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2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record24–7 (12–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Memphis 13 1   .929 33 4   .892
No. 25 UAB 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
UTEP 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Houston 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
UCF 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Rice 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Tulane 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Tulsa 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Marshall 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
SMU 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Southern Miss 3 11   .214 10 21   .323
East Carolina 2 12   .143 8 20   .286
2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.[1]

Roster

2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Carldell Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 4 Paul Delaney III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Decatur, Georgia
F 23 Demario Eddins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
West Alabama W 83–41 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 11, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
North Georgia W 98–68 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Regular season
Nov 25, 2005*
11:30 a.m., FoxSportsNet
vs. UMass
Hall of Fame Classic
W 86–77  1–0
MassMutual Center (6,105)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
South Carolina State W 79–48  2–0
Bartow Arena (3,487)
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky L 76–92  2–1
Bartow Arena (3,835)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 3, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
at Nebraska W 73–72  3–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,942)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 6, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
at DePaul L 66–70  3–2
Rosemont Horizon (7,747)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 10, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Alcorn State W 81–59  4–2
Bartow Arena (3,676)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 14, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Minnesota L 68–69  4–3
Williams Arena (11,034)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 2005*
8:30 p.m.
Centenary W 72–58  5–3
Bartow Arena (3,080)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 22, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
Old Dominion W 85–57  6–3
Bartow Arena (4,588)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 2005*
6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State W 90–71  7–3
Bartow Arena (8,289)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 2005*
6:00 p.m.
at South Florida W 59–47  8–3
Sun Dome (2,374)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 2, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
VCU W 68–62  9–3
Bartow Arena (3,879)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 5, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
Valdosta State W 98–69  10–3
Bartow Arena (3,976)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa W 84–54  11–3
(1–0)
Bartow Arena (4,388)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 14, 2006
6:00 p.m.
at Marshall W 76–64  12–3
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (4,561)
Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 18, 2006
7:05 p.m.
at Rice W 75–68  13–3
(3–0)
Reliant Arena (1,647)
Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 2006
5:00 p.m.
Houston W 82–79  14–3
(4–0)
Bartow Arena (8,255)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 p.m., CSTV
at No. 3 Memphis L 66–73  14–4
(4–1)
FedExForum (15,529)
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 28, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Southern Miss W 87–73  15–4
(5–1)
Bartow Arena (8,108)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 4, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at UCF W 75–68  16–4
(6–1)
UCF Arena (2,062)
Orlando, Florida
Feb 8, 2006
9:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 37–65  16–5
(6–2)
Don Haskins Center (10,983)
El Paso, Texas
Feb 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina W 72–64  17–5
(7–2)
Bartow Arena (6,365)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Tulane W 87–82  18–5
(8–2)
Bartow Arena (4,391)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss W 87–50  19–5
(9–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,236)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at SMU W 73–68  20–5
(10–2)
Moody Coliseum (4,118)
Dallas, Texas
Mar 2, 2006
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Memphis W 80–74  21–5
(11–2)
Bartow Arena (8,500)
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Marshall W 82–61  22–5
(12–2)
Bartow Arena (7,149)
Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 9, 2006
12:00 a.m.
(2) No. 24 vs. (10) SMU
Quarterfinals
W 69–55  22–6
FedExForum (9,346)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2006
6:00 p.m.
(2) No. 24 vs. (3) UTEP
Semifinals
W 63–60  23–6
FedExForum (12,524)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2006
10:35 a.m., CBS
(2) No. 24 at (1) No. 5 Memphis
Championship Game
L 46–57  23–7
FedExForum (16,607)
Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
8:45 p.m., CBS
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Kentucky
First round
L 64–69  24–7
Wachovia Center (19,999)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky exacts revenge, eliminates C-USA's UAB". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2005–06 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.