2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The RCA Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2005–06 season.
Preseason AP #1	Duke Blue Devils[1]
Regular season	November 6, 2005– March 14, 2006
NCAA Tournament	2006
Tournament dates	March 14 – April 3, 2006
National Championship	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	South Carolina (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	J.J. Redick, Duke
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2004–05  2006–07»

The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 3, 2006, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Florida Gators won their first NCAA national championship with a 73–56 victory over the UCLA Bruins. This was the final Final Four site at the RCA Dome. The Final Four will return to the city of Indianapolis, but will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Season headlines

• The University of Florida won its first national title in basketball, defeating UCLA in the championship game 73–57. The team was led by a group of sophomores, several of whom were the offspring of retired professional athletes, nicknamed “The Oh-fours.” Forward Al Horford and guard Taurean Green were the sons of former NBA players (Tito Horford and Sidney Green respectively), while center and Final Four MOP Joakim Noah was the son of retired tennis pro Yannick Noah. These three (along with fellow sophomore star Corey Brewer) surprised many by choosing not to enter the NBA Draft, but instead returning to try to repeat as champions in 2006–07.
• George Mason made an improbable run to the Final Four, becoming the first true mid-major to do so since Penn in 1979. The Patriots’ path was not easy, as they defeated schools that had won three of the past six titles – national powers Michigan State, North Carolina and Connecticut – en route to its first Final Four berth.
• J. J. Redick of Duke and Adam Morrison of Gonzaga engaged in a year-long battle for the National scoring title and Player of the Year honors. Morrison won the scoring race, edging Redick by 1.3 points per game. However, Redick won most National POY Awards, though he and Morrison were the first co-winners of the 2006 Oscar Robertson Trophy.
• Paul Millsap of Louisiana Tech became the first player ever to lead the Nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.^[2]
• A major realignment of teams in the Big East and ACC sent shock waves across college basketball. Boston College followed Virginia Tech and Miami (who had moved the year before) from the Big East to the ACC. The Big East brought in five teams from Conference USA – Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida.
• To replace the teams that defected to the Big East (as well as TCU, who left C-USA for the Mountain West Conference and Charlotte and Saint Louis, who left for the Atlantic 10), Conference USA brought in six new members: Rice, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP from the Western Athletic Conference; Marshall from the Mid-American Conference and Central Florida from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
• Other conference realignments effective this season: The WAC added New Mexico State (from the Sun Belt Conference), Idaho and Utah State (both from the Big West Conference). East Tennessee State moved from the Southern Conference to the Atlantic Sun. The Colonial Athletic Association added Northeastern from the America East Conference and Georgia State from the Atlantic Sun. Troy moved from the Atlantic Sun to the Sun Belt Conference.
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 8. J. J. Redick of Duke was the leading vote-getter (67 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Shelden Williams of Duke (63 votes), Dee Brown of Illinois (51), Adam Morrison of Gonzaga (45) and Craig Smith of Boston College (31).^[3]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 7, 2005.^[4]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Duke (61) 2 Texas (6) 3 Connecticut 4 Michigan State (4) 5 Villanova (1) 6 Oklahoma 7 Louisville 8 Gonzaga 9 Kentucky 10 Arizona 11 Boston College 12 Memphis 13 Stanford 14 West Virginia 15 Alabama 16 Syracuse 17 Illinois 18 Wake Forest 19 UCLA 20 Iowa 21 George Washington 22 Nevada 23 Indiana 24 Maryland 25 Iowa State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (28) 2 Connecticut 3 Texas (2) 4 Villanova (1) 5 Michigan State 6 Oklahoma 7 Gonzaga 8 Louisville 9 Arizona 10 Kentucky 11 Boston College 12 Memphis 13 Stanford 14 Alabama 15 West Virginia 16 Syracuse 17 Illinois 18 UCLA 18 Wake Forest 20 Iowa 21 Maryland 22 Indiana 23 Iowa State 24 George Washington 25 Nevada

