2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball
2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	19–10 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III;
Assistant coaches	Gerald White; Jeff LaMere; Mark Cline;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
VCU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Drexel	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Georgia State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179


† 2006 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/21/2005* 7:30 pm		at Appalachian State	L 47–51	0–1	Holmes Convocation Center (1,787) Boone, NC
11/26/2005* 9:00 pm		at Houston	W 62–61	1–1	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,598) Houston, TX
11/30/2005* 7:30 pm		Elon	W 69–49	2–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,296) Richmond, VA
12/04/2005 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 40–60	2–2 (0–1)	Trask Coliseum (5,317) Wilmington, NC
12/07/2005 7:30 pm		Hofstra	W 87–64	3–2 (1–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,118) Richmond, VA
12/10/2005* 7:30 pm		Richmond Capital City Classic	W 49–37	4–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,096) Richmond, VA
12/17/2005* 7:30 pm		Charleston	W 76–71	5–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,090) Richmond, VA
12/20/2005 12:00 pm		Georgia State	W 67–54	6–2 (2–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (2,643) Richmond, VA
12/22/2005* 7:30 pm		Longwood	W 91–80	7–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,466) Richmond, VA
12/30/2005* 7:00 pm		at Hampton	W 84–44	8–2	Hampton Convocation Center (6,087) Hampton, VA
01/02/2006* 8:30 pm		at UAB	L 62–68	8–3	Bartow Arena (3,879) Birmingham, AL
01/05/2006 7:00 pm		at George Mason Rivalry	L 60–73	8–4 (2–2)	Patriot Center (3,005) Fairfax, VA
01/05/2006 7:30 pm		Drexel	W 62–60	9–4 (3–2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,092) Richmond, VA
01/12/2006 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 76–48	10–4 (4–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,760) Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2006 12:00 pm		at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 75–78	10–5 (4–3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
01/19/2006 7:30 pm		William & Mary	W 69–60	11–5 (5–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,512) Richmond, VA
01/21/2006 7:30 pm		James Madison	W 71–55	12–5 (6–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,712) Richmond, VA
01/26/2006 7:30 pm		at Delaware	W 56–52	13–5 (7–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,121) Newark, DE
01/28/2006 12:00 pm		at Georgia State	W 79–68 ^OT	14–5 (8–3)	GSU Sports Arena (917) Atlanta, GA
02/02/2006 7:30 pm		Towson	W 81–75	15–5 (9–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,524) Richmond, VA
02/04/2006 1:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 74–79	15–6 (9–4)	Matthews Arena (2,076) Boston, MA
02/09/2006 7:30 pm		George Mason Rivalry	L 61–73	15–7 (9–5)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,212) Richmond, VA
02/11/2006 6:00 pm		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 80–74	16–7 (10–5)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,838) Richmond, VA
02/15/2006 7:30 pm		at Towson	L 57–59	16–8 (10–6)	Towson Center (1,048) Towson, MD
02/17/2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Albany ESPN BracketBusters	W 70–67	17–8	Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,648) Richmond, VA
02/23/2006 7:30 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 54–61	17–9 (10–7)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,888) Richmond, VA
02/25/2006 7:30 pm		at William & Mary	W 77–59	18–9 (11–7)	Kaplan Arena (2,212) Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
03/03/2006 7:30 pm	(6)	vs. (11) William & Mary First round	W 62–59	19–9	Richmond Coliseum (6,912) Richmond, VA
03/04/2006 8:30 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals	L 66–72	19–10	Richmond Coliseum (6,158) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics