2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2005–06 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's 10th season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the Second round, and finished with a record of 22–10 (10–6 ACC).

2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (10th season)
Home arena	RBC Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke†	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 North Carolina	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
No. 7 Boston College	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
NC State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Florida State	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Wake Forest	3	–	13		.188			17	–	17		.500
† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2005–06 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 3 Ilian Evtimov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 13 Cameron Bennerman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina G 14 Engin Atsür 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Istanbul, Turkey F 40 Andrew Brackman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio C 33 Cedric Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Shallotte, North Carolina G 4 Courtney Fells 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Tupelo, Mississippi	Head coach Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*		Stetson	W 91–61	1–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Nov 19, 2005*		The Citadel	W 91–59	2–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Nov 20, 2005*		Delaware	W 73–57	3–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Nov 23, 2005*		VMI	W 75–55	4–0	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Notre Dame	W 61–48	5–0	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Nov 30, 2005*	No. 24	at No. 14 Iowa	L 42–45	5–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 10, 2005*	No. 25	Appalachian State	W 92–68	6–1	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Dec 14, 2005*	No. 21	UNC Asheville	W 86–56	7–1	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Dec 18, 2005	No. 21	Miami (FL)	W 81–69	8–1 (1–0)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2005*	No. 21	at Alabama	W 68–64	9–1	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 28, 2005*	No. 19	New Hampshire	W 81–62	10–1	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Dec 30, 2005*	No. 19	No. 12 George Washington	W 79–58	11–1	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Jan 3, 2005*	No. 13	UNC Greensboro	W 83–52	12–1	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Jan 7, 2006	No. 13	at No. 25 North Carolina	L 69–82	12–2 (1–1)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 10, 2006	No. 18	at No. 15 Boston College	W 78–60	13–2 (2–1)	Conte Forum  Boston, MA
Jan 14, 2006	No. 18	Georgia Tech	W 87–78	14–2 (3–1)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Jan 18, 2006	No. 14	at No. 1 Duke	L 68–81	14–3 (3–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
Jan 21, 2006	No. 14	Wake Forest	W 92–82	15–3 (4–2)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Jan 25, 2006*	No. 15	Seton Hall	L 65–83	15–4	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Jan 29, 2006	No. 15	at Clemson	W 94–85 ^2OT	16–4 (5–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Feb 1, 2006	No. 18	Virginia	W 66–64	17–4 (6–2)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Feb 5, 2006	No. 18	Maryland	W 62–58	18–4 (7–2)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2006	No. 16	at Miami (FL)	W 86–77 ^2OT	19–4 (8–2)	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
Feb 12, 2006	No. 16	at Georgia Tech	L 68–71	19–5 (8–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
Feb 15, 2006	No. 21	Florida State	W 86–64	20–5 (9–3)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Feb 18, 2006	No. 21	at Virginia Tech	W 70–64	21–5 (10–3)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006	No. 15	No. 21 North Carolina	L 71–95	21–6 (10–4)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Feb 25, 2006	No. 15	No. 11 Boston College	L 72–74 ^2OT	21–7 (10–5)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
Mar 4, 2006	No. 22	at Wake Forest	L 63–76	21–8 (10–6)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2006	(4) No. 25	vs. (12) Wake Forest Quarterfinals	L 71–82	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC]
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) California First Round	W 58–52	22–9	American Airlines Center  Dallas, TX
Mar 19, 2006*	(10 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 9 Texas Second Round	L 54–75	22–10	American Airlines Center  Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

See also: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
2. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.