2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions; WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 5
Record	29–4 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Grier (15th season); Leon Rice (7th season); Tommy Lloyd (5th season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Gonzaga †	14	–	0	1.000	29	–	4	.879
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6	.571	12	–	18	.400
Saint Mary's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
San Francisco	7	–	7	.500	11	–	17	.393
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Santa Clara	5	–	9	.357	13	–	16	.448
Portland	5	–	9	.357	11	–	18	.379
Pepperdine	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 2006 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Brian Michaelson	14	G	6'4"	196	Senior (Redshirt)	Portland, OR	Graduated
Ronny Turiaf	1	F	6'10"	249	Senior	Le Robert, Martinique	Graduated; Entered 2005 NBA draft
Calum MacLeod	33	C	7'1"	228	Freshman (Redshirt)	Wellington, New Zealand	Transferred to Northeastern JC

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Mamery Diallo	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Evreux, France	Midland College	2	Oct. 1, 2005^[2]
David Burgess	F	6'10"	250	Freshman (Redshirt)	Irvine, CA	BYU	2.5	Dec. 16, 2006^[3]
Micah Downs	G	6'8"	200	Freshman	Kirkland, WA	Kansas	2.5	Dec. 16, 2006^[3]

2005 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Larry Guarganious^[2] SF	Berkeley, CA	Saint Mary's	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 8, 2004
Larry Guarganious^[2] SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Pargo^[4] PG	Chicago, IL	Robeson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 17, 2004
Jeremy Pargo^[4] PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jordan Mast G	Hillsboro, OR	Jesuit	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Jordan Mast G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2005 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005. "2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2005.

Roster

2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	13	J.P. Batista	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	RS Sr	Colegio Atual Western Nebraska CC Barton County CC	Pernambuco, Brazil
G	11	Nathan Doudney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Rockwall Texas Tech	Rockwall, TX
G	22	Erroll Knight	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	RS Sr	Chief Sealth Washington	Seattle, WA
G	15	Colin Floyd (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Sprague-Harrington	Harrington, WA
G	24	Stephen Gentry (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Fort Scott	Fort Scott, KS
F	32	Sean Mallon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Jr	Ferris	Spokane, WA
C	34	Mamery Diallo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Technique ALM Midland College	Evreux, France
F	3	Adam Morrison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mead	Spokane, WA
G	5	Derek Raivio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Mountain View	Vancouver, WA
G	25	David Pendergraft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Brewster	Brewster, WA
G	4	Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	So	St. Champlain St.-Lambert	Montreal, QC
F	33	David Burgess (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Woodbridge BYU	Irvine, CA
F	42	Josh Heytvelt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
G	23	Micah Downs (I,W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
G	2	Jeremy Pargo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Robeson	Chicago, IL
F	20	Larry Gurganious	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Saint Mary's	Berkeley, CA
G	13	Jordan Mast (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Jesuit	Hillsboro, OR

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-3-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2005* 5:00 pm, KAYU	No. 9	Idaho	W 69–60	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/21/2005* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	vs. No. 23 Maryland Maui Invitational – quarterfinals	W 88–76	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/22/2005* 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	vs. No. 12 Michigan State Maui Invitational – semifinals	W 109–106 ^3OT	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/23/2005* 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 8	vs. No. 3 Connecticut Maui Invitational – finals	L 65–63	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/30/2005* 5:00 pm, KAYU	No. 6	Portland State	W 89–80	4–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/04/2005* 7:30 pm, FSN	No. 6	at No. 18 Washington	L 99–95	4–2	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
12/08/2005* 6:00 pm, FSN	No. 9	Washington State	W 67–53	5–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/10/2005* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	vs. Oklahoma State Battle in Seattle	W 64–62	6–2	KeyArena (13,644) Seattle, WA
12/17/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ	No. 10	Virginia	W 80–69	7–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/19/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ	No. 8	Eastern Washington	W 75–65	8–2	Spokane Arena (11,879) Spokane, WA
12/22/2005* 5:00 pm, KHQ	No. 8	at Saint Louis	W 60–57	9–2	Scottrade Center (15,707) St. Louis, MO
12/27/2005* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 4 Memphis	L 83–72	9–3	FedEx Forum (18,208) Memphis, TN
12/31/2005* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	St. Joseph's	W 102–94	10–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/07/2006 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	at St. Mary's	W 68–60	11–3 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
01/09/2006 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	at Santa Clara	W 81–68	12–3 (2–0)	Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2006 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	Pepperdine	W 102–73	13–3 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/16/2006 8:59 pm, ESPN	No. 6	Loyola Marymount	W 92–80	14–3 (4–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/21/2006 3:00 pm, KHQ	No. 6	at San Diego	W 64–63	15–3 (5–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
01/23/2006 8:00 pm, PAX	No. 7	at San Francisco	W 84–75	16–3 (6–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (5,300) San Francisco, CA
01/28/2006 5:00 pm, KHQ	No. 7	Portland	W 81–64	17–3 (7–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/04/2006 8:00 pm, KHQ	No. 5	Santa Clara	W 85–71	18–3 (8–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/07/2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	St. Mary's	W 62–61	19–3 (9–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/11/2006* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	Stanford College GameDay	W 80–76	20–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/13/2006 7:00 pm, KREM	No. 5	at Portland	W 97–83	21–3 (10–0)	Chiles Center (4,574) Portland, OR
02/18/2006 3:00 pm, ABC	No. 5	at Loyola Marymount	W 79–70	22–3 (11–0)	Gersten Pavilion (4,482) Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at Pepperdine	W 81–71	23–3 (12–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,217) Malibu, CA
02/25/2006 5:00 pm, KHQ	No. 5	San Diego	W 75–59	24–3 (13–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/27/2006 6:00 pm, KAYU	No. 5	San Francisco	W 75–72	25–3 (14–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2006 West Coast Conference tournament
03/05/2006 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	San Diego Semifinals	W 96–92 ^OT	26–3	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
03/06/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	Loyola Marymount Championship	W 68–67	27–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/16/2006* 4:20 pm, CBS	(3 OAK) No. 5	vs. (14 OAK) Xavier First Round	W 79–75	28–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
03/18/2006* 5:00 pm, CBS	(3 OAK) No. 5	vs. (6 OAK) Indiana Second Round	W 90–80	29–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City, UT
03/23/2006* 6:00 pm, CBS	(3 OAK) No. 5	vs. (2 OAK) No. 7 UCLA Sweet Sixteen	L 73–71	29–4	Oakland Arena (19,596) Oakland, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Signs A Pair". November 11, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Sign Chicago Prep Standout". November 21, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 West Coast Conference Season Summary

[signing-2] "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Signs A Pair". November 11, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[transfers-3] "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[4] "Gonzaga Bulldogs Sign Chicago Prep Standout". November 21, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	BYU Idaho (dormant) Saint Mary's Washington
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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