas W 72–70  5–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 10, 2005
Grambling State W 101–71  6–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 17, 2005
Savannah State W 67–34  7–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 22, 2005
Auburn W 72–67  8–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 27, 2005
Texas Southern W 81–56  9–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec. 31, 2005
Northwestern State W 73–61  10–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Jan. 3, 2005
at Pacific L 56–63  10–1
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Jan. 7, 2006
Texas Tech W 63–55  11–1 (1–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station
Jan. 11, 2006
at Oklahoma State L 77–79  11–2 (1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Jan. 14, 2006
No. 22 Oklahoma L 44–45  11–3 (1–2)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Jan. 18, 2006
at Kansas State L 54–58  11–4 (1–3)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Jan. 21, 2006
at Iowa State W 86–81 OT  12–4 (2–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan. 25, 2006
Kansas L 73–83  12–5 (2–4)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Jan. 28, 2006
Baylor W 72–70  13–5 (3–4)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Feb. 1, 2006
at No. 18 Oklahoma L 63–71  13–6 (3–5)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Feb. 4, 2006
at No. 7 Texas L 70–83  13–7 (3–6)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Feb. 8, 2006
No. 25 Colorado W 6158  14–7 (4–6)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Feb. 11, 2006
Oklahoma State W 46–44  15–7 (5–6)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Feb. 18, 2006
at Baylor W 64–60  16–7 (6–6)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Feb. 21, 2006
at Missouri W 54– 51  17–7 (7–6)
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Feb. 25, 2006
Nebraska W 66–55  18–7 (8–6)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Mar. 1, 2006
No. 6 Texas W 46–43  19–7 (9–6)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Mar. 4, 2006
at Texas Tech W 75–59  20–7 (10–6)
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Postseason
Mar. 10, 2006
vs. Colorado
2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Second Round
W 86–53  21–7
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
Mar. 11, 2006
vs. No. 8 Texas
2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Semifinals
L 70–74  21–8
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
Mar. 16, 2006
vs. No. 21 Syracuse
First Round
W 66–58  22–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
Mar. 18, 2006
vs. No. 18 LSU
Second Round
L 57–58  22–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2005 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2005–06". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
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