2005–06_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions; MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Record	25–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (4th season);
Home arena	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian, the Flashes reached the NCAA tournament under the third different head coach in a six-year span. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Oakland region, Kent State lost to No. 5 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.^[1] The team finished the season with a record of 25–9 (15–3 MAC).

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Akron	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Miami (OH)	14	–	4	.778	18	–	12	.600
Ohio	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Buffalo	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
West
Northern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	17	–	11	.607
Toledo	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Western Michigan	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250
Central Michigan	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143

† 2006 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2005*		Delaware State	L 56–65	0–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Nov 22, 2005*		Austin Peay	W 94–67	1–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. Rutgers	L 52–55	1–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 82–70	2–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 30, 2005*		at Youngstown State	W 77–69	3–2	Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio
Dec 3, 2005*		Cleveland State	W 83–68	4–2	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Dec 8, 2005*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 86–61	5–2	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Dec 10, 2005*		at Southern Illinois	L 51–58	5–3	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 30, 2005*		at Syracuse	L 66–78	6–5	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
MAC Regular season
Jan 4, 2006		Toledo	W 76–68	7–5 (1–0)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Mar 4, 2006		at Akron	L 67–75	22–8 (15–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Buffalo Quarterfinals	W 76–67	23–8	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. Ohio Semifinals	W 72–59	24–8	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 11, 2006*		vs. Toledo Championship game	W 71–66	25–8	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(12 OAK)	vs. (5 OAK) No. 16 Pittsburgh First round	L 64–79	25–9	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Eastern.

2005–06_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

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2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

MAC tournament champions MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	25–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (4th season)
Home arena	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →