2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions; Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	24–9 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (7th season);
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Air Force	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
BYU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Utah	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Wyoming	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Colorado State	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516
TCU	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516

† 2006 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2005–06 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's seventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Brandon Heath	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
G	3	Richie Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	San Diego, California
F	42	Marcus Slaughter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Riverside, California

Head coach

Steve Fisher

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2005*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	W 67–55	1–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 19, 2005*		vs. Illinois-Chicago	L 63–66	1–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2005*		vs. Southern Miss	W 79–51	2–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*		Albany (NY)	W 80–53	3–1	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Nov 30, 2005*		at San Diego	L 80–90	3–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Dec 3, 2005*		Point Loma Nazarene	W 88–77	4–2	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec 6, 2005*		at California	L 64–82	4–3	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Dec 10, 2005*		Washington State	L 49–60	4–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec 17, 2005*		UC Santa Barbara	W 66–54	5–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec 20, 2005*		UMBC	W 58–45	6–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec 27, 2005*		at Providence	L 65–80	6–5	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 31, 2005*		Loyola Marymount	W 84–68	7–5	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 4, 2006		Colorado State	W 83–75	8–5 (1–0)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 7, 2006		at Air Force	L 62–65	8–6 (1–1)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 11, 2006		at Utah	W 72–67	9–6 (2–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 14, 2006		UNLV	W 83–67	10–6 (3–1)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 18, 2006		at TCU	W 76–57	11–6 (4–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 2006		BYU	W 88–61	12–6 (5–1)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 25, 2006		New Mexico	W 75–69	13–6 (6–1)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 28, 2006		at Wyoming	W 78–77 ^OT	14–6 (7–1)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 1, 2006		Wyoming	W 91–72	20–8 (13–3)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2006*		South Dakota State	W 88–63	21–8	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mountain West tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 64–52	22–8	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. UNLV Semifinals	W 63–60	23–8	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Mar 11, 2006*		vs. Wyoming Championship game	W 69–64 ^OT	24–8	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* CBS	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Indiana First round	L 83–87^[2]	24–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

Brandon Heath – Mountain West Player of the Year

References

↑ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
↑ "Late surge lifts Indiana past SDSU, Davis era continues". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ "2005-06 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] "Late surge lifts Indiana past SDSU, Davis era continues". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[schedule-3] "2005-06 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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