# 2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Pat Flannery, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–5, 14–0 in Patriot League play to win the conference regular season title by three games. They won the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 8 seed Arkansas in the opening round. In the round of 32, the Bison were beaten by No. 1 seed Memphis. This was the second straight season the Bison reached the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* | | at Rider | W 56–54 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Nov 22, 2005* | | at No. 17 Syracuse | W 74–69 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome (20,490) Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 26, 2005* | | Yale | W 87–60 | 3–0 | Sojka Pavilion (2,950) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 30, 2005* | | at Niagara | W 66–63 | 4–0 | Gallagher Center (2,039) Lewiston, New York |
| Dec 3, 2005* | | at DePaul | W 57–52 | 5–0 | Allstate Arena (7,746) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 2005* | | No. 4 Villanova | L 60–79 | 5–1 | Sojka Pavilion (4,433) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 17, 2005* | | Holy Cross | W 83–39 | 6–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,598) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 19, 2005* | | Haverford | W 76–44 | 7–1 | Sojka Pavilion (1,340) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 21, 2005* | | Saint Joseph's | W 63–51 | 8–1 | Sojka Pavilion (4,252) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 28, 2005* | | vs. Boston University Cable Car Classic | W 63–57 | 9–1 | Leavey Center (2,085) Santa Clara, California |
| Dec 29, 2005* | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 68–77 | 9–2 | Leavey Center (1,875) Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 2, 2006* ESPN | | at No. 1 Duke | L 50–84 | 9–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 7, 2006 | | at Navy | W 74–52 | 10–3 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (2,891) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 11, 2006 | | at American | W 58–50 | 11–3 (2–0) | Bender Arena (1,389) Washington D.C. |
| Jan 14, 2006 CSTV | | Holy Cross | W 56–42 | 12–3 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (4,102) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 18, 2006 | | Lafayette | W 62–32 | 13–3 (4–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,967) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 2006 | | Colgate | W 62–43 | 14–3 (5–0) | Sojka Pavilion (4,157) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 25, 2006 | | at Lehigh | W 59–54 | 15–3 (6–0) | Stabler Arena (3,556) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 2006 | | Navy | W 81–47 | 16–3 (7–0) | Sojka Pavilion (4,180) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 1, 2006 | | at Army | W 67–54 | 17–3 (8–0) | Christl Arena (518) West Point, New York |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | at Colgate | W 68–59 | 18–3 (9–0) | Cotterell Court (1,052) Hamilton, New York |
| Feb 8, 2006 | | American | W 74–57 | 19–3 (10–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,413) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 2006 | | at Holy Cross | W 57–52 | 20–3 (11–0) | Hart Center (4,000) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 15, 2006 CSTV | No. 24 | at Lafayette | W 69–49 | 21–3 (12–0) | Kirby Sports Center (3,184) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 18, 2006* ESPN2 | No. 24 | at Northern Iowa BracketBusters | L 61–65 $^{2OT}$ | 21–4 | UNI-Dome (8,442) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Feb 22, 2006 | | Lehigh | W 81–70 | 23–4 (13–0) | Sojka Pavilion (4,136) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 2006 | | Army | W 70–47 | 23–4 (14–0) | Sojka Pavilion (4,174) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2006* | | Army Quarterfinals | W 59–47 | 24–4 | Sojka Pavilion (3,946) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 5, 2006* | | American Semifinals | W 64–50 | 25–4 | Sojka Pavilion (3,833) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 10, 2006* ESPN2 | | Holy Cross Championship Game | W 74–59 | 26–4 | Sojka Pavilion (4,110) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2006* CBS | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Arkansas First Round | W 59–55 | 27–4 | American Airlines Center (19,028) Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 19, 2006* CBS | (9 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Memphis Second Round | L 56–72 | 27–5 | American Airlines Center (19,251) Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Charles Lee – Patriot League Player of the Year