2005-2006 Men's Basketball (2024) - Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

27-7 Overall / 17-5 NE10 – program record for wins.
Captured program's first NCAA East Regional Championship, with an 89-80 victory over UMass Lowell at Merkert Gymnasium.
Reached National Semifinal Round at Elite Eight with 69-59 win over No. 13 Tarleton State in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Northeast-10 Conference Regular Season Champions.
NE10 Tournament Finalists.
Team featured three All-NE10 performers, including first team selection Marquis Taylor, '06, and third team picks Chris Kraus, '06 and Sean Nelson, '06.
NE10 Rookie of the Year (Nick Smith) & NE10 Coach of the Year (David McLaughlin)
Team posted a 12-game win streak, opening the year with 14 wins over its first 15 games, then finished with 13 wins in 15 games prior to the National Semifinal setback to eventual National Champions No. 5 Winona State.
Team finished ranked in the top ten nationally for team free-throw percentage and top 40 for scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, ranking 27^th in three-point field goals per game.