# 2005–06 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2005–06 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by first-year head coach Rob Spivery, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 15–3 in SWAC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 13 years. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Atlanta region, the Jaguars lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed Duke, 70–54.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | at No. 2 Texas Guardians Classic First round | L 56–89 | 0–1 | Frank Erwin Center (10,483) Austin, Texas |
| Nov 16, 2005* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Sacramento State Guardians Classic | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Frank Erwin Center (9,513) Austin, Texas |
| Nov 18, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | at LSU | L 56–84 | 0–3 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,877) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nov 20, 2005* 3:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M | L 44–88 | 0–4 | Reed Arena (5,871) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 29, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Jarvis Christian | W 71–58 | 1–4 | F. G. Clark Center (132) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 2005* 3:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | L 52–61 | 1–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,032) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 62–65 | 1–6 | University Center (1,615) Hammond, Louisiana |
| Dec 10, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | W 63–47 | 2–6 | F. G. Clark Center (217) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 17, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 8 Oklahoma | L 54–68 | 2–7 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,100) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 19, 2005* 7:05 p.m. | | at Tulsa | L 48–60 | 2–8 | Reynolds Center (4,770) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Xavier | L 56–73 | 2–9 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | W 73–65 | 3–9 (1–0) | William J. Nicks Building (501) Prairie View, Texas |
| Jan 4, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 54–48 | 4–9 (2–0) | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Jan 7, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 72–57 | 5–9 (3–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,175) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 80–65 | 6–9 (4–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,708) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 14, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 60–50 | 7–9 (5–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,286) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Jan 16, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 64–70 | 7–10 (5–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (997) Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 21, 2006 3:00 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 72–65 | 8–10 (6–1) | F. G. Clark Center (3,997) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (7–1) | F. G. Clark Center (1,357) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 28, 2006 5:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 72–55 | 10–10 (8–1) | F. G. Clark Center (1,932) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 4, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (8–2) | HPER Complex (2,400) Grambling, Louisiana |
| Feb 6, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Jackson State | W 70–58 | 11–11 (9–2) | Williams Assembly Center (2,679) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Feb 11, 2006 3:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 71–68 | 12–11 (10–2) | F. G. Clark Center (1,130) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 71–60 | 13–11 (11–2) | F. G. Clark Center (1,056) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 18, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 84–80 | 14–11 (12–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,060) Normal, Alabama |
| Feb 20, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | L 59–63 | 14–12 (12–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,756) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 25, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 69–57 | 15–12 (13–3) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,100) Lorman, Mississippi |
| Mar 2, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 81–62 | 16–12 (14–3) | F. G. Clark Center (2,948) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 4, 2006 4:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 89–64 | 17–12 (15–3) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | (1) | vs. (8) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 73–52 | 18–12 | Bill Harris Arena (932) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 10, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | (1) | vs. (5) Jackson State Semifinals | W 66–59 | 19–12 | Bill Harris Arena (1,259) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 11, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (7) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Championship game | W 57–44 | 20–12 | Bill Harris Arena (2,567) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2006* 9:30 p.m. | (16 A) | vs. (1 A) No. 1 Duke First round | L 54–70 | 20–13 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,642) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Atlanta. All times are in Central Time. ||||||