# 2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2005–06 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fifth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–10 overall record (13–5 CAA).
The Monarchs competed in the 2005 Paradise Jam and lost to Wisconsin in the in-season tournament championship after winning their first two round-robin games. After losing to Northeastern in the CAA tournament quarterfinal, Old Dominion received a qualifying bid to the 2006 National Invitation Tournament. Playing as the No. 5 seed in the Maryland bracket, ODU proceeded to winning out the bracket after defeating Hofstra in the tournament quarterfinal. They lost to Michigan in the tournament semifinal.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Saskatchewan | W 82–58 | | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Nov 12, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Virginia State | W 96–51 | | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Georgia Paradise Jam tournament | W 74–65 | 1–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 19, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Fordham Paradise Jam tournament | W 65–52 | 2–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 20, 2005* 8:30 a.m., Comcast | | vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam championship | L 81–84 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 26, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Mount St. Mary's | W 80–57 | 3–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Nov 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at VMI | W 77–62 | 4–1 | Cameron Hall Lexington, VA |
| Dec 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | East Carolina | W 79–53 | 5–1 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 7, 2005 7:00 p.m. | | George Mason | W 54–53 | 6–1 (1–0) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 10, 2005 3:00 p.m., WSKY4/CN8 | | at Drexel | L 42–61 | 6–2 (1–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 17, 2005* 4:00 p.m., Comcast/WCIU | | DePaul | W 87–43 | 7–2 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 20, 2005* 7:00 p.m., Comcast | | at Richmond | L 58–61 | 7–3 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Dec 22, 2005* 8:30 p.m. | | at UAB | L 57–85 | 7–4 | Bartow Arena (4,588) Birmingham, AL |
| Dec 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m., Comcast | | Virginia Tech | W 58–55 | 8–4 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Wilmington | W 64–59 | 9–4 (2–1) | Ted Constant Center (5,752) Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 5, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Towson | W 85–71 | 10–4 (3–1) | Towson Center Towson, MD |
| Jan 7, 2006 12:00 p.m., Comcast | | Northeastern | W 85–79 | 11–4 (4–1) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 12, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Georgia State | W 77–62 | 12–4 (5–1) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 14, 2006 12:00 p.m., Comcast | | VCU Rivalry | W 78–75 | 13–4 (6–1) | Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 19, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 68–76 | 13–5 (6–2) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 21, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary Rivalry | W 65–56 | 14–5 (7–2) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| Jan 26, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Drexel | W 74–67 | 15–5 (8–2) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 28, 2006 2:00 p.m., Comcast | | at George Mason | L 47–66 | 15–6 (8–3) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | L 63–65 | 15–7 (8–4) | Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY |
| Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | James Madison Rivalry | W 87–69 | 16–7 (9–4) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 9, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | William & Mary Rivalry | W 81–60 | 17–7 (10–4) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 11, 2006 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at VCU Rivalry | L 74–80 | 17–8 (10–5) | Siegel Center (7,838) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 15, 2006 7:00 p.m., Comcast/CSS | | Georgia State | W 75–56 | 18–8 (11–5) | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 18, 2006* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Marist ESPN BracketBusters | W 84–71 | 19–8 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 23, 2006 7:00 p.m., Comcast | | at James Madison Rivalry | W 75–58 | 20–8 (12–5) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| Feb 26, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Delaware | W 69–53 | 21–8 (13–5) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2006 2:30 p.m. | (4) | vs. (5) Northeastern Quarterfinals | L 63–71 | 21–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2006* 9:30 p.m. | (5 MD) | at (4 MD) Colorado First round | W 79–61 | 22–9 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| Mar 20, 2006* 9:00 p.m. | (5 MD) | (9 MD) Manhattan Second round | W 70–66 | 23–9 | Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 22, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5 MD) | at (3 MD) Hofstra Quarterfinals | W 61–51 | 24–9 | Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY |
| Mar 28, 2006* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5 MD) | at (1 MI) Michigan Semifinals | L 43–66 | 24–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. MD = Maryland bracket, MI = Michigan bracket ||||||