2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
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 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in ACC play to finish a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Virginia 56–60.

Last season

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The Hokies finished the 2004–05 season 16–14, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated 54–73 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Memphis.

Roster

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2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pahokee Pahokee, FL
G 3 Shawn Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Matoaca/Fork Union Military Academy Ettrick, VA
G/F 11 Wynton Witherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Berkmar Atlanta, GA
G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So National Christian Academy New Orleans, LA
F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Copernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands
F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lowndes Valdosta, GA
F 21 Allen Calloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tunstall/Coastal Christian Academy Danville, VA
G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Andrew Jackson Jacksonville, FL
G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Blacksburg/Oxnard Junior College Blacksburg, VA
G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Varina Richmond, VA
G/F 25 Bob Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Braddock Burke, VA
F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Chamblee Stone Mountain, GA
F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Bamako, Mali
G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, PR
F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lord Botetourt/Fork Union Military Academy Fincastle, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2020

2005–2006 schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2005*
Radford W 80–50  1–0
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 12, 2005*
Bowling Green L 71–72  1–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 13, 2005*
Western Carolina W 54–40  2–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 18, 2005*
Mount St. Mary's W 74–62  3–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg VA
Nov 21, 2005*
Marshall W 71–54  4–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg VA
Nov 25, 2005*
Morgan State W 77–49  5–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 28, 2005*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Ohio State
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
L 56-69 OT 5–2
Value City Arena (13,218)
Columbus, OH
Dec 4, 2005
8:00 pm, FSN
at No. 1 Duke L 75–77  5–3
(0-1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 7, 2005*
North Carolina A&T W 94–66  6–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 10, 2005*
4:00 pm, FSN
St. John's W 73–64  7–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 18, 2005*
vs. Stanford
The Las Vegas Showdown
W 59–52  8–3
(0-1)
Thomas & Mack Center (10,011)
Las Vegas, NV[1]
Dec 27, 2005*
William & Mary W 74–64  9–3
(0-1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 30, 2005*
at Old Dominion L 55–58  9–4
(0-1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 2, 2006*
at James Madison W 77–58  10–4
(0-1)
James Madison University Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 7, 2006
at Florida State L 68–74  10–5
(0-2)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 10, 2006
No. 20 North Carolina L 61–64  10–6
(0-3)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 15, 2006
4:00 pm, Raycom
Virginia
Rivalry
L 49–54  10–7
(0-4)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 21, 2006
at Maryland L 72–81  10–8
(0-5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 26, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Duke L 67–80  10–9
(0-6)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 2006
at Wake Forest W 76–70  11–9
(1-6)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 31, 2006
Georgia Tech W 63–62  12–9
(2-6)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 4, 2006
Boston College L 73–74  12–10
(2-7)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 8, 2006
at Clemson W 75–74 OT 13–10
(3-7)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 11, 2006
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia
Rivalry
L 77–81 OT 13–11
(3-8)
University Hall (7,757)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 18, 2006
NC State L 64–70  13–12
(3-9)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006
at Miami L 59–70  13–13
(3-10)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 25, 2006
Florida State W 72–61  14–13
(4-10)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 1, 2006
Clemson L 81–86  14–14
(4-11)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2006
12:00 p.m.
at No. 11 Boston College L 57–59  14–15
(4-12)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
Mar 9, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN
(10) vs. (7) Virginia
First Round
L 56–60  14–16
(4-12)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Tech - Stats".
  2. ^ "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.