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2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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The 2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach of the Cardinals was Rick Pitino.[2]

Record21–13 (6–10 Big East)
Headcoach
HomearenaFreedom Hall
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2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic champion
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
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2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Connecticut142 .875304  .882
No. 3 Villanova142 .875285  .848
No. 22 West Virginia115 .6882211  .667
Marquette106 .6252011  .645
No. 23 Georgetown106 .6252310  .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh106 .625258  .758
Seton Hall97 .5631812  .600
Cincinnati88 .5002113  .618
Rutgers79 .4381914  .576
Louisville610 .3752113  .618
Notre Dame610 .3751614  .533
DePaul*511 .3131215  .444
Providence*511 .3131215  .444
St. John's*511 .3131215  .444
South Florida*115 .063722  .241
No. 21 Syracuse†#09 .000012  .000
2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.
#Syracuse had all its wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 23–12, 7–9.
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Louisville defeated Miami 58–43 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on December 31, 2005, improving to 11–1 on the season.[3]

The Cardinals finished with a 21–13 record. They were eliminated from the ACC tournament in the first round by Pittsburgh 61–56 on March 8, 2006.[4] Their season ended after a 78–63 loss to South Carolina in the 2006 NIT semifinals on March 28, 2006.[4]

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