# 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington, the Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98–92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the Sweet 16. This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Joel Smith | 6'4" | 205 | G | So. | Wolfeboro, NH, U.S. | Brewster Academy |
| 1 | Harvey Perry | 6'5" | 195 | G | Fr. | Henderson, NV, U.S. | Foothill High School |
| 3 | Brandon Roy | 6'6" | 215 | G | Sr. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Garfield High School |
| 5 | Justin Dentmon | 6'0" | 180 | G | Fr. | Carbondale, IL, U.S. | Carbondale Community High School |
| 11 | Brandon Burmeister | 6'4" | 190 | G | Jr. | Mercer Island, WA, U.S. | Mercer Island HS |
| 13 | Zane Potter | 6'6" | 185 | F | Sr. | Gresham, OR, U.S. | Sam Barlow High School |
| 15 | Bobby Jones | 6'6" | 210 | F | Sr. | Long Beach, CA, U.S. | Polytechnic High School |
| 20 | Ryan Appleby | 6'3" | 165 | PG | So.* | Stanwood, WA, U.S. | Stanwood High School |
| 21 | Artem Wallace | 6'8" | 230 | C | Fr. | Toledo, WA, U.S. | Toledo High School |
| 22 | Hans Gasser | 6'9" | 250 | F | Jr. | Issaquah, WA, U.S. | Issaquah High School |
| 24 | Jamaal Williams | 6'5" | 225 | F | Sr.* | Corona, CA, U.S. | Centennial High School |
| 32 | Joe Wolfinger | 7'0" | 225 | C | Fr. | Beaverton, OR, U.S. | Aloha High School |
| 34 | Zach Johnson | 6'8" | 275 | C | Fr.* | Sacramento, CA, U.S. | Natomas High School |
| 40 | Jon Brockman | 6'7" | 245 | F | Fr. | Snohomish, WA, U.S. | Snohomish Senior High School |
| 42 | Mike Jensen | 6'8" | 240 | PF | Sr.* | Kent, WA, U.S. | Kentwood High School (Washington) |
* Denotes the use of a redshirt season

## Coaching staff

Source
| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 4th | Washington (1980) |
| Cameron Dollar | Assistant coach | 4th | UCLA (1997) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 2nd | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Paul Fortier | Assistant coach | 1st | Washington (2003) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 4th | Northern Arizona (1992) |

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/6/2015* 6:00 pm | | Simon Fraser | W 114–48 | | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,481) Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm | | Morgan St. | W 118–51 | 1–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,976) Seattle, WA |
| 11/14/2005* 1:00 pm | | Wisconsin Green Bay | W 118–64 | 2–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,914) Seattle, WA |
| 11/15/2005* 11:00 am | | Air Force | W 85–74 | 3–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,975) Seattle, WA |
| 11/19/2005* 10:30 pm | | American | W 99–82 | 4–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,021) Seattle, WA |
| 11/22/2005* 10:00 pm | No. 25 | Idaho | W 90–67 | 5–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,665) Seattle, WA |
| 11/25/2005* 6:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 25 | Loyola Marymount | W 112–65 | 6–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,675) Seattle, WA |
| 12/4/2005* 10:30 pm, FSN | No. 18 | No. 6 Gonzaga | W 99–95 | 7–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 12/10/2005* 3:00 pm | No. 13 | New Mexico | W 81–71 | 8–0 | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| 12/16/2005* 10:00 pm | No. 11 | Eastern Washington | W 91–74 | 9–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,876) Seattle, WA |
| 12/23/2005* 8:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 9 | Lehigh | W 54–37 | 10–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2005 10:00 pm | No. 7 | Arizona State | W 91–67 | 11–0 (1–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 12/31/2005 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 7 | Arizona | L 95–96 $^{2OT}$ | 11–1 (1–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 1/2/2006* 10:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 10 | Cornell | W 87–71 | 12–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,631) Seattle, WA |
| 1/7/2006 10:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 10 | Washington State | L 71–78 | 12–2 (1–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 1/12/2006 10:30 pm, FSN | No. 13 | USC | W 86–77 | 13–2 (2–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (4,561) Los Angeles, CA |
| 1/14/2006 4:00 pm, FSN | No. 13 | UCLA | W 69–65 | 14–2 (3–2) | Pauley Pavilion (10,232) Los Angeles, CA |
| 1/19/2006 10:00 pm | No. 10 | Oregon State | W 69–65 | 15–2 (4–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| 1/21/2006 8:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 10 | Oregon | W 78–59 | 16–2 (5–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 1/26/2006 10:30 pm | No. 10 | California | L 69–71 | 16–3 (5–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,957) Berkeley, CA |
| 1/29/2006 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 10 | Stanford | L 67–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (5–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| 2/4/2006 5:00 pm | No. 16 | Washington State | L 64–77 | 16–5 (5–5) | Beasley Coliseum (8,770) Pullman, WA |
| 2/9/2006 10:30 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 21 | USC | W 87–73 | 17–5 (6–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 2/11/2006 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 21 | No. 13 UCLA | W 70–67 | 18–5 (7–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 2/16/2006 8:30 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 20 | Oregon | W 75–72 | 19–5 (8–5) | McArthur Court (8,904) Eugene, OR |
| 2/18/2006 10:00 pm, FSN Northwest | No. 20 | Oregon State | W 96–63 | 20–5 (9–5) | Gill Coliseum (9,512) Corvallis, OR |
| 2/23/2006 10:30 pm, FSN | No. 17 | Stanford | W 75–57 | 21–5 (10–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 2/26/2006 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 17 | California | W 73–62 | 22–5 (11–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 3/2/2006 9:00 pm | No. 14 | Arizona State | W 91–66 | 23–5 (12–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,755) Tempe, AZ |
| 3/4/2006 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 14 | Arizona | W 70–67 | 24–5 (13–5) | McKale Center (14,630) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2006 9:00 pm | No. 12 | Oregon Quarterfinals | L 73–84 | 24–6 | Staples Center (15,321) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2006* 8:00 pm, CBS | (5) | vs. (12) Utah State First round | W 75–61 | 25–6 | Cox Arena (9,891) San Diego, CA |
| 3/18/2006* 6:55 pm, CBS | (5) | vs. (4) Illinois Second round | W 67–64 | 26–6 | Cox Arena San Diego, CA |
| 3/24/2006* 9:50 pm, CBS | (5) | vs. (1) Connecticut Sweet Sixteen | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 26–7 | Verizon Center (19,368) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||