Coaches No. 4 2005–06 record 30–4 (14–2 Big East) | AP No. 2 Assistant coach Tom Moore | |
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Head coach Jim Calhoun (20th year) | ||
The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14–2 record and were the regular season champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.
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Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2005–2006 team.
NCAA basketball tournament
Their Elite Eight matchup found themselves facing the George Mason Patriots. The Patriots were able to defeat the top-seeded Huskies, 86–84 in overtime, in what is recognized as one of the most memorable games in tournament history.
Denham Brown was also drafted in the second round by the Seattle Sonics