2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to UCLA in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region. They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.[2]
Roster
2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
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- Source:[3][4][5][6]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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Dec 10, 2005*
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vs. Kansas
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L 56–69
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6–2
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Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
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Dec 21, 2005*
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vs. DePaul
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L 65–68
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6–3
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The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
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Pac-10 Regular Season
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Dec 29, 2005
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at USC
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W 62–58
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7–3 (1–0)
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L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
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Dec 31, 2005
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at No. 11 UCLA
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W 68–61
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8–3 (2–0)
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
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Jan 5, 2006
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Oregon
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W 77–66
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9–3 (3–0)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Jan 7, 2006
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Oregon State
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L 64–72
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9–4 (3–1)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Jan 13, 2006
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at Stanford
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L 61–75
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9–5 (3–2)
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
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Jan 19, 2006
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at Arizona State
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W 88–58
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10–5 (4–2)
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Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
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Jan 21, 2006
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at Arizona
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L 55–60
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10–6 (4–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 26, 2006
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No. 10 Washington
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W 71–69
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11–6 (5–3)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Jan 28, 2006
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Washington State
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W 55–53
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12–6 (6–3)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Feb 2, 2006
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at Oregon State
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W 69–52
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13–6 (7–3)
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Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
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Feb 4, 2006
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at Oregon
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W 62–60
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14–6 (8–3)
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McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
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Feb 9, 2006
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Stanford
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W 65–62
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15–6 (9–3)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Feb 16, 2006
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Arizona
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W 75–66
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16–6 (10–3)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Feb 18, 2006
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Arizona State
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L 64–65 2OT
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16–7 (10–4)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Feb 23, 2006
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at Washington State
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W 43–41
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17–7 (11–4)
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Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
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Feb 26, 2006
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at No. 17 Washington
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L 62–73
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17–8 (11–5)
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Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
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Mar 2, 2006
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No. 15 UCLA
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L 58–67 OT
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17–9 (11–6)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Mar 4, 2006
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USC
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W 71–60
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18–9 (12–6)
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Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
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Pac-10 tournament
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Mar 9, 2006*
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at USC Quarterfinals
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W 82–67
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19–9
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Staples Center Los Angeles, California
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Mar 10, 2006*
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vs. Oregon Semifinals
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W 91–87 2OT
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20–9
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Staples Center Los Angeles, California
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Mar 11, 2006*
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vs. No. 13 UCLA Championship game
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L 52–71
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20–10
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Staples Center Los Angeles, California
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NCAA tournament
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Mar 17, 2006* CBS
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(7 S)
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vs. (10 S) NC State First round
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L 52–58
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20–11
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American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific.
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Source[7]
Rankings
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References
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Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics |
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