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner[5]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Albany	Jamar Wilson, Albany[6]	2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Events Center (Vestal, New York) (Except Finals)	Albany[7]
Atlantic 10 Conference	George Washington	Steven Smith, La Salle[8]	2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Xavier[9]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	J. J. Redick, Duke[10]	2006 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Duke[11]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb & Belmont	Tim Smith, East Tennessee State[12]	2006 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Memorial Center (Johnson City, Tennessee)	Belmont [13]
Big 12 Conference	Texas & Kansas	P. J. Tucker, Texas[14]	2006 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	Kansas[15]
Big East Conference	Connecticut & Villanova	Randy Foye, Villanova[16]	2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Syracuse[17]
Big Sky Conference	Northern Arizona	Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington[18]	2006 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, Arizona) (Semifinals and Finals)	Montana[19]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina[20]	2006 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	Winthrop[21]
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	Terence Dials, Ohio State[22]	2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Iowa[23]
Big West Conference	Pacific	Christian Maraker, Pacific[24]	2006 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Pacific[25]
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington & George Mason	Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern[26]	2006 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	UNC Wilmington[26]
Conference USA	Memphis	Rodney Carney, Memphis[27]	2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis[28]
Horizon League	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Brandon Polk, Butler[29]	2006 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round)	Wisconsin-Milwaukee[30]
Ivy League	Penn	Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn[31]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Keydren Clark, St. Peter's[32]	2006 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Iona[33]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Northern Illinois (West)	DeAndre Haynes, Kent State[34]	2006 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Kent State[35]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts & IUPUI	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts[36]	2006 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oral Roberts[37]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State[38]	2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Hampton[39]
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Paul Miller, Wichita State[40]	2006 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Southern Illinois[41]
Mountain West Conference	San Diego State	Brandon Heath, San Diego State [42]	2006 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	San Diego State[43]
Northeast Conference	Fairleigh Dickinson	Chad Timberlake, Fairleigh Dickinson[44]	2006 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Monmouth[45]
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	J. Robert Merritt, Samford[46]	2006 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State[46]
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Brandon Roy, Washington[47]	2006 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)	UCLA[48]
Patriot League	Bucknell	Charles Lee, Bucknell[49]	2006 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell[50]
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee (East) LSU (West)	Glen Davis, LSU[51]	2006 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Florida[52]
Southern Conference	Elon (North) Georgia Southern (South)	Elton Nesbitt, Georgia Southern[53]	2006 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson[54]
Southland Conference	Northwestern State	Ricky Woods, Southeastern Louisiana[55]	2006 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Prather Coliseum (Natchitoches, Louisiana) (Finals)	Northwestern State[56]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern	Brion Rush, Grambling State[57]	2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Southern[58]
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky (East) South Alabama (West)	Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky[59]	2006 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament	Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)	South Alabama[60]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Adam Morrison, Gonzaga [61]	2006 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, Washington)	Gonzaga [62]
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada[63]	2006 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	Nevada[64]

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game				Rebounds Per Game				Assists Per Game				Steals Per Game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Adam Morrison	Gonzaga	28.1		Paul Millsap	LA Tech	13.3		Jared Jordan	Marist	8.5		Tim Smith	E. Tennessee St.	3.4
J. J. Redick	Duke	26.8		Kenny Adeleke	Hartford	13.1		Jose Juan Barea	Northeastern	8.4		Oliver Lafayette	Houston	3.4
Keydren Clark	St. Peter's	26.3		Rashad Jones-Jennings	UALR	11.3		Terrell Everett	Oklahoma	6.9		Obie Trotter	Alabama A&M	3.3
Andre Collins	Loyola (MD)	26.1		Curtis Withers	Charlotte	11.3		Walker Russell	Jacksonville St.	6.8		Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	3.3
Brion Rush	Grambling	25.8		Ivan Almonte	Florida Int'l	11.2		Kenny Grant	Davidson	6.7		Kevin Hamilton	Holy Cross	3.3

Blocked Shots Per Game				Field Goal Percentage				Three-Point FG Percentage				Free Throw Percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Shawn James	Northeastern	6.5		Randall Hanke	Providence	67.7		Stephen Sir	N. Arizona	48.9		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	93.6
Justin Williams	Wyoming	5.4		Cedric Smith	TAMU-CC	66.2		Josh Alexander	Stephen F. Austin	47.7		Jermaine Anderson	New Hampshire	91.9
Stephane Lasme	UMass	3.9		Joakim Noah	Florida	62.7		J. Robert Merritt	Samford	47.6		Shawan Robinson	Clemson	91.3
Shelden Williams	Duke	3.8		James Augustine	Illinois	62.4		Ross Schraeder	UC Irvine	47.4		Derek Raivio	Gonzaga	91.2
Slim Millien	Idaho St.	3.4		Michael Harrison	Colorado St.	62.3		Chris Hernandez	Stanford	47.2		Adam Vogelsberg	Middle Tenn. St.	90.8

Post-Season Tournaments

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 14, 2007 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Big East Conference led the way with eight bids. Florida won their first NCAA title, beating UCLA 73–56 in the final. Florida forward Joakim Noah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

	National Semifinals					National Championship
	A4	LSU	45
	O2	UCLA	59
						O2	UCLA	57
						M3	Florida	73
	W11	George Mason	58
	M3	Florida	73

A-Atlanta, O-Oakland, W-Washington, D.C., M-Minneapolis.

