2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference, representing Georgetown University. The team raced out to an 11–4 record including an 8–2 mark in out of conference play. John Thompson III's first notable win with the team took place on January 21, 2006, in the 16th game of the season when unranked Georgetown upset No. 1 Duke University. This was Georgetown's first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 21 years. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Minneapolis Region Semifinal in the "Sweet Sixteen", where it came the closest of any team to beating the eventual national champion, Florida.

2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 23
Record23–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Burke (2nd season)
  • Kevin Broadus (2nd season)
  • Sydney Johnson (2nd season)
Captains
  • Ashanti Cook (2nd year)
  • Darrel Owens (1st year)
Home arenaMCI Center
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 team was ranked No. 23 in final Associated Press Poll of the season and No. 16 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.

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