# 2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in ACC play to finish a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Virginia 56–60.

## Last season

The Hokies finished the 2004–05 season 16–14, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated 54–73 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Memphis.

## 2005–2006 schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2005* | | Radford | W 80–50 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 12, 2005* | | Bowling Green | L 71–72 | 1–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 13, 2005* | | Western Carolina | W 54–40 | 2–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 18, 2005* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 74–62 | 3–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VA |
| Nov 21, 2005* | | Marshall | W 71–54 | 4–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VA |
| Nov 25, 2005* | | Morgan State | W 77–49 | 5–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 28, 2005* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Ohio State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 56-69 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Value City Arena (13,218) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 4, 2005 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 1 Duke | L 75–77 | 5–3 (0-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Dec 7, 2005* | | North Carolina A&T | W 94–66 | 6–3 (0-1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 10, 2005* 4:00 pm, FSN | | St. John's | W 73–64 | 7–3 (0-1) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 18, 2005* | | vs. Stanford The Las Vegas Showdown | W 59–52 | 8–3 (0-1) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,011) Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 27, 2005* | | William & Mary | W 74–64 | 9–3 (0-1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 30, 2005* | | at Old Dominion | L 55–58 | 9–4 (0-1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 2, 2006* | | at James Madison | W 77–58 | 10–4 (0-1) | James Madison University Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| Jan 7, 2006 | | at Florida State | L 68–74 | 10–5 (0-2) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 10, 2006 | | No. 20 North Carolina | L 61–64 | 10–6 (0-3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 15, 2006 4:00 pm, Raycom | | Virginia Rivalry | L 49–54 | 10–7 (0-4) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 21, 2006 | | at Maryland | L 72–81 | 10–8 (0-5) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| Jan 26, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | L 67–80 | 10–9 (0-6) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 28, 2006 | | at Wake Forest | W 76–70 | 11–9 (1-6) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 31, 2006 | | Georgia Tech | W 63–62 | 12–9 (2-6) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | Boston College | L 73–74 | 12–10 (2-7) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 8, 2006 | | at Clemson | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (3-7) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| Feb 11, 2006 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at Virginia Rivalry | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (3-8) | University Hall (7,757) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb 18, 2006 | | NC State | L 64–70 | 13–12 (3-9) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 22, 2006 | | at Miami | L 59–70 | 13–13 (3-10) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 25, 2006 | | Florida State | W 72–61 | 14–13 (4-10) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Mar 1, 2006 | | Clemson | L 81–86 | 14–14 (4-11) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Mar 4, 2006 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 11 Boston College | L 57–59 | 14–15 (4-12) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | (10) | vs. (7) Virginia First Round | L 56–60 | 14–16 (4-12) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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