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The 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, Albany was beaten by No. 1 seed UConn in the first round, 72–59.[1]

Record21–11 (13–3 AE)
Headcoach
HomearenaSEFCU Arena
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2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East tournament champions
America East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–11 (13–3 AE)
Head coach
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
← 2004–05
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2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Albany †13–3 .81321–11  .656
Binghamton12–4 .75016–13  .552
Boston University9–7 .56312–16  .429
Hartford9–7 .56313–15  .464
New Hampshire8–8 .50012–17  .414
Vermont7–9 .43813–17  .433
Maine7–9 .43812–16  .429
UMBC5–11 .31310–19  .345
Stony Brook2–14 .1254–24  .143
† 2006 America East tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
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More information Players, Coaches ...
2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 00 Carl Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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So Fresno, California
G/F 1 Jason Siggers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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Jr Dallas, Texas
G 2 Michael Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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So Seattle, Washington
G 3 David Bauman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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So Sarver, Pennsylvania
G 14 Jon Iati 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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So York, Pennsylvania
G/F 21 Brian Lillis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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So Urbandale, Iowa
G 31 Jamar Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Jr Bronx, New York
F 33 Brian Connelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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Fr Audubon, New Jersey
F 34 Brent Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C 42 Jimmie Covington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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Fr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 9, 2005*
    vs. Oakland W 90–73  1–0
    Stephen C. O'Connell Center (9,117)
    Gainesville, Florida
    Nov 10, 2005*
    at Florida L 64–83  1–1
    Stephen C. O'Connell Center (8,528)
    Gainesville, Florida
    Nov 21, 2005*
    Sacred Heart L 61–63  1–2
    Recreation and Convocation Center (2,542)
    Albany, New York
    Nov 26, 2005*
    at San Diego State L 53–80  1–3
    Cox Arena (5,032)
    San Diego, California
    Nov 29, 2005*
    at No. 16 UCLA L 65–73  1–4
    Pauley Pavilion (6,194)
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 3, 2005*
    at Siena L 74–82 OT 1–5
    Pepsi Arena (8,641)
    Albany, New York
    Dec 10, 2005*
    at Cleveland State W 78–65  2–5
    Wolstein Center (1,492)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Dec 17, 2005*
    Harvard L 48–61  2–6
    Recreation and Convocation Center (2,147)
    Albany, New York
    Dec 20, 2005
    Binghamton W 70–65  3–6
    (1–0)
    Recreation and Convocation Center (2,352)
    Albany, New York
    Feb 26, 2006
    at UMBC W 76–61  18–10
    (13–3)
    RAC Arena (2,316)
    Catonsville, Maryland
    America East tournament
    Mar 4, 2006*
    vs. UMBC
    Quarterfinals
    W 79–65  19–10
    Events Center (2,401)
    Vestal, New York
    Mar 5, 2006*
    vs. New Hampshire
    Semifinals
    W 67–54  20–10
    Events Center (4,445)
    Vestal, New York
    Mar 11, 2006*
    Vermont
    Championship game
    W 80–67  21–10
    Recreation and Convocation Center (4,538)
    Albany, New York
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 2006*
    (16 DC) vs. (1 DC) No. 2 Connecticut
    First round
    L 59–72  21–11
    Wachovia Center (19,990)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    DC=Washington, D.C..
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