2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	24–7 (12–4 MWC)
Head coach	Jeff Bzdelik (1st season);
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Air Force	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
BYU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Utah	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Wyoming	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Colorado State	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516
TCU	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516

† 2006 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Bzdelik, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force finished second the MWC regular season standings and returned to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Falcons received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Washington, D.C. region where they lost to No. 4 seed Illinois in the opening round.

Roster[edit]

2005–06 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	15	Antoine Hood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr
C	45	Nick Welch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Fort Worth, Texas

Head coach

Jeff Bzdelik

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2005*		vs. Northern Arizona	W 62–49	1–0	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Nov 14, 2005*		vs. Miami (FL)	W 57–53	2–0	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Nov 15, 2005*		at Washington	L 74–85	2–1	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Mar 4, 2006		at Colorado State	W 63–59	24–5 (12–4)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
MWC tournament
Mar 9, 2006*		vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals	L 55–57	24–6	The Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(13 DC)	vs. (4 DC) No. 13 Illinois First round	L 69–78	24–7	Cox Arena (9,891) San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C.. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings[edit]

^[2]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[ESPN-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Venues	Clune Arena (1968–present)
Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" All-Military Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25