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The 2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

Record11–17 (4–14 Pac-10)
Headcoach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
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2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record11–17 (4–14 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachTony Bennett
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
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2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA †14–4 .77832–7  .821
No. 12 Washington13–5 .72226–7  .788
California12–6 .66720–11  .645
Arizona 111–7 .61120–13  .606
Stanford11–7 .61116–14  .533
USC8–10 .44417–13  .567
Oregon7–11 .38915–18  .455
Oregon State 15–13 .27813–18  .419
Arizona State5–13 .27811–17  .393
Washington State4–14 .22211–17  .393
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]
1 Holds tie-breaker
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The Cougars were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 4–14 in conference play, last in the standings.[2]

Seeded tenth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met seventh seed Oregon in the opening round. The Ducks had swept the regular season series and won the tournament game by eleven points.[3][4]

Bennett stepped down as head coach after the season and was succeeded by son Tony.[5]

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Wed, March 8
8:40 pm, FSN
vs. (7) Oregon
Quarterfinal
L 55–66  11–17
Staples Center (7,936)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.
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