2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Anthony Winchester. The team won the East Division Championship and finished 2nd in the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament.[1] They participated in the National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by eventual champion, South Carolina. Winchester and future NBA player Courtney Lee were named to the All SBC team. Elgrace Wilborn and Winchester made the SBC All-Tournament team.[2]
2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion | |
NIT Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
2005–06 record | 23–8 (12–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Darrin Horn |
Assistant coach | Paul Sanderford |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama † | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2006 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/18/2005* |
Austin Peay | W 83–54 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/22/2005* |
IUPUI | W 89–75 | 2–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/26/2005* |
Georgia | L 65–69 | 2–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/29/2005* |
at UAB | W 92–76 | 3–1 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/3/2005* |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 97–89 | 4–1 |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, VA | |||||||
12/6/2005* |
Evansville | W 84–77 | 5–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/2005* |
Pacific | L 75–91 | 5–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/14/2005* |
at Bradley | L 76–78 | 5–3 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
12/19/2005* |
vs. Central Florida Fiesta Bowl Classic |
W 73–68 | 6–3 |
McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||
12/21/2005* |
vs. No. 11 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic |
L 81–86 OT | 6–4 |
McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||
12/29/2005* |
Kentucky State | W 87–71 | 7–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/2/2006* |
Virginia | W 78–68 | 8–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/5/2006 |
at Arkansas State | W 72–70 | 9–4 (1-0) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
01/7/2006 |
Middle Tennessee | W 80–48 | 10–4 (2-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/12/2006 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 74–70 | 11–4 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/14/2006 |
Arkansas State | W 87–63 | 12–4 (4-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/2006 |
at Troy | L 49–76 | 12–5 (4-1) |
Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||
1/21/2006 |
at South Alabama | W 74–73 | 13–5 (5-1) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
01/26/2006 |
Louisiana–Lafayette | W 94–81 | 14–5 (6-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/28/2006 |
New Orleans | W 72–57 | 15–5 (7-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/2006 |
at FIU | W 66–61 | 16–5 (8-1) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL | |||||||
02/9/2006 |
at Denver | W 71–70 | 17–5 (9-1) |
Magness Arena Denver, CO | |||||||
02/11/2006 |
North Texas | W 97–71 | 18–5 (10-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/16/2006 |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 74–73 | 19–5 (11-1) |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||
02/18/2006* |
Northern Arizona Bracket Buster |
W 79–58 | 20–5 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/23/2006 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 74–80 | 20–6 (11-2) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
02/25/2006 |
FIU | W 80–65 | 21–6 (12-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2006 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2006 |
No. (SBC 1E) | vs. No. (SBC 4W) New Orleans Second Round |
W 80–61 | 22–6 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
03/6/2006 |
No. (SBC 1E) | vs. No. (SBC 2W) Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals |
W 80–72 | 23–6 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
03/7/2006 |
No. (SBC 1E) | vs. No. (SBC 1W) South Alabama Championship Game |
L 70–95 | 23–7 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
2006 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
03/15/2006* |
No. (C 6) | at No. (C 3) South Carolina First Round |
L 55–74 | 23–8 |
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (C) during NIT Tournament is seed with Region . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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