2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2005–06 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. They received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Alabama. This was the first year in which Marquette played in the Big East Conference, having previously played in Conference USA.

2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–11 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Crean (7th season)
Home arena	Bradley Center

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			30	–	4		.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9		.438			23	–	12		.657
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Louisville	6	–	10		.375			21	–	13		.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
DePaul*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Providence*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
St. John's*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
South Florida*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

Roster

2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Dominic James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Richmond, Indiana F 20 Steve Novak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Brown Deer, Wisconsin G 32 Joe Chapman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sauk Village, Illinois C 33 Chris Grimm 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brighton, Michigan	Head coach Tom Crean Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 18*		Rice	W 82–65	1–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 19*		Winthrop	L 64–71	1–1	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 23*		vs. Eastern Washington Great Alaska Shootout First Round	W 83–73	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
November 25*		vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 73–70	3–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
November 26*		vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout Championship game	W 92–89 OT	4–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
November 30*		at Nebraska	L 74–84	4–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 3*		South Dakota State	W 87–52	5–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 7*		Valparaiso	W 69–54	6–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 10*		at Wisconsin	L 63–77	6–3	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
December 17*		San Francisco	W 61–48	7–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 19*		Oakland	W 90–69	8–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 22*		Delaware State	W 60–48	9–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*		Lewis	W 88–40	10–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East regular season
January 3		Connecticut	W 94–79	11–3 (1–0)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 7		Cincinnati	L 66–70	11–4 (1–1)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11		at Seton Hall	W 67–63	12–4 (2–1)	Izod Center  East Rutherford, NJ
January 14		at West Virginia	L 85–104	12–5 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 17		at DePaul	W 82–79	13–5 (3–2)	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 20		Notre Dame	W 67–65	14–5 (4–2)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 25		DePaul	W 62–47	15–5 (5–2)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 28		at Pittsburgh	L 71–77	15–6 (5–3)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 1		St. John's	W 81–61	16–6 (6–3)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 4		at No. 4 Villanova	L 67–72	16–7 (6–4)	Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 12		at Rutgers	L 84–91	16–8 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 16		Georgetown	W 57–51	17–8 (7–5)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 18		Pittsburgh	W 84–82	18–8 (8–5)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25		at Notre Dame	W 80–72	19–8 (9–5)	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
March 1		at Louisville	L 60–67 OT	19–9 (9–6)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
March 4		Providence	W 88–78	20–9 (10–6)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East tournament
March 9		vs. Georgetown	L 59–62	20–10 (10–6)	Madison Square Garden  New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
March 16	(7)	vs. (10) Alabama First Round	L 85–90	20–11 (10–6)	Viejas Arena  San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.