2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference and were led by first-year head coach Andy Kennedy after the resignation of longtime coach Bob Huggins. The Bearcats finished the season 23–13, 8–8 in Big East play.

2005–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–13 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Connecticut142 .875304  .882
No. 3 Villanova142 .875285  .848
No. 22 West Virginia115 .6882211  .667
Marquette106 .6252011  .645
No. 23 Georgetown106 .6252310  .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh106 .625258  .758
Seton Hall97 .5631812  .600
Cincinnati88 .5002113  .618
No. 21 Syracuse79 .4382312  .657
Rutgers79 .4381914  .576
Louisville610 .3752113  .618
Notre Dame610 .3751614  .533
DePaul*511 .3131215  .444
Providence*511 .3131215  .444
St. John's*511 .3131215  .444
South Florida*115 .063722  .241
2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

The Bearcats played in the 2006 NIT, as the 1 seed in their own region. The Bearcats advanced to the Quarterfinals, before losing to the eventual champion 3 seed South Carolina team.

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