2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball

Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–9 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (17th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	12	–	2	.857	20	–	8	.714
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Yale	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Brown	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222

The 2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 17th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–9, 12–2 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to No. 2 seed Texas.^[1]

Roster

2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ibrahim Jaaber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr		Elizabeth, New Jersey
F	24	Mark Zoller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr		Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 2005*		Drexel	W 68–60	2–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2005*		Temple	L 46–50	3–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2005*		at No. 1 Duke	L 59–72	3–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(15 ATL)	vs. (2 ATL) No. 9 Texas First round	L 52–60	20–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Ibrahim Jaaber – Ivy League Player of the Year

References

^ "Penn Scares Texas But Falls, 60-52". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 18, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2005–06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics