2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 25–8^[2] and made it to the second round of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2005–06 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	25–8 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Barry Rohrssen (5th season) Joe Lombardi (3rd season) Pat Sandle (5th season)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Connecticut	14	–	2	.875	30	–	4	.882
No. 3 Villanova	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
No. 23 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
No. 16 Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
Seton Hall	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
No. 21 Syracuse†	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Louisville	6	–	10	.375	21	–	13	.618
Notre Dame	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
DePaul*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Providence*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
St. John's*	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
South Florida*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241


† 2006 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2006^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

References edit

^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.
^ "2005-06 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".

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