2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record27–3 (16–0 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 George Washington160 1.000273  .900
Charlotte115 .6881913  .594
La Salle106 .6251810  .643
Saint Louis106 .6251613  .552
Saint Joseph's97 .5631914  .576
Fordham97 .5631616  .500
Xavier88 .5002111  .656
Temple88 .5001715  .531
Rhode Island88 .5001414  .500
UMass88 .5001315  .464
Dayton610 .3751417  .452
Richmond610 .3751317  .433
St. Bonaventure214 .125819  .296
Duquesne115 .063324  .111
2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by head coach Karl Hobbs, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The Colonials finished the regular season undefeated in conference play, registering a 26–1 overall record going into the postseason, but they were upset in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 8th seed in the Atlanta region. George Washington beat 9th-seeded UNC Wilmington to earn the program's first NCAA tournament win in 12 years.[2] The team's season came to an end in the 2nd round, when they lost to top-seeded Duke, 74–61.[3]

Roster

2005–06 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Omar Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 2 J. R. Pinnock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr McDonough, Georgia
F 3 Mike Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Montrell McDonald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Fort Worth, Texas
F 5 Rob Diggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Brandywine, Maryland
G 12 Dior Toney
Sr Brecksville, Ohio
F 13 Alex Kireev 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Mykolaiv, Ukraine
F 21 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr London, England
F 23 Régis Koundjia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Bangui, Central African Republic
G 25 Carl Elliott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 31 Noel Wilmore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 33 Maureece Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 34 Keri Gonsalves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Mitchellville, Maryland
F 42 Dokun Akingbade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Riverdale, Maryland
F 52 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Oakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: April 30, 2022

    Source[4]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 23, 2005*
    7:30 pm
    No. 21 Kennesaw State W 87–42  1–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,217)
    Washington, D.C.
    November 26, 2005*
    2:00 pm
    No. 21 Norfolk State W 80–69  2–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,292)
    Washington, D.C.
    November 30, 2005*
    7:30 pm
    No. 19 Saint Francis (PA) W 85–68  3–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,416)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 2, 2005*
    7:30 pm
    No. 19 Boston University W 75–62  4–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (4,009)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 5, 2005*
    9:00 pm
    No. 19 vs. No. 23 Maryland
    BB&T Classic
    W 78–70  5–0
    MCI Center (11,712)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 8, 2005*
    7:30 pm
    No. 19 Florida International W 70–45  6–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,827)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 10, 2005*
    7:00 pm
    No. 19 at Morgan State W 102–75  7–0
    Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,173)
    Baltimore, MD
    December 17, 2005*
    2:00 pm
    No. 15 Maryland Eastern Shore W 98–72  8–0
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,952)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 30, 2005*
    7:00 pm
    No. 12 at No. 19 NC State L 58–79  8–1
    RBC Center (16,132)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 4, 2006
    6:00 pm
    No. 20 at Temple W 72–60  9–1
    (1–0)
    Liacouras Center (3,646)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 7, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    No. 20 at Marshall W 79–73 OT 10–1
    Cam Henderson Center (4,415)
    Huntington, WV
    January 11, 2006
    8:00 pm
    No. 17 Saint Louis W 69–64 OT 11–1
    (2–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,862)
    Washington, D.C.
    January 14, 2006
    2:00 pm
    No. 17 Saint Joseph's W 88–60  12–1
    (3–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (4,356)
    Washington, D.C.
    January 16, 2006*
    No. 17 Stony Brook W 88–60  13–1
    Charles E. Smith Center (3,234)
    Washington, D.C.
    January 21, 2006
    4:00 pm
    No. 16 at Charlotte W 83–69  14–1
    (4–0)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (7,562)
    Charlotte, NC
    January 25, 2006
    7:05 pm
    No. 14 at Duquesne W 94–78  15–1
    (5–0)
    A. J. Palumbo Center (1,288)
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    January 27, 2008
    2:00 pm
    No. 14 Rhode Island W 81–62  16–1
    (6–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 2, 2006
    7:00 pm
    No. 14 at Xavier W 89–85  17–1
    (7–0)
    Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 5, 2006
    12:00 pm
    No. 10 Richmond W 80–55  18–1
    (8–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 8, 2006
    7:30 pm
    No. 8 Dayton W 81–67  19–1
    (9–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 11, 2006
    2:00 pm
    No. 8 at Saint Joseph's W 64–62  20–1
    (10–0)
    Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 15, 2006
    7:30 pm
    No. 7 UMass W 69–66  21–1
    (11–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 18, 2006
    7:00 pm
    No. 7 at Richmond W 64–51  22–1
    (12–0)
    Robins Center (8,182)
    Richmond, VA
    February 22, 2006
    7:30 pm
    No. 6 La Salle W 77–65  23–1
    (13–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 25, 2006
    4:00 pm
    No. 6 at Fordham W 78–67  24–1
    (14–0)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
    Bronx, NY
    March 1, 2006
    7:00 pm
    No. 7 at St. Bonaventure W 89–78  25–1
    (15–0)
    Reilly Center (4,801)
    Olean, NY
    March 4, 2006
    2:00 pm
    No. 7 Charlotte W 86–85 OT 26–1
    (16–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
    Washington, D.C.
    Atlantic 10 tournament
    March 9, 2006
    12:00 pm
    (1) No. 6 vs. (9) Temple
    Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals
    L 53–68  26–2
    U.S. Bank Arena (4,407)
    Cincinnati, OH
    NCAA tournament
    March 16, 2006
    7:10 pm
    (8 A) No. 14 vs. (9 A) UNC Wilmington
    NCAA First Round
    W 88–85 OT 27–2
    Greensboro Coliseum (22,642)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 18, 2006
    1:10 pm
    (8 A) No. 14 vs. (1 A) No. 1 Duke
    NCAA Second Round
    L 61–74  27–3
    Greensboro Coliseum (22,809)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[5][6][7]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
    AP212121191915131220171614108767614Not released
    Coaches242222201513121919181510886661119

    Source[8][9]

    References

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    2. "Colonials rally from 18-point deficit for OT win". ESPN. March 16, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    3. "1-2 punch: Redick, Williams help Duke coast past GW". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    4. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    5. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    6. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    7. "George Washington Basketball 2005-06 Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    8. "2006 George Washington Colonials". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    9. "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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