National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. Dave Odom's South Carolina Gamecocks won their second consecutive title, defeating the Tommy Amaker-coached Michigan Wolverines 76–64 in the championship game. Gamecock forward Renaldo Balkman was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	5	Old Dominion	43
	1	Michigan	66
						1	Michigan	64
						3	South Carolina	76
	1	Louisville	63
	3	South Carolina	78

Conference standings

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #2 Connecticut 14 – 2   .875     30 – 4   .882 #3 Villanova 14 – 2   .875     28 – 5   .848 #22 West Virginia 11 – 5   .688     22 – 11   .667 Marquette 10 – 6   .625     20 – 11   .645 #23 Georgetown 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697 #16 Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625     25 – 8   .758 Seton Hall 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600 Cincinnati 8 – 8   .500     21 – 13   .618 Rutgers 7 – 9   .438     19 – 14   .576 Louisville 6 – 10   .375     21 – 13   .618 Notre Dame 6 – 10   .375     16 – 14   .533 DePaul* 5 – 11   .313     12 – 15   .444 Providence* 5 – 11   .313     12 – 15   .444 St. John's* 5 – 11   .313     12 – 15   .444 South Florida* 1 – 15   .063     7 – 22   .241 #21 Syracuse†** 0 – 9   .000     0 – 12   .000 † 2006 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2006[65] **Syracuse:: 23 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(23–12)(7–9); Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2006 Big East Tournament	2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #9 Texas 13 – 3   .813     27 – 6   .818 #12 Kansas† 13 – 3   .813     25 – 7   .781 #24 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688     20 – 8   .714 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625     21 – 8   .724 Colorado 9 – 7   .563     20 – 9   .690 Nebraska 7 – 9   .438     19 – 13   .594 Kansas State 6 – 10   .375     15 – 13   .536 Iowa State 6 – 10   .375     16 – 14   .533 Oklahoma State 6 – 10   .375     17 – 15   .531 Texas Tech 6 – 10   .375     15 – 17   .469 Missouri 5 – 11   .313     12 – 16   .429 Baylor 4 – 12   .250     4 – 23   .148 † 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 6, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll	2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT George Mason 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771 UNC Wilmington† 15 – 3   .833     25 – 8   .758 Hofstra 14 – 4   .778     26 – 7   .788 Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706 Northeastern 12 – 6   .667     19 – 11   .633 VCU 11 – 7   .611     19 – 10   .655 Drexel 8 – 10   .444     15 – 16   .484 Towson 8 – 10   .444     12 – 16   .429 Delaware 4 – 14   .222     9 – 21   .300 Georgia State 3 – 15   .167     7 – 22   .241 William & Mary 3 – 15   .167     8 – 20   .286 James Madison 2 – 16   .111     5 – 23   .179 † CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #4 Memphis† 13 – 1   .929     33 – 4   .892 UAB 12 – 2   .857     24 – 7   .774 UTEP 11 – 3   .786     21 – 10   .677 Houston 9 – 5   .643     21 – 10   .677 UCF 7 – 7   .500     14 – 15   .483 Rice 6 – 8   .429     12 – 16   .429 Tulane 6 – 8   .429     12 – 17   .414 Tulsa 6 – 8   .429     11 – 17   .393 Marshall 5 – 9   .357     12 – 16   .429 SMU 4 – 10   .286     13 – 16   .448 Southern Miss 3 – 11   .214     10 – 21   .323 East Carolina 2 – 12   .143     8 – 20   .286 † 2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Milwaukee† 12 – 4   .750     22 – 9   .710 Butler 11 – 5   .688     20 – 13   .606 Loyola (IL) 8 – 8   .500     19 – 11   .633 UIC 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516 Detroit 8 – 8   .500     16 – 16   .500 Green Bay 8 – 8   .500     15 – 16   .484 Wright State* 8 – 8   .500     13 – 15   .464 Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313     10 – 18   .357 Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250     7 – 21   .250 † 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll	2005–06 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #2 UCLA† 14 – 4   .778     32 – 7   .821 #12 Washington 13 – 5   .722     26 – 7   .788 California 12 – 6   .667     20 – 11   .645 Arizona ^1 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606 Stanford 11 – 7   .611     16 – 14   .533 USC 8 – 10   .444     17 – 13   .567 Oregon 7 – 11   .389     15 – 18   .455 Oregon State ^1 5 – 13   .278     13 – 18   .419 Arizona State 5 – 13   .278     11 – 17   .393 Washington State 4 – 14   .222     11 – 17   .393 † 2006 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2006; Rankings from Coaches Poll [66] ^1 Holds tie-breaker

