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2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 7
Record28–8 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings
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


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).

Roster

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2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 MarQuez Haynes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Irving HS Irving, Texas
F 1 Craig Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Fairfax HS Inglewood, California
F 3 Jared Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Horizon HS San Diego, California
G 4 Tyrese Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr L. C. Bird HS Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Akida McLain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Penn Hills HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 11 Louis Hinnant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gwynn Park HS Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 21 Tyler Neville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ridgewood HS Ridgewood, New Jersey
G 23 Sean Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Eisenhower HS Rialto, California
G 25 Ted Dunlap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Dallas, Texas
F 32 John Oates 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Don Bosco Prep Harriman, New York
F 33 Evan Neisler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Word of God Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
C 44 Tyrelle Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Florida State University School Monticello, Florida
F/C 51 Sean Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mansfield HS Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 13, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Saint Michael's (VT) W 102–62 
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Dartmouth W 80–61  1–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 20, 2005*
2:00 p.m.
Shawnee State W 70–51  2–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 22, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo W 92–63  3–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 25, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Drake
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 87–84  4–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 26, 2005*
10:30 a.m.
vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 76–68[4]  5–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart W 77–66  6–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 6, 2005*
9:00 p.m.
No. 6 vs. No. 14 Michigan State
Jimmy V Classic
L 70–77  6–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 11, 2005
8:00 p.m.
at Maryland L 71–73  6–2
(0–1)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 18, 2005*
3:30 p.m.
Texas Southern W 80–53  7–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 22, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Harvard W 89–55  8–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 27, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Duquesne W 81–69  9–2
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 31, 2005*
1:00 p.m.
at Rhode Island W 78–56  10–2
Ryan Center 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 3, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 UMass W 91–62  11–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 2006
5:30 p.m.
at Georgia Tech L 58–60  11–3
(0–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 10, 2006
9:00 p.m.
No. 15 No. 18 NC State L 60–78  11–4
(0–3)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 14, 2006
2:00 p.m.
at Florida State W 90–87  12–4
(1–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 17, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Holy Cross W 63–53  13–4
Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 2006
8:00 p.m.
at Miami (FL) W 65–61  14–4
(2–3)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
Jan 25, 2006
9:00 p.m.
No. 20 at North Carolina W 81–74  15–4
(3–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2006
5:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech W 66–64  16–4
(4–3)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 2006
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 No. 2 Duke L 81–83  16–5
(4–4)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Virginia Tech W 74–73  17–5
(5–4)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 8, 2006
7:30 p.m.
at Wake Forest W 72–66  18–5
(6–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 11, 2006
8:00 p.m.
No. 18 Clemson W 67–61  19–5
(7–4)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 13, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Stony Brook W 59–47  20–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, New York
Feb 16, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Miami (FL) W 65–54  21–5
(8–4)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 2006
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 11 at Virginia L 58–72  21–6
(8–5)
University Hall (7,959)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 2006
3:45 p.m.
No. 11 at No. 15 NC State W 74–72 2OT 22–6
(9–5)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 28, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Wake Forest W 80–65  23–6
(10–5)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 4, 2006
12:00 p.m.
No. 11 Virginia Tech W 59–57  24–6
(11–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2006*
9:30 p.m.
(3) No. 7 vs. (6) Maryland
Quarterfinals
W 80–66  25–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2006*
4:00 p.m.
(3) No. 7 at (2) No. 10 North Carolina
Semifinals
W 85–82  26–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 12, 2006*
1:00 p.m.
(3) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Championship game
L 76–78  26–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
12:40 p.m.
(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*
5:40 p.m.
(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*
7:10 p.m.
(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.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nova tops BC in OT see-saw battle to advance to Elite Eight". ESPN. March 26, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "BC tops Oklahoma State, wins Vegas Holiday Invitational". ESPN. November 27, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2022.[dead link]
  5. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2022.