2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2005–06 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's seventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena.

2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	24–9 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (7th season)
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Home arena	Viejas Arena
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
San Diego State †	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Air Force	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
BYU	12	–	4		.750			20	–	9		.690
UNLV	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
New Mexico	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Utah	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
Wyoming	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Colorado State	4	–	12		.250			16	–	15		.516
TCU	4	–	12		.250			16	–	15		.516
† 2006 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2005–06 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Brandon Heath 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California G 3 Richie Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr San Diego, California F 42 Marcus Slaughter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Riverside, California	Head coach Steve Fisher Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

• All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2005*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	W 67–55	1–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 19, 2005*		vs. Illinois-Chicago	L 63–66	1–1	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2005*		vs. Southern Miss	W 79–51	2–1	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*		Albany (NY)	W 80–53	3–1	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Nov 30, 2005*		at San Diego	L 80–90	3–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Dec 3, 2005*		Point Loma Nazarene	W 88–77	4–2	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 6, 2005*		at California	L 64–82	4–3	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Dec 10, 2005*		Washington State	L 49–60	4–4	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 17, 2005*		UC Santa Barbara	W 66–54	5–4	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 20, 2005*		UMBC	W 58–45	6–4	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 27, 2005*		at Providence	L 65–80	6–5	Dunkin Donuts Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 31, 2005*		Loyola Marymount	W 84–68	7–5	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 4, 2006		Colorado State	W 83–75	8–5 (1–0)	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 7, 2006		at Air Force	L 62–65	8–6 (1–1)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 11, 2006		at Utah	W 72–67	9–6 (2–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 14, 2006		UNLV	W 83–67	10–6 (3–1)	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 18, 2006		at TCU	W 76–57	11–6 (4–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 2006		BYU	W 88–61	12–6 (5–1)	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 25, 2006		New Mexico	W 75–69	13–6 (6–1)	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 28, 2006		at Wyoming	W 78–77 ^OT	14–6 (7–1)	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 1, 2006		Wyoming	W 91–72	20–8 (13–3)	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2006*		South Dakota State	W 88–63	21–8	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Mountain West tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 64–52	22–8	The Pepsi Center  Denver, Colorado
Mar 10, 2006*		vs. UNLV Semifinals	W 63–60	23–8	The Pepsi Center  Denver, Colorado
Mar 11, 2006*		vs. Wyoming Championship game	W 69–64 ^OT	24–8	The Pepsi Center  Denver, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*  CBS	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Indiana First round	L 83–87^[2]	24–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

• Brandon Heath – Mountain West Player of the Year

References

1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
2. "Late surge lifts Indiana past SDSU, Davis era continues". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
3. "2005-06 Schedule". from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2023.