2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

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).

2005–06 Old Dominion Monarchs 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 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 (5,752) 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, 2006 7:30 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

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.