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
J.J. Redick	G	Senior	Duke
Adam Morrison	F	Junior	Gonzaga
Randy Foye	G	Senior	Villanova
Shelden Williams	C	Senior	Duke
Brandon Roy	G	Senior	Washington

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dee Brown	G	Senior	Illinois
Rodney Carney	G	Senior	Memphis
P.J. Tucker	F	Junior	Texas
Rudy Gay	F	Sophomore	Connecticut
Leon Powe	F	Sophomore	California
Allan Ray	G	Senior	Villanova
Tyler Hansbrough	F	Freshman	North Carolina

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: J.J. Redick, Duke
• Naismith Award: J.J. Redick, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: J.J. Redick, Duke
• NABC Player of the Year: J.J. Redick, Duke and Adam Morrison, Gonzaga
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): J.J. Redick, Duke and Adam Morrison, Gonzaga
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: J.J. Redick, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: J.J. Redick, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: J.J. Redick, Duke

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Roy Williams, North Carolina
• NABC Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Roy Williams, North Carolina
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Dee Brown, Illinois
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Glen Davis, LSU
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shelden Williams, Duke
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Dee Brown, Illinois
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): J.J. Redick, Duke
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Randy Foye, Villanova
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Quincy Douby, Rutgers

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[67]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Alabama-Birmingham	Mike Anderson		Mike Davis	After leaving Indiana, Davis returned to his home state – bringing guard Robert Vaden with him.
Arizona State	Rob Evans		Herb Sendek	After a high-profile flirtation with Pitt's Jamie Dixon, Arizona State pulled Sendek from the ACC.[68]
Ball State	Tim Buckley		Ronny Thompson	Buckley was reassigned after a 10–18 season.
Brown	Glen Miller		Craig Robinson	Brown hired former 2-time Ivy player of the year Robinson after Miller leaves for conference rival Penn.
Canisius	Mike MacDonald		Tom Parrotta
Central Michigan	Jay Smith		Ernie Ziegler	Two-time MAC coach of the year Smith left the coaching profession.[69]
Cincinnati	Bob Huggins	Andy Kennedy	Mick Cronin	UC alum Cronin was hired for the head job over interim boss Kennedy.
The Citadel	Pat Dennis		Ed Conroy
Cleveland State	Mike Garland		Gary Waters
College of Charleston	Tom Herrion		Bobby Cremins	College of Charleston made a splash hiring former Georgia Tech head man Cremins after Winthrop's Gregg Marshall accepted the job but then reneged.[70]
Delaware	David Henderson		Monte Ross	Henderson is fired after consecutive 20-loss seasons.
Duquesne	Danny Nee		Ron Everhart	Coaching veteran Nee was fired after a 3–24 season.
Fairfield	Tim O'Toole		Ed Cooley	O'Toole was fired only two years removed from winning MAAC coach of the year honors.
Florida Atlantic	Matt Doherty		Rex Walters	Doherty leaves FAU for SMU after only one year.
Furman	Larry Davis		Jeff Jackson
Hampton	Bobby Collins		Kevin Nickelberry
Hartford	Larry Harrison		Dan Leibovitz	Harrison resigned despite being named America East coach of the year.
Idaho	Leonard Perry		George Pfeifer
Idaho State	Doug Oliver		Joe O'Brien	Oliver announced his resignation mid-season and was replaced in March by three-time JUCO national championship coach O'Brien.
Indiana	Mike Davis		Kelvin Sampson	Davis announced his resignation in February – effective at the end of the season. After a long search process, Indiana hired former Oklahoma coach Sampson.
Iowa State	Wayne Morgan		Greg McDermott	Iowa State fired Morgan in the wake of a recruiting scandal.[71]
Kansas State	Jim Wooldridge		Bob Huggins	K-State hired Huggins after a one-year absence from coaching.
