# 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 10, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | West Alabama | W 83–41 | | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 11, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | North Georgia | W 98–68 | | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 2005* 11:30 a.m., FoxSportsNet | | vs. UMass Hall of Fame Classic | W 86–77 | 1–0 | MassMutual Center (6,105) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nov 27, 2005* 3:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | W 79–48 | 2–0 | Bartow Arena (3,487) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | L 76–92 | 2–1 | Bartow Arena (3,835) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 3, 2005* 3:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | W 73–72 | 3–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,942) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 6, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | at DePaul | L 66–70 | 3–2 | Rosemont Horizon (7,747) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 10, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 81–59 | 4–2 | Bartow Arena (3,676) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 14, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Minnesota | L 68–69 | 4–3 | Williams Arena (11,034) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 19, 2005* 8:30 p.m. | | Centenary | W 72–58 | 5–3 | Bartow Arena (3,080) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | Old Dominion | W 85–57 | 6–3 | Bartow Arena (4,588) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 28, 2005* 6:30 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | W 90–71 | 7–3 | Bartow Arena (8,289) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 30, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | | at South Florida | W 59–47 | 8–3 | Sun Dome (2,374) Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 2, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | VCU | W 68–62 | 9–3 | Bartow Arena (3,879) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 5, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Valdosta State | W 98–69 | 10–3 | Bartow Arena (3,976) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 11, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Tulsa | W 84–54 | 11–3 (1–0) | Bartow Arena (4,388) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 14, 2006 6:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 76–64 | 12–3 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,561) Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 18, 2006 7:05 p.m. | | at Rice | W 75–68 | 13–3 (3–0) | Reliant Arena (1,647) Houston, Texas |
| Jan 21, 2006 5:00 p.m. | | Houston | W 82–79 | 14–3 (4–0) | Bartow Arena (8,255) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 2006 7:00 p.m., CSTV | | at No. 3 Memphis | L 66–73 | 14–4 (4–1) | FedExForum (15,529) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Southern Miss | W 87–73 | 15–4 (5–1) | Bartow Arena (8,108) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 4, 2006 2:00 p.m. | | at UCF | W 75–68 | 16–4 (6–1) | UCF Arena (2,062) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 8, 2006 9:00 p.m. | | at UTEP | L 37–65 | 16–5 (6–2) | Don Haskins Center (10,983) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 11, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | East Carolina | W 72–64 | 17–5 (7–2) | Bartow Arena (6,365) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 15, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Tulane | W 87–82 | 18–5 (8–2) | Bartow Arena (4,391) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 2006 2:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | W 87–50 | 19–5 (9–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,236) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 25, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at SMU | W 73–68 | 20–5 (10–2) | Moody Coliseum (4,118) Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 2, 2006 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 3 Memphis | W 80–74 | 21–5 (11–2) | Bartow Arena (8,500) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Marshall | W 82–61 | 22–5 (12–2) | Bartow Arena (7,149) Birmingham, Alabama |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006 12:00 a.m. | (2) No. 24 | vs. (10) SMU Quarterfinals | W 69–55 | 22–6 | FedExForum (9,346) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 10, 2006 6:00 p.m. | (2) No. 24 | vs. (3) UTEP Semifinals | W 63–60 | 23–6 | FedExForum (12,524) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 11, 2006 10:35 a.m., CBS | (2) No. 24 | at (1) No. 5 Memphis Championship Game | L 46–57 | 23–7 | FedExForum (16,607) Memphis, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2006* 8:45 p.m., CBS | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Kentucky First round | L 64–69 | 24–7 | Wachovia Center (19,999) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||