2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference East Division
2005–06 record	22–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith
Assistant coach	David Hobbs
Assistant coach	Scott Rigot
Assistant coach	Reggie Hanson
Home arena	Rupp Arena
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The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The Head Coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Incoming signees

2005 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Carter C	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 31, 2005
Jared Carter C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Rekalin Sims F	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 21, 2005
Rekalin Sims F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Adam Williams G	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 27, 2004
Adam Williams G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR
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Roster

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	1	Brandon Stockton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Glasgow	Glasgow, Kentucky
G	2	Ravi Moss	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	University Heights	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	3	Ramel Bradley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	IMG Academy (FL)	Brooklyn, New York
G	4	Rajon Rondo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Louisville, Kentucky
C	10	Łukasz Obrzut	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Bridgton Academy	Jędrzejów, Poland
G	12	Preston LeMaster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bourbon County	Paris, Kentucky
F	13	Bobby Perry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Hillside	Durham, North Carolina
C	21	Shagari Alleyne	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Rice	Bronx, New York
G	22	Patrick Sparks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Muhlenberg North	Central City, Kentucky
F	23	Sheray Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Riverdale Baptist (MD)	Montreal, Quebec
G	25	Adam Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy (FL)	St. Albans, West Virginia
G	32	Joe Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Renaissance	Detroit, Michigan
C	33	Randolph Morris	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Landmark Christian	Atlanta, Georgia
F	42	Rekalin Sims	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	De La Salle	Vallejo, California
C	43	Jared Carter	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	Jr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

David Hobbs (Virginia Commonwealth)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Reggie Hanson (Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

2005–06 Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2005* 8:25 PM, ESPNU	#9	South Dakota State Guardians Classic	W 71–54	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,144) Lexington, KY
November 14, 2005* 8:35 PM, ESPNU	#8	Lipscomb Guardians Classic	W 67–49	2-0	Rupp Arena (19,369) Lexington, KY
November 21, 2005* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	#8	vs. #18 Iowa Guardians Classic	L 63–67	2-1	Kemper Arena (6,091) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2005* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#7	vs. #13 West Virginia Guardians Classic	W 80–66	3–1	Kemper Arena (6,357) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2005* 7:00 PM	#7	Liberty	W 81–51	4-1	Rupp Arena (22,717) Lexington, KY
November 29, 2005* 7:00 PM	#10	High Point	W 75–55	5-1	Rupp Arena (19,980) Lexington, KY
December 3, 2005* 12:00 PM, CBS	#10	North Carolina	L 79–83	5-2	Rupp Arena (23,860) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2005* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	at Georgia State	W 73–46	6-2	Philips Arena (8,154) Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2005* 3:45 PM, CBS	#15	vs. #18 Indiana	L 53–79	6-3	RCA Dome (28,031) Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2005* 2:00 PM, CBS	#23	#4 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	W 73–61	7-3	Rupp Arena (24,432) Lexington, KY
December 23, 2005* 7:00 PM	#19	vs. Iona	W 73–67	8-3	Freedom Hall (13,794) Louisville, KY
December 30, 2005* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	vs. Ohio	W 71–63	9-3	US Bank Arena (16,043) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2006* 7:00 PM	#19	UCF	W 59–57	10-3	Rupp Arena (21,329) Lexington, KY
January 7, 2006* 12:00 PM, ESPN	#19	at Kansas	L 46–73	10-4	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2006 9:00 PM, ESPN		Vanderbilt	L 52–57	10-5 (0-1)	Rupp Arena (23,643) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2006 1:00 PM, CBS		Alabama	L 64–68	10-6 (0-2)	Rupp Arena (23,471) Lexington, KY
January 17, 2006 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Georgia	W 69–55	11-6 (1-2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,027) Athens, GA
January 21, 2006 1:00 PM, JP Sports		South Carolina	W 80–78	12-6 (2-2)	Rupp Arena (23,420) Lexington, KY
January 24, 2006 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Auburn	W 71–62	13-6 (3-2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,651) Auburn, AL
January 29, 2006 1:00 PM, CBS		Arkansas	W 78–76	14-6 (4–2)	Rupp Arena (23,741) Lexington, KY
February 1, 2006 8:00 PM, JP Sports		at Mississippi State	W 81–66	15-6 (5–2)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,876) Starkville, MS
February 4, 2006 9:00 PM, ESPN		at #8 Florida	L 80–95	15-7 (5-3)	O'Connell Center (12,609) Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2006 7:00 PM, ESPN		#11 Tennessee	L 67–75	15-8 (5-4)	Rupp Arena (24,184) Lexington, KY
February 11, 2006 3:00 PM, JP Sports		at Vanderbilt	L 81–84	15-9 (5-5)	Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2006 8:00 PM, JP Sports		Georgia	W 68–61	16-9 (6-5)	Rupp Arena (22,548) Lexington, KY
February 18, 2006 1:30 PM, CBS		at South Carolina	W 79–66	17-9 (7-5)	Colonial Life Arena (17,188) Columbia, SC
February 22, 2006 8:00 PM, JP Sports		Mississippi	W 80–40	18-9 (8-5)	Rupp Arena (24,278) Lexington, KY
February 25, 2006 3:45 PM, CBS		at #24 LSU	L 67–71	18-10 (8-6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,576) Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2006 8:00 PM, JP Sports		at #11 Tennessee	W 80–78	19-10 (9-6)	Thompson-Boling Arena (24,108) Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2006 12:00 PM, CBS		#17 Florida	L 64–79	19-11 (9-7)	Rupp Arena (24,329) Lexington, KY
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006 2:15 PM		vs. Mississippi SEC Tournament First Round	W 79–67	20-11 (9-7)	Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454) Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006 2:35 PM, JP Sports		vs. Alabama SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 68–61	21-11 (9-7)	Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547) Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006 12:00 PM, JP Sports		vs. South Carolina SEC Tournament Semifinals	L 61–65	21-12 (9-7)	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777) Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006* 9:55 PM, CBS	#(8 seed)	vs. #(9 seed) UAB NCAA First Round	W 69–64	22-12 (9-7)	Wachovia Center (19,990) Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006* 2:30 PM, CBS	#(8 seed)	vs. #2 (1 Seed) Connecticut NCAA Second Round	L 83–87	22-13 (9-7)	Wachovia Center (20,050) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

East
- Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64
- Connecticut (#1 seed), Kentucky 83

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Rajon Rondo	Phoenix Suns

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References

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External links

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2006

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2006

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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Incoming signees

Roster

2005–06 Schedule and Results

NCAA basketball tournament

Team players drafted into the NBA

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