2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 9th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Hawks defeated fellow No. 16 seed Hampton in the Play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Villanova in the opening round.[1]

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record19–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam T. Boylan Gymnasium
2005–06 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson144 .7782012  .625
Central Connecticut135 .7221811  .621
Monmouth126 .6671915  .559
Mount St. Mary's117 .6111317  .433
Robert Morris108 .5561514  .517
Long Island99 .5001216  .429
Sacred Heart810 .4441117  .393
Quinnipiac711 .3891216  .429
St. Francis (NY)711 .3891017  .370
Wagner612 .3331314  .481
Saint Francis (PA)216 .111424  .143
2006 NEC tournament winner

Roster

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Dejan Delic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrBridgton Academy Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro
G 2 Alex Nunner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBhak Bruck Mur Leibnitz, Austria
G 3 Tyler Azzarelli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrHenry B. Plant HS Tampa, Florida
G 3 Mike Shipman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
G 5 Whitney Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEast Lyme HS
St. Thomas More Prep
Salem, Connecticut
F 11 Jon Ager 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoSt. Mary's HS Queens Village, New York
F 13 Corey Hallett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrShelburne Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
F 21 Tyson Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Manhasset, New York
F 23 Marques Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNeptune HS Neptune, New Jersey
G 33 Steve Bazaz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrShore Regional HS West Long Branch, New Jersey
F 34 Brent Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrChanute HS
Dodge City CC
Chanute, Kansas
G 35 Chris Kenny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Spring Lake, New Jersey
C 45 Shawn Barlow 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS FrSt. Augustine Prep Marlton, New Jersey
C 52 John Bunch 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)320 lb (145 kg) SrRandallstown HS Randallstown, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Geoff Billet

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2005*
10:00 p.m.
at San Francisco L 66–70  0–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Nov 24, 2005*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Southern Illinois
Great Alaska Shootout
W 80–68  1–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2005*
11:50 p.m.
vs. South Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout
L 56–62  1–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Oral Roberts
Great Alaska Shootout
L 54–62  1–3
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
Rider L 67–75  1–4
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dec 6, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Peter's L 60–73  1–5
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
Dec 8, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
at Seton Hall L 45–61  1–6
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 12, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Lehigh L 57–71  1–7
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 2005*
7:30 p.m.
at Princeton W 41–21  2–7
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 18, 2005
4:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart W 73–64  3–7
(1–0)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dec 28, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Hartford W 56–54  4–7
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 31, 2005*
4:00 p.m.
Drexel L 49–53  4–8
Boylan Gymnasium (1,421)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 3, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at St. Francis (NY) W 66–59  5–8
(2–0)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (211)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 5, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Robert Morris L 75–87  5–9
(2–1)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 7, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Saint Francis (PA) W 55–53  6–9
(3–1)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 12, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Central Connecticut State W 61–57  7–9
(4–1)
Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, Connecticut
Jan 14, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at Quinnipiac W 85–82  8–9
(5–1)
Burt Kahn Court 
Hamden, Connecticut
Jan 19, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's L 54–64  8–10
(5–2)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 21, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Quinnipiac W 80–74  9–10
(6–2)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 26, 2006
7:30 p.m.
at Robert Morris L 65–73  9–11
(6–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Francis (PA) W 74–56  10–11
(7–3)
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Central Connecticut State W 63–48  11–11
(8–3)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 6, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Wagner W 74–58  12–11
(9–3)
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, New York
Feb 11, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Long Island L 72–78  12–12
(9–4)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 13, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Wagner W 61–55  13–12
(10–4)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 18, 2006
1:00 p.m.
at Mount St. Mary's L 69–75  13–13
(10–5)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Feb 20, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson W 96–89  14–13
(11–5)
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
St. Francis (NY) W 74–68  15–13
(12–5)
Boylan Gymnasium (2,247)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 27, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 62–79  15–14
(12–6)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
NEC tournament
Mar 2, 2006*
(3) (6) Long Island
Quarterfinals
W 74–63  16–14
Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Mar 5, 2006*
(3) at (2) Central Connecticut State
Semifinals
W 62–48  17–14
Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, Connecticut
Mar 8, 2006*
(3) at (1) Fairleigh Dickinson
Championship game
W 49–48  18–14
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2006*
(16 MSP) vs. (16 MSP) Hampton
Play-in game
W 71–49  19–14
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 2006*
(16 MSP) vs. (1 MSP) No. 3 Villanova
First round
L 45–58  19–15
Wachovia Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MSP=Minneapolis.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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