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# | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
0 | Joel Smith | 6'4" | 205 | G | So. | Wolfeboro, NH, U.S. | Brewster Academy |
1 | Harvey Perry | 6'5" | 195 | G | Fr. | Henderson, NV, U.S. | Foothill High School |
3 | Brandon Roy | 6'6" | 215 | G | Sr. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Garfield High School |
5 | Justin Dentmon | 6'0" | 180 | G | Fr. | Carbondale, IL, U.S. | Carbondale Community High School |
11 | Brandon Burmeister | 6'4" | 190 | G | Jr. | Mercer Island, WA, U.S. | Mercer Island HS |
13 | Zane Potter | 6'6" | 185 | F | Sr. | Gresham, OR, U.S. | Sam Barlow High School |
15 | Bobby Jones | 6'6" | 210 | F | Sr. | Long Beach, CA, U.S. | Polytechnic High School |
20 | Ryan Appleby | 6'3" | 165 | PG | So.* | Stanwood, WA, U.S. | Stanwood High School |
21 | Artem Wallace | 6'8" | 230 | C | Fr. | Toledo, WA, U.S. | Toledo High School |
22 | Hans Gasser | 6'9" | 250 | F | Jr. | Issaquah, WA, U.S. | Issaquah High School |
24 | Jamaal Williams | 6'5" | 225 | F | Sr.* | Corona, CA, U.S. | Centennial High School |
32 | Joe Wolfinger | 7'0" | 225 | C | Fr. | Beaverton, OR, U.S. | Aloha High School |
34 | Zach Johnson | 6'8" | 275 | C | Fr.* | Sacramento, CA, U.S. | Natomas High School |
40 | Jon Brockman | 6'7" | 245 | F | Fr. | Snohomish, WA, U.S. | Snohomish Senior High School |
42 | Mike Jensen | 6'8" | 240 | PF | Sr.* | Kent, WA, U.S. | Kentwood High School |
- Denotes the use of a redshirt season
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater |
Lorenzo Romar | Head Coach | 4th | Washington |
Cameron Dollar | Assistant Coach | 4th | UCLA |
Jim Shaw | Assistant Coach | 2nd | Western Oregon State |
Paul Fortier | Assistant Coach | 1st | Washington |
Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 4th | Northern 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