Lamar	Billy Tubbs		Steve Roccaforte	Tubbs stepped down as head coach but remained as Lamar's Athletic Director, turning the team over to assistant Roccaforte.
Manhattan	Bobby Gonzalez		Barry Rohrssen	A hot coach for several seasons, Gonzalez made the move to the Big East and Seton Hall.
McNeese State	Tic Price		Dave Simmons
Mississippi	Rod Barnes		Andy Kennedy	Ole Miss hired native son Kennedy after he was passed over for the permanent head coaching position at Cincinnati after serving as interim for the entire season.
Missouri	Quin Snyder	Melvin Watkins	Mike Anderson	Snyder was fired in February as his status became distracting due to a disappointing season and off-court scandal.[72]
Montana	Larry Krystkowiak		Wayne Tinkle	Montana all-time leading scorer Krystkowiak left Montana for an assistant coaching job with the Milwaukee Bucks, while his former Grizzly teammate and assistant Tinkle is promoted.
Montana State	Mick Durham		Brad Huse
Morehead State	Kyle Macy		Donnie Tyndall	Former Kentucky All-American Macy resigns after a 4–23 season.
Morgan State	Butch Beard		Todd Bozeman	Bozeman returns to coaching after an eight-year ban over recruiting violations at Cal.[73]
Murray State	Mick Cronin		Billy Kennedy
Nebraska	Barry Collier		Doc Sadler	Collier left Nebraska to become Athletic Director at Butler.
New Orleans	Monte Towe		Buzz Williams	Towe made the unusual move of leaving a head coaching spot to take the Associate head coach spot at his alma mater, NC State.
North Carolina State	Herb Sendek		Sidney Lowe	After a lengthy search process, former Wolfpack guard Lowe comes in from an assistant coaching job with the Detroit Pistons.
UNC-Wilmington	Brad Brownell		Benny Moss
Northeastern	Ron Everhart		Bill Coen
Northern Colorado	Craig Rasmuson		Tad Boyle
Northern Iowa	Greg McDermott		Ben Jacobson	UNI promoted top assistant Jacobson after McDermott left for Iowa State.
Oklahoma	Kelvin Sampson		Jeff Capel	Oklahoma tapped VCU's Capel after Sampson left for Indiana.
Oklahoma State	Eddie Sutton		Sean Sutton	Eddie Sutton turned the Cowboys over to son Sean.
Penn	Fran Dunphy		Glen Miller	Penn raided conference foe Brown to hire Miller away after Dunphy moved across town to coach Temple.
Pepperdine	Paul Westphal		Vance Walberg	Former Phoenix Suns coach Westphal was fired after a 7–20 season.
Portland	Michael Holton		Eric Reveno
Rutgers	Gary Waters		Fred Hill	Waters announced that he would resign late in the season. After the season he was replaced by assistant Hill
Saint Peter's	Bob Leckie		John Dunne
Seton Hall	Louis Orr		Bobby Gonzalez	Seton Hall turns to Manhattan's Gonzalez after Orr is fired.
Southern Methodist	Jimmy Tubbs		Matt Doherty	Tubbs was fired after an internal investigation uncovered NCAA violations.[74]
South Carolina State	Ben Betts		Jammal Brown	Betts left to join Jeff Capel's staff at Oklahoma.
Southeast Missouri State	Gary Garner		Scott Edgar
Temple	John Chaney		Fran Dunphy	Chaney retired after 24 seasons at Temple, allowing Dunphy to become the first man ever to coach at two different Big 5 schools.[75]
Texas-Arlington	Eddie McCarter		Scott Cross
Texas-Pan American	Robert Davenport		Tom Schuberth
Texas-San Antonio	Tim Carter		Brooks Thompson
Texas State	Dennis Nutt		Doug Davalos
UTEP	Doc Sadler		Tony Barbee	UTEP tapped Memphis assistant Barbee after Sadler left for Nebraska.
Virginia Commonwealth	Jeff Capel		Anthony Grant	VCU hired Florida assistant Grant after Capel left for the Big 12.
Washington State	Dick Bennett		Tony Bennett	Dick Bennett retired, handing the reins to his son and assistant Tony.
Weber State	Joe Cravens		Randy Rahe
Winston-Salem State	Phillip Stitt		Bobby Collins	Collins was hired from Hampton to lead the Rams into their first season of Division I play.
Wright State	Paul Biancardi		Brad Brownell	Biancardi stepped down after being barred from recruiting by the NCAA over recruiting violations that occurred while Biancardi was at Ohio State.[76]

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