2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Florida.

2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
Sun Belt West division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record24–7 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachMatt Figger
Home arenaMitchell Center
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky122 .857238  .742
Middle Tennessee86 .5711612  .571
Arkansas State77 .5001218  .400
Arkansas-Little Rock59 .3571415  .483
Florida International410 .286820  .286
West
South Alabama123 .800247  .774
Louisiana–Lafayette78 .4671316  .448
Denver78 .4671516  .484
New Orleans69 .4001019  .345
North Texas69 .4001414  .500
Troy69 .4001415  .483
2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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