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2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–10 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (12th season); Rob Wilkes (4th season); John Richardson (1st season); Travis DeCuire (3rd season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
VCU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Drexel	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Georgia State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179


† 2006 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2005–06 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by fifth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–10 overall record (13–5 CAA).

The Monarchs competed in the 2005 Paradise Jam and lost to Wisconsin in the in-season tournament championship after winning their first two round-robin games. After losing to Northeastern in the CAA tournament quarterfinal, Old Dominion received a qualifying bid to the 2006 National Invitation Tournament. Playing as the No. 5 seed in the Maryland bracket, ODU proceeded to winning out the bracket after defeating Hofstra in the tournament quarterfinal.^[1] They lost to Michigan in the tournament semifinal.

Roster

2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	John Morris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Trinity HS	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
G	4	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Edgewater HS	Orlando, Florida
G	11	Abdi Lidonde	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	St. Andrews HS	Sutton, Massachusetts
G	20	Brian Henderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Varina HS	Richmond, Virginia
C	30	Sam Harris	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Lake Ginninderra	Launceston, Australia
F	31	Arnaud Dahi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Life Center Academy	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F	34	Jonathan Adams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Baylor School (TN)	Ringgold, Georgia
C	40	Alex Loughton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	St Stephen's School	Perth, Western Australia
F	42	Valdas Vasylius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Norfolk Collegiate	Klaipėda, Lithuania

Head coach

Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke '80)
Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93)
John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)
Travis DeCuire (Montana '94)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Saskatchewan	W 82–58		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 12, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia State	W 96–51		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2005* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Georgia Paradise Jam tournament	W 74–65	1–0	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 19, 2005* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Fordham Paradise Jam tournament	W 65–52	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 20, 2005* 8:30 a.m., Comcast		vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam championship	L 81–84	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 26, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Mount St. Mary's	W 80–57	3–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		at VMI	W 77–62	4–1	Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
Dec 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		East Carolina	W 79–53	5–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 7, 2005 7:00 p.m.		George Mason	W 54–53	6–1 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 10, 2005 3:00 p.m., WSKY4/CN8		at Drexel	L 42–61	6–2 (1–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,273) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 17, 2005* 4:00 p.m., Comcast/WCIU		DePaul	W 87–43	7–2	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 20, 2005* 7:00 p.m., Comcast		at Richmond	L 58–61	7–3	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 22, 2005* 8:30 p.m.		at UAB	L 57–85	7–4	Bartow Arena (4,588) Birmingham, AL
Dec 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m., Comcast		Virginia Tech	W 58–55	8–4	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 2006 7:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 64–59	9–4 (2–1)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 5, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at Towson	W 85–71	10–4 (3–1)	Towson Center Towson, MD
Jan 7, 2006 12:00 p.m., Comcast		Northeastern	W 85–79	11–4 (4–1)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 77–62	12–4 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Jan 14, 2006 12:00 p.m., Comcast		VCU Rivalry	W 78–75	13–4 (6–1)	Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
Jan 19, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	L 68–76	13–5 (6–2)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 21, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 65–56	14–5 (7–2)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
Jan 26, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 74–67	15–5 (8–2)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 28, 2006 2:00 p.m., Comcast		at George Mason	L 47–66	15–6 (8–3)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 63–65	15–7 (8–4)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.		James Madison Rivalry	W 87–69	16–7 (9–4)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 9, 2006 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary Rivalry	W 81–60	17–7 (10–4)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 11, 2006 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at VCU Rivalry	L 74–80	17–8 (10–5)	Siegel Center (7,838) Richmond, VA
Feb 15, 2006 7:00 p.m., Comcast/CSS		Georgia State	W 75–56	18–8 (11–5)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 18, 2006 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		Marist ESPN BracketBusters	W 84–71	19–8	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 23, 2006 7:00 p.m., Comcast		at James Madison Rivalry	W 75–58	20–8 (12–5)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	W 69–53	21–8 (13–5)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2006 2:30 p.m.	(4)	vs. (5) Northeastern Quarterfinals	L 63–71	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 15, 2006* 9:30 p.m.	(5 MD)	at (4 MD) Colorado First round	W 79–61	22–9	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Mar 20, 2006* 9:00 p.m.	(5 MD)	(9 MD) Manhattan Second round	W 70–66	23–9	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Mar 22, 2006 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(5 MD)	at (3 MD) Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 61–51	24–9	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
Mar 28, 2006* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(5 MD)	at (1 MI) Michigan Semifinals	L 43–66	24–10	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. MD = Maryland bracket, MI = Michigan bracket

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References

^ "Big Apple-bound! ODU tops Hofstra to reach NIT semifinals". The Virginian-Pilot. March 23, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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[1] "Big Apple-bound! ODU tops Hofstra to reach NIT semifinals". The Virginian-Pilot. March 23, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

[2] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold