# 2005–06 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Trent Johnson's second season with the Cardinal. They were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished Trent Johnson's first year achieving an overall record of 18-13 and an 11-7 record in conference play. Finishing a tie for third in the Pac-10 conference, the Cardinal defeated Washington State in the quarterfinals, only to lose in the semifinals to Washington.
The Cardinal earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as an 8 seed in the Austin Region. In their first, and only, game they faced against the #9 seed Mississippi State only to lose 93-70.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2005* 2:00 pm | | Sonoma State | W 87-52 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 12, 2005* 1:00 pm | | Cal Poly-Pomona | W 99-70 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 19, 2005* 12:00 PM | | UC Irvine | L 63-79 | 0-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 23, 2005* 4:00 PM, FSBA | | San Francisco | W 71-56 | 1-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 28, 2005* 7:00 PM | | Cal Poly | W 82-58 | 2-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 2, 2005* 7:35 PM | | at Montana | L 69-88 | 2-2 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| December 4, 2005* 4:00 PM | | at UC Davis | W 68-64 | 2-3 | The Pavilion at ARC Davis, CA |
| December 17, 2005* 9:30 PM, ESPN | | vs. Virginia Tech Las Vegas Showdown | L 52-59 | 2-4 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |
| December 19, 2005* 7:00 PM, FSBA | | Denver Las Vegas Showdown | W 71-49 | 3-4 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 21, 2005* 5:30PM, CSTV | | Princeton Pete Newell Challenge | W 58-34 | 4-4 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA |
| December 29, 2005 7:30 PM, FSN | | at No. 11 UCLA | L 54-71 | 4-5 (0-1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 31, 2005 1:00 PM | | at USC | L 71-82 | 4-6 (0-2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 5, 2006 7:00 PM | | Oregon State | W 80-66 | 5-6 (1-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 7, 2006 1:00 PM, FSBA | | Oregon | W 64-62 | 6-6 (2-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 13, 2006 7:00 PM, FSBA | | California | W 75-61 | 7-6 (3-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 19, 2006 8:30 PM, FSN | | Arizona | L 81-90 $^{OT}$ | 7-7 (3-3) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 21, 2006 6:30 PM | | Arizona State | W 70-64 | 8-7 (4-3) | Weels Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 26, 2006 7:00 PM | | Washington State | W 69-59 | 9-7 (5-3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 29, 2006 5:00 PM, FSN | | No. 10 Washington | W 76-67 $^{OT}$ | 10-7 (6-3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 2, 2006 5:30 PM | | at Oregon | W 57-56 | 11-7 (7-3) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 4, 2006 5:00 PM | | at Oregon State | W 71-64 | 12-7 (8-3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 9, 2006 7:30 PM, FSN | | at California | L 62-65 | 12-8 (8-4) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| February 11, 2006* 6:00 PM, ESPN | | No. 5 Gonzaga | L 76-80 | 12-9 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| February 16, 2006 7:00 PM | | Arizona State | W 82-69 | 13-9 (9-4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 19, 2006 12:30 PM, CBS | | Arizona | L 72-76 | 13-10 (9-5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 23, 2006 7:30 PM, FSN | | at No. 17 Washington | L 57-75 | 13-11 (9-6) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| February 25, 2006 4:00 PM, ABC | | at Washington State | W 39-37 | 14-11 (10-6) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| March 2, 2006 7:00 PM | | USC | W 58-56 | 15-11 (11-6) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 4, 2006 1:00 PM, CBS | | No. 15 UCLA | L 54-75 | 15-12 (11-7) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2006 12:20, FSN | (5) | vs. (4) Arizona Quarterfinals | L 68-73 | 15-13 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2006* 6:30 pm | No. (7) | (8) Virginia Opening Round | W 65-49 | 16-13 | Maples Pavilion (2,519) Stanford, CA |
| March 17, 2006* 8:30 pm | No. (7) | (2) Missouri State First round | L 67-76 | 16-14 | Hammons Student Center (5,664) Springfield, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||