The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington, the Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98–92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the Sweet 16. This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.
Roster
Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Joel Smith6'4"205GSo.Wolfeboro, NH, U.S.Brewster Academy1Harvey Perry6'5"195GFr.Henderson, NV, U.S.Foothill High School3Brandon Roy6'6"215GSr.Seattle, WA, U.S.Garfield High School5Justin Dentmon6'0"180GFr.Carbondale, IL, U.S.Carbondale Community High School11Brandon Burmeister6'4"190GJr.Mercer Island, WA, U.S.Mercer Island HS13Zane Potter6'6"185FSr.Gresham, OR, U.S.Sam Barlow High School15Bobby Jones6'6"210FSr.Long Beach, CA, U.S.Polytechnic High School20Ryan Appleby6'3"165PGSo.*Stanwood, WA, U.S.Stanwood High School21Artem Wallace6'8"230CFr.Toledo, WA, U.S.Toledo High School22Hans Gasser6'9"250FJr.Issaquah, WA, U.S.Issaquah High School24Jamaal Williams6'5"225FSr.*Corona, CA, U.S.Centennial High School32Joe Wolfinger7'0"225CFr.Beaverton, OR, U.S.Aloha High School34Zach Johnson6'8"275CFr.*Sacramento, CA, U.S.Natomas High School40Jon Brockman6'7"245FFr.Snohomish, WA, U.S.Snohomish Senior High School42Mike Jensen6'8"240PFSr.*Kent, WA, U.S.Kentwood High School (Washington) Denotes the use of a redshirt season
Coaching staff
Source Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 4th Washington (1980)Cameron DollarAssistant coach 4th UCLA (1997)Jim ShawAssistant coach 2nd Western Oregon State (1985)Paul FortierAssistant coach 1st Washington (2003)Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations 4th Northern Arizona (1992)
Schedule Sourcehttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/waf/schedule?y=2005
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Pac-10 Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| NCAA Tournament
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