2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in ACC play to finish a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Virginia 56–60.

2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2005–06 record14–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Duke142 .875  324  .889
No. 10 North Carolina124 .750  238  .742
No. 7 Boston College115 .688  288  .778
NC State106 .625  2210  .688
Florida State97 .563  2010  .667
Maryland88 .500  1913  .594
Virginia79 .438  1515  .500
Miami (FL)79 .438  1816  .529
Clemson79 .438  1913  .594
Virginia Tech412 .250  1416  .467
Georgia Tech412 .250  1117  .393
Wake Forest313 .188  1717  .500
2006 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Hokies finished the 2004–05 season 16–14, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated 54–73 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Memphis.

Roster

2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrPahokee Pahokee, FL
G 3 Shawn Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrMatoaca/Fork Union Military Academy Ettrick, VA
G/F 11 Wynton Witherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBerkmar Atlanta, GA
G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoNational Christian Academy New Orleans, LA
F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoCopernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands
F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLowndes Valdosta, GA
F 21 Allen Calloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrTunstall/Coastal Christian Academy Danville, VA
G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrAndrew Jackson Jacksonville, FL
G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBlacksburg/Oxnard Junior College Blacksburg, VA
G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Varina Richmond, VA
G/F 25 Bob Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrLake Braddock Burke, VA
F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrChamblee Stone Mountain, GA
F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBridgton Academy Bamako, Mali
G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, PR
F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrLord Botetourt/Fork Union Military Academy Fincastle, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2020

2005–2006 schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 10, 2005*
Radford W 80–50  1–0
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 12, 2005*
Bowling Green L 71–72  1–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 13, 2005*
Western Carolina W 54–40  2–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 18, 2005*
Mount St. Mary's W 74–62  3–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg VA
Nov 21, 2005*
Marshall W 71–54  4–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg VA
Nov 25, 2005*
Morgan State W 77–49  5–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 28, 2005*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Ohio State
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
L 56-69 OT 5–2
Value City Arena (13,218)
Columbus, OH
Dec 4, 2005
8:00 pm, FSN
at No. 1 Duke L 75–77  5–3
(0-1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 7, 2005*
North Carolina A&T W 94–66  6–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 10, 2005*
4:00 pm, FSN
St. John's W 73–64  7–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 18, 2005*
vs. Stanford
The Las Vegas Showdown
W 59–52  8–3
(0-1)
Thomas & Mack Center (10,011)
Las Vegas, NV[1]
Dec 27, 2005*
William & Mary W 74–64  9–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 30, 2005*
at Old Dominion L 55–58  9–4
(0-1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 2, 2006*
at James Madison W 77–58  10–4
(0-1)
James Madison University Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 7, 2006
at Florida State L 68–74  10–5
(0-2)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 10, 2006
No. 20 North Carolina L 61–64  10–6
(0-3)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 15, 2006
4:00 pm, Raycom
Virginia
Rivalry
L 49–54  10–7
(0-4)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 21, 2006
at Maryland L 72–81  10–8
(0-5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Duke L 67–80  10–9
(0-6)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 2006
at Wake Forest W 76–70  11–9
(1-6)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 31, 2006
Georgia Tech W 63–62  12–9
(2-6)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 4, 2006
Boston College L 73–74  12–10
(2-7)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 8, 2006
at Clemson W 75–74 OT 13–10
(3-7)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 11, 2006
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia
Rivalry
L 77–81 OT 13–11
(3-8)
University Hall (7,757)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 18, 2006
NC State L 64–70  13–12
(3-9)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006
at Miami L 59–70  13–13
(3-10)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 25, 2006
Florida State W 72–61  14–13
(4-10)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 1, 2006
Clemson L 81–86  14–14
(4-11)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2006
at No. 11 Boston College L 57–59  14–15
(4-12)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN
(10) vs. (7) Virginia
First Round
L 56–60  14–16
(4-12)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. https://gostanford.com/sports/2005/12/17/Stats_14226.aspx
  2. "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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