# 2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Brian Michaelson | 14 | G | 6'4" | 196 | Senior (Redshirt) | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Ronny Turiaf | 1 | F | 6'10" | 249 | Senior | Le Robert, Martinique | Graduated; Entered 2005 NBA draft |
| Calum MacLeod | 33 | C | 7'1" | 228 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Wellington, New Zealand | Transferred to Northeastern JC |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible |
| Mamery Diallo | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Evreux, France | Midland College | 2 | Oct. 1, 2005 |
| David Burgess | F | 6'10" | 250 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Irvine, CA | BYU | 2.5 | Dec. 16, 2006 |
| Micah Downs | G | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | Kirkland, WA | Kansas | 2.5 | Dec. 16, 2006 |

### 2005 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Larry Guarganious SF | Berkeley, CA | Saint Mary's | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 8, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jeremy Pargo PG | Chicago, IL | Robeson | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 17, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Mast G | Hillsboro, OR | Jesuit | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2005 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/2005* 5:00 pm, KAYU | No. 9 | Idaho | W 69–60 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/21/2005* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | vs. No. 23 Maryland Maui Invitational – quarterfinals | W 88–76 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/22/2005* 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. No. 12 Michigan State Maui Invitational – semifinals | W 109–106 $^{3OT}$ | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/23/2005* 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Maui Invitational – finals | L 65–63 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/30/2005* 5:00 pm, KAYU | No. 6 | Portland State | W 89–80 | 4–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/04/2005* 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 6 | at No. 18 Washington | L 99–95 | 4–2 | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 12/08/2005* 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | Washington State | W 67–53 | 5–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/10/2005* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | vs. Oklahoma State Battle in Seattle | W 64–62 | 6–2 | KeyArena (13,644) Seattle, WA |
| 12/17/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 10 | Virginia | W 80–69 | 7–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/19/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 8 | Eastern Washington | W 75–65 | 8–2 | Spokane Arena (11,879) Spokane, WA |
| 12/22/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 8 | at Saint Louis | W 60–57 | 9–2 | Scottrade Center (15,707) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/27/2005* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 4 Memphis | L 83–72 | 9–3 | FedEx Forum (18,208) Memphis, TN |
| 12/31/2005* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | St. Joseph's | W 102–94 | 10–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/07/2006 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at St. Mary's | W 68–60 | 11–3 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 01/09/2006 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Santa Clara | W 81–68 | 12–3 (2–0) | Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/14/2006 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Pepperdine | W 102–73 | 13–3 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/16/2006 8:59 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Loyola Marymount | W 92–80 | 14–3 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/21/2006 3:00 pm, KHQ | No. 6 | at San Diego | W 64–63 | 15–3 (5–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA |
| 01/23/2006 8:00 pm, PAX | No. 7 | at San Francisco | W 84–75 | 16–3 (6–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (5,300) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/28/2006 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 7 | Portland | W 81–64 | 17–3 (7–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/04/2006 8:00 pm, KHQ | No. 5 | Santa Clara | W 85–71 | 18–3 (8–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/07/2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | St. Mary's | W 62–61 | 19–3 (9–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/11/2006* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Stanford College GameDay | W 80–76 | 20–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/13/2006 7:00 pm, KREM | No. 5 | at Portland | W 97–83 | 21–3 (10–0) | Chiles Center (4,574) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2006 3:00 pm, ABC | No. 5 | at Loyola Marymount | W 79–70 | 22–3 (11–0) | Gersten Pavilion (4,482) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Pepperdine | W 81–71 | 23–3 (12–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,217) Malibu, CA |
| 02/25/2006 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 5 | San Diego | W 75–59 | 24–3 (13–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/27/2006 6:00 pm, KAYU | No. 5 | San Francisco | W 75–72 | 25–3 (14–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 2006 West Coast Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2006 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | San Diego Semifinals | W 96–92 $^{OT}$ | 26–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| 03/06/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Loyola Marymount Championship | W 68–67 | 27–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2006* 4:20 pm, CBS | (3 OAK) No. 5 | vs. (14 OAK) Xavier First Round | W 79–75 | 28–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/18/2006* 5:00 pm, CBS | (3 OAK) No. 5 | vs. (6 OAK) Indiana Second Round | W 90–80 | 29–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/23/2006* 6:00 pm, CBS | (3 OAK) No. 5 | vs. (2 OAK) No. 7 UCLA Sweet Sixteen | L 73–71 | 29–4 | Oakland Arena (19,596) Oakland, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||