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2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Florida 10 6   .625 33 6   .846
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 13   .629
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
South Carolina 6 10   .375 23 15   .605
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
West
No. 19 LSU 14 2   .875 27 9   .750
Alabama 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Incoming signees

US college sports recruiting information for 2005 recruits
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Adam Williams
G
Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 27, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: 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:

Roster

2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
No. 9 South Dakota State
Guardians Classic
W 71–54  1–0
Rupp Arena (20,144)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2005*
8:35 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 Lipscomb
Guardians Classic
W 67–49  2–0
Rupp Arena (19,369)
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2005*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 vs. No. 18 Iowa
Guardians Classic
L 63–67  2–1
Kemper Arena (6,091)
Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2005*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 vs. No. 13 West Virginia
Guardians Classic
W 80–66  3–1
Kemper Arena (6,357)
Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 7 Liberty W 81–51  4–1
Rupp Arena (22,717)
Lexington, KY
November 29, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 10 High Point W 75–55  5–1
Rupp Arena (19,980)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2005*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 10 North Carolina L 79–83  5–2
Rupp Arena (23,860)
Lexington, KY
December 6, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 at Georgia State W 73–46  6–2
Philips Arena (8,154)
Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2005*
3:45 pm, CBS
No. 15 vs. No. 18 Indiana L 53–79  6–3
RCA Dome (28,031)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2005*
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 23 No. 4 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
W 73–61  7–3
Rupp Arena (24,432)
Lexington, KY
December 23, 2005*
7:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Iona W 73–67  8–3
Freedom Hall (13,794)
Louisville, KY
December 30, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Ohio W 71–63  9–3
US Bank Arena (16,043)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2006*
7:00 pm
No. 19 UCF W 59–57  10–3
Rupp Arena (21,329)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2006*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 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 No. 8 Florida
ESPN College GameDay
L 80–95  15–7
(5–3)
O'Connell Center (12,609)
Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 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 No. 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 No. 11 Tennessee W 80–78  19–10
(9–6)
Thompson-Boling Arena (24,108)
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2006
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 17 Florida L 64–79  19–11
(9–7)
Rupp Arena (24,329)
Lexington, KY
2006 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2006
2:15 pm
(E3) vs. (W6) Mississippi
First Round
W 79–67  20–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center (15,454)
Nashville, TN
March 10, 2006
2:35 pm, JP Sports
(E3) vs. (W2) Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 68–61  21–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center (19,547)
Nashville, TN
March 11, 2006
12:00 pm, JP Sports
(E3) vs. (E5) South Carolina
Semifinals
L 61–65  21–12
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,777)
Nashville, TN
2006 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2006*
9:55 pm, CBS
(8 W) vs. (9 W) UAB
First Round
W 69–64  22–12
Wachovia Center (19,990)
Philadelphia, PA
March 19, 2006*
2:30 pm, CBS
(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Connecticut
Second Round
L 83–87  22–13
Wachovia Center (20,050)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Washington, D.C. Regional.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64
    • Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83

[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 21 Rajon Rondo Phoenix Suns

[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2006 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com". www.databasesports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "2006 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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