2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington. The Huskies men's basketball team played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26-7, 13-5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98-92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the sweet sixteen. This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.

Roster

Source
#NameHeightWeight PositionClassHometownPrevious Team
0Joel Smith6'4"205GSo.Wolfeboro, NH, U.S.Brewster Academy
1Harvey Perry6'5"195GFr.Henderson, NV, U.S.Foothill High School
3Brandon Roy6'6"215GSr.Seattle, WA, U.S.Garfield High School
5Justin Dentmon6'0"180GFr.Carbondale, IL, U.S.Carbondale Community High School
11Brandon Burmeister6'4"190GJr.Mercer Island, WA, U.S.Mercer Island HS
13Zane Potter6'6"185FSr.Gresham, OR, U.S.Sam Barlow High School
15Bobby Jones6'6"210FSr.Long Beach, CA, U.S.Polytechnic High School
20Ryan Appleby6'3"165PGSo.*Stanwood, WA, U.S.Stanwood High School
21Artem Wallace6'8"230CFr.Toledo, WA, U.S.Toledo High School
22Hans Gasser6'9"250FJr.Issaquah, WA, U.S.Issaquah High School
24Jamaal Williams6'5"225FSr.*Corona, CA, U.S.Centennial High School
32Joe Wolfinger7'0"225CFr.Beaverton, OR, U.S.Aloha High School
34Zach Johnson6'8"275CFr.*Sacramento, CA, U.S.Natomas High School
40Jon Brockman6'7"245FFr.Snohomish, WA, U.S.Snohomish Senior High School
42Mike Jensen6'8"240PFSr.*Kent, WA, U.S.Kentwood High School

Source
NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater
Lorenzo RomarHead Coach4thWashington
Cameron DollarAssistant Coach4thUCLA
Jim ShawAssistant Coach2ndWestern Oregon State
Paul FortierAssistant Coach1stWashington
Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations4thNorthern Arizona

Schedule

Source
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Pac-10 Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| NCAA Tournament