# 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* | | at Eastern Michigan | L 65–67 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (3,165) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Nov 21, 2005* | | Long Beach State | W 88–69 | 1–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,286) Berkeley, California |
| Nov 25, 2005* | | Northern Colorado Golden Bear Classic | W 83–59 | 2–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,991) Berkeley, California |
| Nov 26, 2005* | | Northeastern Golden Bear Classic | W 83–73 | 3–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,990) Berkeley, California |
| Nov 30, 2005* | | San Jose State | W 70–52 | 4–1 | Haas Pavilion (8,138) Berkeley, California |
| Dec 3, 2005* | | Akron | W 89–75 | 5–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,820) Berkeley, California |
| Dec 6, 2005* | | San Diego State | W 82–64 | 6–1 | Haas Pavilion (8,679) Berkeley, California |
| Dec 10, 2005* | | vs. Kansas | L 56–69 | 6–2 | Kemper Arena (16,180) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 2005* | | vs. DePaul Pete Newell Challenge | L 65–68 | 6–3 | The Arena in Oakland (8,426) Oakland, California |
| Pac-10 Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2005 | | at USC | W 62–58 | 7–3 (1–0) | L.A. Sports Arena (5,239) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 31, 2005 | | at No. 11 UCLA | W 68–61 | 8–3 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (10,129) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 5, 2006 | | Oregon | W 77–66 | 9–3 (3–0) | Haas Pavilion (8,862) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 7, 2006 | | Oregon State | L 64–72 | 9–4 (3–1) | Haas Pavilion (8,956) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 13, 2006 | | at Stanford | L 61–75 | 9–5 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion (7,598) Stanford, California |
| Jan 19, 2006 | | at Arizona State | W 88–58 | 10–5 (4–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,521) Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 21, 2006 | | at Arizona | L 55–60 | 10–6 (4–3) | McKale Center (14,621) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 26, 2006 | | No. 10 Washington | W 71–69 | 11–6 (5–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,957) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 28, 2006 | | Washington State | W 55–53 | 12–6 (6–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,479) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 2, 2006 | | at Oregon State | W 69–52 | 13–6 (7–3) | Gill Coliseum (5,982) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | at Oregon | W 62–60 | 14–6 (8–3) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 9, 2006 | | Stanford | W 65–62 | 15–6 (9–3) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 16, 2006 | | Arizona | W 75–66 | 16–6 (10–3) | Haas Pavilion (11,175) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 18, 2006 | | Arizona State | L 64–65 $^{2OT}$ | 16–7 (10–4) | Haas Pavilion (10,075) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 23, 2006 | | at Washington State | W 43–41 | 17–7 (11–4) | Beasley Coliseum (3,021) Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 26, 2006 | | at No. 17 Washington | L 62–73 | 17–8 (11–5) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, Washington |
| Mar 2, 2006 | | No. 15 UCLA | L 58–67 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (11–6) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California |
| Mar 4, 2006 | | USC | W 71–60 | 18–9 (12–6) | Haas Pavilion (11,702) Berkeley, California |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006* | | at USC Quarterfinals | W 82–67 | 19–9 | Staples Center Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 10, 2006* | | vs. Oregon Semifinals | W 91–87 $^{2OT}$ | 20–9 | Staples Center (17,856) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 11, 2006* | | vs. No. 13 UCLA Championship game | L 52–71 | 20–10 | Staples Center (18,544) Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2006* CBS | (7 S) | vs. (10 S) NC State First round | L 52–58 | 20–11 | American Airlines Center (19,263) Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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