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2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Basketball Team
The 2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian, the Flashes reached the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament under the third different head coach in a six-year span. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the 2006 MAC men's basketball tournament, MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Oakland region, Kent State lost to No. 5 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round. The team finished the season with a record of 25–9 (15–3 MAC). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, MAC Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, MAC Tournament , - !colsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christian (born February 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. He previously served as the head coach at Boston College, Kent State, TCU and Ohio. Playing career Christian was born in Bethpage, New York. He was an all-state guard at St. Dominic High School in nearby Oyster Bay while playing under Ralph Willard, who later was the head coach at Western Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross. Following his prep career, Christian was recruited by coach Rick Pitino at Boston University where he played two seasons before transferring to the University of Rhode Island. Both Willard and Pitino also attended St. Dominic High School. Christian played his final two campaigns under Tom Penders at the University of Rhode Island, where he helped the Rams reach the Sweet Sixteen of the 1988 NCAA tournament. The former standout guard guided the Rams to victories over Missouri and Syracuse before dropping a 73 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |