2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, the team played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After finishing third in the ACC regular season standings, the Eagles reached the finals of the ACC Tournament before losing to Duke. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. BC defeated Pacific and Montana^[1] to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they were beaten by No. 1 seed Villanova 60–59 in overtime.^[2] The team finished with an overall record of 28–8 (11–5 ACC).

2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 7
Record	28–8 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Skinner (9th season)
Home arena	Conte Forum
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 Edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Craig Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Inglewood, California
F	3	Jared Dudley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	San Diego, California
G	4	Tyrese Rice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Richmond, Virginia
F/C	51	Sean Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Houston, Texas

Roster

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. Drake Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	W 87–84	4–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Oklahoma State Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	W 76–68^[4]	5–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 4, 2006		Virginia Tech	W 59–57	24–6 (11–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2006*	No. 11	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	W 80–66	25–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2006*	No. 11	at No. 10 North Carolina Semifinals	W 85–82	26–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 12, 2006*	No. 11	vs. No. 3 Duke Championship game	L 76–78	26–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(4 MW) No. 7	vs. (13 MW) Pacific First round	W 88–76 ^2OT	27–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 2006*	(4 MW) No. 7	vs. (12 MW) Montana Second Round	W 69–56^[1]	28–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 24, 2006*	(4 MW) No. 7	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Villanova Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–60 ^OT	28–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

^ ^a ^b "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Nova tops BC in OT see-saw battle to advance to Elite Eight". ESPN. March 26, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ "BC tops Oklahoma State, wins Vegas Holiday Invitational". ESPN. November 27, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2022.