2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Big West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Thomason (18th season)
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center
Seasons← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pacific †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	8	.750
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	16	–	13	.552
Cal Poly	7	–	7	.500	10	–	19	.345
UC Santa Barbara	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Cal State Northridge	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
UC Riverside	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179
*Long Beach State	0	–	5	.000	0	–	12	.000

† 2006 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2006 *Long Beach State: 18 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Long Beach State–(18–12)(9–5) Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the Big West Conference. Pacific won the Big West regular season, finishing with a 12–2 record in conference play. The Tigers lost to Utah State in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Minneapolis region, the team was beaten by No. 4 seed Boston College to end their season at 24–8 (12–2 Big West).

Roster

2005–06 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	13	Christian Maraker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Bob Thomason (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big West tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006* 9:40 a.m.	(13 MSP)	vs. (4 MSP) No. 7 Boston College First round	L 76–88	24–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Bob Thomason – Big West Coach of the Year

References

Big West MBB Record Book
"Washington Delivers a Pounding of Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
"2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

v t e Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Pacific Pavilion (19??–1979) Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (1979–1981) Alex G. Spanos Center (1981–present)
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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