2005–06_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
WAC Regular season champion; WAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	27–6 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (2nd season);
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

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After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada won the WAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. The Wolf Pack were upset by No. 12 seed Montana in the opening round.^[2] The team finished with a record of 27–6 (13–3 WAC).

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sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

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"Montana overcomes Fazekas, Nevada in first-round upset". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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"2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Utah State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Louisiana Tech	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Hawaii	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
New Mexico State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Fresno State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Boise State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
San Jose State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	4	–	25	.138

† 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*	No. 22	Sacramento State	W 82–74	1–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Nov 23, 2005*	No. 22	at Vermont	W 77–62	2–0	Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont
Nov 26, 2005*	No. 22	at UNLV	W 68–61	3–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 1, 2005*	No. 20	at Kansas	W 72–70	4–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 3, 2005*	No. 20	at Pacific	W 77–70	5–0	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Dec 7, 2005*	No. 17	UC Davis	W 78–51	6–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 10, 2005*	No. 17	vs. No. 16 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 56–67	6–1	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California
Dec 13, 2005*	No. 20	Seattle Pacific	W 83–57	7–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
WAC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*	No. 21	Idaho Quarterfinals	W 68–55	25–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 10, 2006*	No. 21	New Mexico State Semifinals	W 70–59	26–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 11, 2006*	No. 21	Utah State Championship game	W 70–63 ^OT	27–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(5 MW) No. 20	vs. (12 MW) Montana First Round	L 79–87	27–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

2005–06_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_men's_basketball_team

2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

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2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

WAC Regular season champion WAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	27–6 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (2nd season)
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →