2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Bzdelik, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	24–7 (12–4 MWC)
Head coach	Jeff Bzdelik (1st season)
Home arena	Clune 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]

Air Force finished second the MWC regular season standings and returned to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Washington, D.C. region where they lost to No. 4 seed Illinois in the opening round.

Roster

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 15 Antoine Hood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr C 45 Nick Welch   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas	Head coach Jeff Bzdelik 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2005*		vs. Northern Arizona	W 62–49	1–0	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Nov 14, 2005*		vs. Miami (FL)	W 57–53	2–0	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Nov 15, 2005*		at Washington	L 74–85	2–1	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Mar 4, 2006		at Colorado State	W 63–59	24–5 (12–4)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
MWC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals	L 55–57	24–6	The Pepsi Center  Denver, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(13 DC)	vs. (4 DC) No. 13 Illinois First round	L 69–78	24–7	Cox Arena (9,891) San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C.. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.