# 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 9th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Hawks defeated fellow No. 16 seed Hampton in the Play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Villanova in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 2005* 10:00 p.m. | | at San Francisco | L 66–70 | 0–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,119) San Francisco, California |
| Nov 24, 2005* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Southern Illinois Great Alaska Shootout | W 80–68 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena (6,882) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 25, 2005* 11:50 p.m. | | vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout | L 56–62 | 1–2 | Sullivan Arena (7,259) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout | L 54–62 | 1–3 | Sullivan Arena (7,321) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Rider | L 67–75 | 1–4 | Boylan Gymnasium (2,011) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Dec 6, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | L 60–73 | 1–5 | Yanitelli Center (2,236) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Dec 8, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | at Seton Hall | L 45–61 | 1–6 | Continental Airlines Arena (5,034) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 12, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Lehigh | L 57–71 | 1–7 | Stabler Arena (439) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 14, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | at Princeton | W 41–21 | 2–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,535) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dec 18, 2005 4:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart | W 73–64 | 3–7 (1–0) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,346) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Dec 28, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Hartford | W 56–54 | 4–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,388) West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 31, 2005* 4:00 p.m. | | Drexel | L 49–53 | 4–8 | Boylan Gymnasium (1,421) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Jan 3, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 66–59 | 5–8 (2–0) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (211) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 5, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Robert Morris | L 75–87 | 5–9 (2–1) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,014) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Jan 7, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 55–53 | 6–9 (3–1) | Boylan Gymnasium (2,004) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Jan 12, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut State | W 61–57 | 7–9 (4–1) | Detrick Gymnasium (1,855) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 14, 2006 4:00 p.m. | | at Quinnipiac | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (5–1) | Burt Kahn Court (890) Hamden, Connecticut |
| Jan 19, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Mount St. Mary's | L 54–64 | 8–10 (5–2) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,834) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Jan 21, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac | W 80–74 $^{2OT}$ | 9–10 (6–2) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,944) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Jan 26, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Robert Morris | L 65–73 | 9–11 (6–3) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,073) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 74–56 | 10–11 (7–3) | DeGol Arena (2,423) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Central Connecticut State | W 63–48 | 11–11 (8–3) | Boylan Gymnasium (2,096) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 6, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | W 74–58 | 12–11 (9–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,682) Staten Island, New York |
| Feb 11, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Long Island | L 72–78 | 12–12 (9–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (559) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 13, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Wagner | W 61–55 | 13–12 (10–4) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,622) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 18, 2006 1:00 p.m. | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 69–75 | 13–13 (10–5) | Knott Arena (1,503) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Feb 20, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 96–89 $^{2OT}$ | 14–13 (11–5) | Boylan Gymnasium (2,329) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 25, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | St. Francis (NY) | W 74–68 | 15–13 (12–5) | Boylan Gymnasium (2,247) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 27, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 62–79 | 15–14 (12–6) | Rothman Center (3,024) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2006* | (3) | (6) Long Island Quarterfinals | W 74–63 | 16–14 | Boylan Gymnasium (1,131) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Mar 5, 2006* | (3) | at (2) Central Connecticut State Semifinals | W 62–48 | 17–14 | Detrick Gymnasium (2,614) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Mar 8, 2006* | (3) | at (1) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship game | W 49–48 | 18–14 | Rothman Center (1,846) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2006* | (16 M) | vs. (16 M) Hampton Play-in game | W 71–49 | 19–14 | UD Arena (7,764) Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 17, 2006* | (16 M) | vs. (1 M) No. 3 Villanova First round | L 45–58 | 19–15 | Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Minneapolis. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||