The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central United States, South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members in ...

and played their home games at

Rupp Arena Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Center), a convention and shopping facility ...

. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 22–13 (9–7 SEC) In the 2006 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was invited as a #8 seed, and in the opening round game defeated UAB 69–64. In the round of 32 they lost to

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

87–83.

Incoming signees

Roster

2005–06 Schedule and Results

, - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;", SEC Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;", 2006 SEC Tournament , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;", 2006 NCAA Tournament

NCAA basketball tournament

*East **Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64 **Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team

Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The Kentucky Wildcats is the student body of the University of Kentucky. 30, ...

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...