2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 30–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14–2 record and were the regular season champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
Record30–4 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
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.
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