2004–05 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–7 (12–4 MWC)
Head coach
Home arenaClune Arena
2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Diego State133 .813249  .727
Air Force124 .750247  .774
BYU124 .750209  .690
UNLV106 .6251713  .567
New Mexico88 .5001713  .567
Utah610 .3751415  .483
Wyoming511 .3131418  .438
Colorado State412 .2501615  .516
TCU412 .2501615  .516
2006 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Bzdelik, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force finished second the MWC regular season standings and returned to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Washington, D.C. region where they lost to No. 4 seed Illinois in the opening round.

Roster

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 15 Antoine Hood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr
C 45 Nick Welch Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 13, 2005*
    vs. Northern Arizona W 62–49  1–0
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Nov 14, 2005*
    vs. Miami (FL) W 57–53  2–0
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Nov 15, 2005*
    at Washington L 74–85  2–1
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Mar 4, 2006
    at Colorado State W 63–59  24–5
    (12–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    MWC tournament
    Mar 9, 2006*
    vs. Wyoming
    Quarterfinals
    L 55–57  24–6
    The Pepsi Center 
    Denver, Colorado
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 2006*
    (13 DC) vs. (4 DC) No. 13 Illinois
    First round
    L 69–78  24–7
    Cox Arena (9,891)
    San Diego, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    DC=Washington, D.C..
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Rankings

    [2]

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
    2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.