# 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 9th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The 2004–05 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–13 and 8–10 in Big West play.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 10, 2005* | vs. George Mason 2K Sports Classic | L 56–79 | 0–1 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 11, 2005* | vs. Mississippi Valley State 2K Sports Classic | W 94–40 | 1–1 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 19, 2005* | at No. 13 Stanford | W 79–63 | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion (6,523) Stanford, CA |
| November 22, 2005* | Santa Clara | W 78–70 | 3–1 | Bren Events Center (2,033) Irvine, CA |
| November 26, 2005* | at Pepperdine | L 76–79 | 3–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,324) Malibu, CA |
| November 29, 2005* | Cal State Stanislaus | L 90–91 | 3–3 | Bren Events Center (1,688) Irvine, CA |
| December 3, 2005* | San Jose State | W 68–58 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (3,730) Irvine, CA |
| December 17, 2005* | at Colorado | L 80–96 | 4–4 | Coors Event Center/Conference Center (1,416) Boulder, CO |
| December 22, 2005* | Loyola | L 72–74 | 4–5 | Bren Events Center (1,787) Irvine, CA |
| December 29, 2005* | vs. Arkansas–Monticello Oneida Classic | L 64–81 | 4–6 | Resch Center (3,947) Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| December 30, 2005* | at UW-Green Bay Oneida Classic | L 65–77 | 4–7 | Resch Center (3,753) Green Bay, WI |
| January 4, 2006* | UC Davis | L 63–66 | 4–8 | Bren Events Center (1,051) Irvine, CA |
| January 7, 2006 | at Cal Poly | W 69–67 | 5–8 (1–0) | Mott Gym (2,048) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 9, 2006 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 70–66 | 6–8 (2–0) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,572) Irvine, CA |
| January 13, 2006 | Cal State Northridge | W 76–62 | 7–8 (3–0) | Bren Events Center (2,038) Irvine, CA |
| January 15, 2006 | Pacific Tigers | W 70–61 | 8–8 (4–0) | Bren Events Center (1,722) Irvine, CA |
| January 19, 2006 | at UC Riverside | W 71–61 | 9–8 (5–0) | Student Recreation Center (1,130) Irvine, CA |
| January 21, 2006 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 67–59 | 10–8 (6–0) | Titan Gym (1,423) Fullerton, CA |
| January 25, 2006 | Cal State Fullerton | W 83–68 | 11–8 (7–0) | Bren Events Center (2,880) Irvine, CA |
| January 28, 2006 | at Long Beach State | W 73–67 | 12–8 (8–0) | Walter Pyramid (2,398) Long Beach, CA |
| February 2, 2006 | at Pacific | L 52–64 | 12–9 (8–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,720) Stockton, CA |
| February 4, 2006 | at Cal State Northridge | W 74–57 | 13–9 (9–1) | Matadome (1,179) Northridge, CA |
| February 9, 2006 | UC Santa Barbara | L 59–60 | 13–10 (9–2) | Bren Events Center (2,269) Irvine, CA |
| February 11, 2006 | Cal Poly | L 58–61 | 13–11 (9–3) | Bren Events Center (4,500) Irvine, CA |
| February 15, 2006 | UC Riverside | W 63–37 | 14–11 (10–3) | Bren Events Center (1,841) Irvine, CA |
| February 18, 2006* | Drake BracketBusters | W 70–67 | 15–11 | Bren Events Center (1,410) Irvine, CA |
| February 23, 2006* | at UC Davis | W 82–68 | 16–11 | The Pavilion (1,097) Davis, CA |
| March 4, 2006 | Long Beach | L 73–93 | 16–12 (10–4) | Bren Events Center (3,790) Irvine, CA |
| Big West Conference tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2006 | vs. Long Beach State Semifinal | L 73–75 | 16–13 | Anaheim Convention Center (3,213) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Awards and honors

* Aaron Fitzgerald
** All-Big West First Team
* Adam Templeton
** Big West All Freshman Team