# 2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Lute Olson, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Fendi Onobun SF | Houston, Texas | Taylor High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 8, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| J. P. Prince PG | Memphis, Tennessee | White Station High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Oct 7, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Marcus Williams SF | Seattle, Washington | Roosevelt High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 20, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 14 ||||||
| 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Kirk Walters | Bret Brielmaier | Isiah Fox |
| PF | Ivan Radenovic | Fendi Onobun | Mohamed Tangara |
| SF | Marcus Williams | J.P. Prince | Matt Brase |
| SG | Hassan Adams | Chris Rodgers | David Bagga |
| PG | Mustafa Shakur | Daniel Dillon | Juwann McClellan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/21/05* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. Kansas Maui Invitational Quarterfinal | W 61–49 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/22/05* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Maui Invitational Semifinal | L 70–79 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/23/05* 2:30 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. No. 12 Michigan State Maui Invitational 3rd Place Game | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/27/05* 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 8 | Virginia | W 81–51 | 2–2 | McKale Center (14,570) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/3/05* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | at Houston | L 65–69 | 2–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,026) Houston, TX |
| 12/8/05* 7:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 25 | at Northern Arizona | W 75–66 | 3–3 | McKale Center (14,592) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/10/05* 12:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 25 | Saint Mary's College | W 73–61 | 4–3 | McKale Center (14,398) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/17/05* 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at Utah | W 73–43 | 5–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,936) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/19/05* 6:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 11 | Sam Houston State Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 87–51 | 6–3 | McKale Center (14,577) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/21/05* 6:30 pm, FSAZ | | Western Kentucky Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | McKale Center (14,589) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/29/05 8:00 pm, FSAZ | | at Washington State | W 70–52 | 8–3 (1–0) | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (6,684) Spokane, WA |
| 12/31/05 12:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 7 Washington | W 96–95 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 (2–0) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 1/5/06 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 23 | No. 17 UCLA | L 79–85 | 9–4 (2–1) | McKale Center (14,591) Tucson, AZ |
| 1/7/06 12:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 23 | USC | W 74–63 | 10–4 (3–1) | McKale Center (14,629) Tucson, AZ |
| 1/12/06 8:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 25 | at Oregon State | L 65–75 | 10–5 (3–2) | Gill Coliseum (8,258) Corvallis, OR |
| 1/14/06 4:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 | at Oregon | L 68–73 | 10–6 (3–3) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| 1/19/06 8:30 pm, FSN | | Stanford | W 90–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (4–3) | McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ |
| 1/21/06 4:00 pm, ABC | | California | W 60–55 | 12–6 (5–3) | McKale Center (14,621) Tucson, AZ |
| 1/25/06 7:30 pm, FSAZ | | at Arizona State | W 80–70 | 13–6 (6–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (12,782) Tempe, AZ |
| 1/28/06* 11:00 am, CBS | | at No. 25 North Carolina | L 69–86 | 13–7 | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2/2/06 8:30 pm, FSAZ | | at USC | L 70–77 | 13–8 (6–4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,211) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2/4/06 2:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 13 UCLA | L 73–84 | 13–9 (6–5) | Pauley Pavilion (8,718) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2/9/06 6:30 pm, FSAZ | | Oregon | W 70–68 | 14–9 (7–5) | McKale Center (14,598) Tucson, AZ |
| 2/11/06 11:30 am, FSAZ | | Oregon State | W 80–58 | 15–9 (8–5) | McKale Center (14,624) Tucson, AZ |
| 2/16/06 8:30 pm, FSN | | at California | L 66–75 | 15–10 (8–6) | Haas Pavilion (11,175) Berkeley, CA |
| 2/19/06 1:30 pm, CBS | | at Stanford | W 76–72 | 16–10 (9–6) | Maples Pavilion (7,400) Stanford, CA |
| 2/25/06 2:00 pm, FSN | | Arizona State | W 68–47 | 17–10 (10–6) | McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ |
| 3/2/07 6:30 pm, FSAZ | | Washington State | W 66–61 | 18–10 (11–6) | McKale Center (14,572) Tucson, AZ |
| 3/4/06 4:00 pm, FSN | | No. 16 Washington | L 67–70 | 18–11 (11–7) | McKale Center (14,630) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 3/9/06 1:00 pm, FSN | | vs. Stanford Quarterfinal | W 73–68 | 19–11 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA |
| 3/10/06 7:00 pm, FSN | | vs. No. 8 UCLA Semifinal | L 59–71 | 19–12 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/06* 10:30 am, CBS | (8) | vs. (9) Wisconsin First Round | W 94–75 | 20–12 | Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, PA |
| 3/19/06* 2:50 pm, CBS | (8) | vs. (1) No. 4 Villanova Second Round | L 78–82 | 20–13 | Wachovia Center (20,050) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Awards
### Hassan Adams

* Pac-10 All-Conference
* Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 12, 2005
* Pac-10 Player of the Week – January 2, 2006

### Marcus Williams

* Pac-10 All-Freshman First Team
* ↑ "2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Apr. 3)". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
* ↑ "Commitments/Recruits". 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2011.