# 2005–06 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented University of Maryland in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Gary Williams in his 17th season, the Terrapins would end the regular season sixth in the ACC standings, the Terrapins reached the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to Boston College. They were invited to the NIT where they lost to Manhattan in the first round to finish the season with a record of 19–13 (8–8 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* 8:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | No. 24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 111–85 | 1–0 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 21, 2005* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | vs. No. 8 Gonzaga Maui Invitational | L 76–88 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 22, 2005* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 23 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 98–69 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 23, 2005* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | vs. Arkansas Maui Invitational | W 75–62 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 2005* 2:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | No. 23 | Nicholls State | W 88–56 | 4–1 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 30, 2005* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 83–66 | 5–1 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 2005* 9:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | No. 21 | vs. No. 19 George Washington BB&T Classic | L 70–78 | 5–2 | MCI Center (11,712) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 2005* 8:00 p.m. | No. 21 | Western Carolina | W 87–57 | 6–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 11, 2005 8:00 p.m., FSN | No. 21 | No. 6 Boston College | W 73–71 | 7–2 (1–0) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 23, 2005* 8:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | No. 16 | American | W 81–55 | 8–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 28, 2005* 8:00 p.m., Raycom | No. 16 | Delaware State | W 68–54 | 9–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 31, 2005* 2:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | No. 16 | VMI | W 99–68 | 10–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 4, 2006* 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 99–73 | 11–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 7, 2006 12:00 p.m., Raycom | No. 14 | at Miami | L 70–84 | 11–3 (1–1) | BankUnited Center (5,125) Coral Gables, Florida |
| Jan 11, 2006 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | at No. 1 Duke | L 52–76 | 11–4 (1–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2006 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 23 | Wake Forest | W 90–86 | 12–4 (2–2) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 21, 2006 8:00 p.m., Raycom | No. 22 | Virginia Tech | W 81–72 | 13–4 (3–2) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 25, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 18 | at Georgia Tech | W 86–74 | 14–4 (4–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 28, 2006* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Temple | L 85–91 | 14–5 | Liacouras Center (10,025) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina | L 62–77 | 14–6 (4–3) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 5, 2006 2:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 18 NC State | L 58–62 | 14–7 (4–4) | RBC Center (19,722) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 2006* 7:00 p.m., CSN Mid-Atlantic | | Virginia | W 76–65 | 15–7 (5–4) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 11, 2006 1:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 2 Duke | L 88–96 | 15–8 (5–5) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 14, 2006 8:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Clemson | L 77–89 | 15–9 (5–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,600) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 18, 2006 4:00 p.m., Raycom | | Georgia Tech | W 87–84 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (6–6) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 22, 2006 9:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Florida State | L 60–71 | 16–10 (6–7) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,751) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 26, 2006 5:30 p.m., FSN | | at No. 21 North Carolina | L 57–81 | 16–11 (6–8) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Mar 1, 2006 9:00 p.m., Raycom | | Miami | W 65–61 | 17–11 (7–8) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 3, 2006 3:30 p.m., FSN | | at Virginia | W 71–70 | 18–11 (8–8) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006 9:30 p.m., Raycom | (6) | vs. (11) Georgia Tech First round | W 82–64 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 10, 2006 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 11 Boston College Quarterfinals | L 66–80 | 19–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 18, 2006* 11:00 a.m. | (1) | (9) Manhattan First round | L 84–87 | 19–13 | Comcast Center (4,761) College Park, Maryland |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||