# 2005–06 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2005–06 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eight season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 93rd season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–13, 10–6 in SEC play, lost in the second round of the 2006 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament and lost in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 9, 2005* 7:15 p.m. | | Spring Hill | W 85–64 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Miami (OH) NIT Season Tip-Off | W 64–58 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (7,816) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 17, 2005* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 15 | No. 12 Memphis NIT Season Tip-Off | L 76–87 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum (4,522) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 20, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Alabama State | W 105–68 | 2–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,184) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 29, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 | Louisiana Tech | W 73–63 | 3–1 | Coleman Coliseum (7,773) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 | Winthrop | W 60–57 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,481) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 7, 2005* 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Notre Dame | L 71–78 | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum (12,414) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 10, 2005* 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at Temple | L 58–68 | 4–3 | Liacouras Center (4,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 17, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Georgia State | W 85–58 | 5–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,372) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 22, 2005* 8:00 p.m. | | No. 21 NC State | L 64–68 | 5–4 | Coleman Coliseum (10,621) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 27, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 101–66 | 6–4 | Coleman Coliseum (9,451) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 31, 2005* 3:30 p.m. | | at No. 14 Oklahoma | L 56–68 | 6–5 | Lloyd Noble Center (12,745) Norman, OK |
| January 2, 2005* 7:30 p.m. | | Birmingham–Southern | W 61–57 | 7–5 | Coleman Coliseum (9,020) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2006 5:00 p.m. | | Ole Miss | L 61–71 | 7–6 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum (10,434) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 11, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | W 56–52 | 8–6 (1–1) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL |
| January 14, 2006 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at Kentucky | W 68–64 | 9–6 (2–1) | Rupp Arena (23,471) Lexington, KY |
| January 18, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum (10,872) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 21, 2006 2:00 p.m. | | at LSU | L 57–68 | 10–7 (3–2) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,231) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 28, 2006 6:00 p.m. | | Mississippi State | W 65–59 | 11–7 (4–2) | Coleman Coliseum (13,529) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 1, 2006 6:30 p.m. | | at Georgia | L 79–88 | 11–8 (4–3) | Stegeman Coliseum (5,572) Athens, GA |
| February 4, 2006 12:00 p.m., JP Sports | | No. 24 LSU | W 67–62 | 12–8 (5–3) | Coleman Coliseum (12,584) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 8, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Vanderbilt | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (6–3) | Coleman Coliseum (10,108) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 11, 2006 2:00 p.m. | | at Ole Miss | L 64–50 | 14–8 (7–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,096) Oxford, MS |
| February 14, 2006 6:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina | L 56–67 | 14–9 (7–4) | Colonial Life Arena (13,103) Columbia, SC |
| February 18, 2006 3:00 p.m. | | No. 8 Tennessee | W 92–79 | 15–9 (8–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,194) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 21, 2006 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Arkansas | L 63–65 | 15–10 (8–5) | Bud Walton Arena (18,448) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 26, 2006 3:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 12 Florida | W 82–77 | 16–10 (9–5) | Coleman Coliseum (15,335) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 1, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | W 71–61 | 17–10 (10–5) | Coleman Coliseum (13,345) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 4, 2006 4:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 58–71 | 17–11 (10–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (9,111) Starkville, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2006 2:00 p.m. | (W2) | vs. (E3) Kentucky Second Round | L 61–68 | 17–12 | Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2006* 2:40 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Marquette First round | W 90–85 | 18–12 | Cox Arena (10,068) San Diego, CA |
| March 13, 2007* 8:30 pm, CBS | (10) | (2) No. 7 UCLA Second round | L 59–62 | 18–13 | Cox Arena (10,687) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||