The 2005–06 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bruins, led by head coach

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, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in

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, as members of the

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. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Bruins won the Atlantic Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 15th seed in the Oakland region. Belmont was beaten No. 2 seed

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in the first round, 78–44.

Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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2005 in Nashville, Tennessee 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee