The 2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2005–06 team shared the Big 12 championship, won a then-school-record 30 games, and reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA tournament.

Roster # Position Height Weight Year Home Town A.J. Abrams 5 Guard 5–10 155 Freshman Austin, Texas LaMarcus Aldridge 23 Forward 6–10 237 Sophomore Seagoville, Texas Connor Atchley 32 Center 6–9 225 Freshman Clear Lake (Houston), Texas Bradley Buckman 22 Forward 6-8 235 Senior Austin, Texas Dion Dowell 3 Forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Texas City, Texas Daniel Gibson 1 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Houston, Texas J.D. Lewis 4 Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Amarillo, Texas Kenton Paulino 12 Guard 6–1 185 Senior Pittsfield, Maine P. J. Tucker 2 Forward 6–5 225 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Mike Williams 40 Forward 6–7 230 Sophomore Camden, Alabama Craig Winder 30 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Salisbury, Maryland

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Schedule

Date Time† Opponent# Rank# Site TV HomeAttendance Result Record Wed, Nov 2 7 p.m. St. Mary's #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 113–49 (1–0 exhib.) Wed, Nov 9 7 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 97–36 (2–0 exhib.) Tue, Nov 15 7:30 p.m. Southern #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(Guardians Classic First round) 10483 W 89–56 1–0 Wed, Nov 16 7:30 p.m. Samford #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(Guardians Classic Second Round) ESPNU 9510 W 77–33 2–0 Mon, Nov 21 6 p.m. vs. #13 West Virginia #2 Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri(Guardians Classic Semifinals) ESPN2 W 76–75 3–0 Tue, Nov 22 9 p.m. vs. #18 Iowa #2 Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri(Guardians Classic Championship Game) ESPN2 W 68–59 4–0 Sat, Nov 26 5 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 11411 W 90–55 5–0 Tue, Nov 29 7 p.m. Texas-Pan American #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 9340 W 82–54 6–0 Sat, Dec 3 5 p.m. Texas-Arlington #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10502 W 93–55 7–0 Mon, Dec 5 7 p.m. @ Rice #2 Toyota Center • Houston, Texas FSNSW(Texas) W 85–58 8–0 Sat, Dec 10 12:30 p.m. vs. #1 Duke #2 Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey CBS L 66–97 8–1 Sat, Dec 17 1 p.m. Tennessee #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 13682 L 78–95 8–2 Thu, Dec 22 7 p.m. Texas State #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 12373 W 85–49 9–2 Fri, Dec 30 7 p.m. Prairie View A&M #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10900 W 110–38 10–2 Mon, Jan 2 1:30 p.m. @ #4 Memphis #15 FedEx Forum • Memphis, Tennessee ESPN W 69–58 11–2 Sat, Jan 7 3 p.m. Colorado* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 14168 W 89–64 12–2(1–0 Big 12) Mon, Jan 9 8 p.m. @ Iowa State* #8 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa ESPN W 78–58 13–2 (2–0) Sat, Jan 14 noon #3 Villanova #8 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas CBS 16755 W 58–55 14–2 Tue, Jan 17 8 p.m. Texas Tech* #5 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 16312 W 80–46 15–2 (3–0) Sat, Jan 21 3 p.m. @ Baylor* #5 Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas ESPN Plus W 66–47 16–2 (4–0) Mon, Jan 23 7:05 p.m. Oklahoma State* #5 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 14053 W 80–46 17–2 (5–0) Sat, Jan 28 8 p.m. @ #24 Oklahoma* #4 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma(ESPN College GameDay) ESPN2 L 72–82 17–3 (5–1) Wed, Feb 1 8:05 p.m. @ Missouri* #7 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri ESPN2 W 66–53 18–3 (6–1) Sat, Feb 4 1 p.m. Texas A&M* #7 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 16205 W 83–70 19–3 (7–1) Mon, Feb 6 8 p.m. @ Texas Tech* #6 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas ESPN2 W 65–44 20–3 (8–1) Sat, Feb 11 3 p.m. Nebraska* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 13311 W 78–59 21–3 (9–1) Tue, Feb 14 7 p.m. Baylor* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW(Texas) 10269 W 90–63 22–3 (10–1) Sun, Feb 19 12:30 p.m. @ Oklahoma State* #6 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma ABC L 60–81 22–4 (10–2) Wed, Feb 22 7 p.m. @ Kansas State* #7 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas ESPN2 W 65–64 23–4 (11–2) Sat, Feb 25 8 p.m. #16 Kansas* #7 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas(ESPN College GameDay) ESPN 16755 W 80–55 24–4 (12–2) Wed, Mar 1 7 p.m. @ Texas A&M* #6 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN2 L 43–46 24–5 (12–3) Sun, Mar 5 3 p.m. #19 Oklahoma* #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas CBS 15386 W 72–48 25–5 (13–3) Fri, Mar 10 11:30 a.m. vs. (8) Texas Tech* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals) ESPNU/ESPN Plus W 77–70 26–5 Sat, Mar 11 1 p.m. vs. (4) Texas A&M* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals) ESPN2/ESPN Plus W 74–70 27–5 Sun, Mar 12 2 p.m. vs. (2) #17 Kansas* #8 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(Big 12 Conference tournament finals) ESPN L 68–80 27–6 Fri, Mar 17 8:50 p.m. vs. (15) Pennsylvania #9 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(NCAA tournament first round) CBS W 60–52 28–6 Sun, Mar 19 3:45 p.m. vs. (10) North Carolina State #9 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas(NCAA tournament second round) CBS W 75–54 29–6 Thu, Mar 23 8:40 p.m. vs. (6) #22 West Virginia #9 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional semifinal) CBS W 74–71 30–6 Sat, Mar 25 3:40 p.m. vs. (4) #19 Louisiana State #9 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Regional Final) CBS L 60–70 OT 30–7 *Big 12 Conference Game. †All times in Central Standard Time. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.

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