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2005-2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 8 - 11, 2006
Tournament Champions: Memphis
Tournament Runner Up: UAB
Tournament MOP/MVP: Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.)
All-Tournament Team: Rodney Carney (Memphis, Sr.), Joey Dorsey (Memphis, So.), Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.), Squeaky Johnson (UAB, Sr.), Jason Williams (UTEP, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: FedExForum (Memphis, TN)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: James Breeding, Mike Eades, Tom Eades, David Hall, Rick Hartzell, John Higgins, Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Bobby Jacobs, Hal Lusk, Kevin Mathis, Barry Mathis, Kyle Neve, Tom O'Neill, Steve Olsen, Steve Olson, Steven Pyatt, Larry Rose, Mike Thibodeaux, Scott Thornley, Gary Vaughn, Larry Ware, Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.) (54)
Total Rebounds:Joey Dorsey (Memphis, So.) (28)
Total Assists:Squeaky Johnson (UAB, Sr.) (15)
Total Steals:Paul Delaney (UAB, So.) (6), Oliver Lafayette (Houston, Jr.) (6)
Total Blocks:Rodney Carney (Memphis, Sr.) (6)
Total Minutes:Antonio Anderson (Memphis, Fr.) (105)
Total FIC:Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.) (39.3)
Total Fouls:Frank Holmes (UAB, So.) (11)
Total Turnovers:Derrick Roberts (Southern Methodist, So.) (13)
Total FGs:Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.) (16)
Total 3PM:Shawne Williams (Memphis, Fr.) (8), Marvett McDonald (UAB, Sr.) (8)
Total FTs:Paul Delaney (UAB, So.) (18)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Tulane 64
9 Marshall 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 UCF 65
12 East Carolina 52
 
7 Rice 59
10 Southern Methodist 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Tulsa 61
11 Southern Mississippi 66
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Memphis 75
8 Tulane 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Houston 71
5 UCF 52
2 UAB 69
10 Southern Methodist 55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 UTEP 66
11 Southern Mississippi 47
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Memphis 68
4 Houston 54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 UAB 63
3 UTEP 60
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Memphis 57
2 UAB 46

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
12 East Carolina 8  19  29.63% 2  12  14.29%
4 Houston 19  8  70.37% 9  5  64.29%
9 Marshall 12  15  44.44% 5  9  35.71%
1 Memphis 27  3  90.00% 13  1  92.86%
7 Rice 12  15  44.44% 6  8  42.86%
10 Southern Methodist 12  15  44.44% 4  10  28.57%
11 Southern Mississippi 9  20  31.03% 3  11  21.43%
8 Tulane 11  16  40.74% 6  8  42.86%
6 Tulsa 11  16  40.74% 6  8  42.86%
2 UAB 22  5  81.48% 12  2  85.71%
5 UCF 13  14  48.15% 7  7  50.00%
3 UTEP 19  8  70.37% 11  3  78.57%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 8, 2006
 East Carolina UCF 52-65 FedExForum PTS: 25. Josh Peppers
REB: 9. Justin Rose
AST: 4. Justin Rose 		PTS: 21. Corey Rouse
REB: 14. Corey Rouse
AST: 3. Corey Rouse
Mar 8, 2006
 Southern Methodist Rice 61-59 FedExForum PTS: 28. Morris Almond
REB: 7. Morris Almond
AST: 4. Lorenzo Williams 		PTS: 15. Donatas Rackauskas
REB: 10. Bryan Hopkins
AST: 6. Bryan Hopkins
Mar 8, 2006
 Marshall Tulane 58-64 FedExForum PTS: 21. David Gomez
REB: 10. David Gomez
AST: 5. Andrew Garcia 		PTS: 15. Mark Patton
REB: 9. Markel Humphrey
AST: 4. Chris Ross
Mar 8, 2006
 Southern Mississippi Tulsa 66-61 FedExForum PTS: 17. Chris Wallace
REB: 5. Anthony Price
AST: 5. Deion James 		PTS: 19. Mildon Ambres
REB: 9. Jason Forte
AST: 7. Courtney Beasley
Mar 9, 2006
 Southern Methodist UAB 55-69 FedExForum PTS: 12. Richard Jones
REB: 4. Richard Jones
AST: 6. Squeaky Johnson 		PTS: 13. Bryan Hopkins
REB: 17. Devon Kobi Pearson
AST: 5. Bryan Hopkins
Mar 9, 2006
 Tulane Memphis 56-75 FedExForum PTS: 18. Rodney Carney
REB: 8. Robert Dozier
AST: 2. Rodney Carney 		PTS: 21. Chris Moore
REB: 9. Chris Moore
AST: 8. Andrew Garcia
Mar 9, 2006
 Southern Mississippi UTEP 47-66 FedExForum PTS: 14. Jason Williams
REB: 7. Jason Williams
AST: 4. Miguel Ayala 		PTS: 9. Mildon Ambres
REB: 9. Mildon Ambres
AST: 3. David Cornwell
Mar 9, 2006
 UCF Houston 52-71 FedExForum PTS: 19. Oliver Lafayette
REB: 12. Jahmar Thorpe
AST: 4. Lanny Smith 		PTS: 15. Josh Peppers
REB: 7. Marcus Johnson
AST: 4. Justin Rose
Mar 10, 2006
 UTEP UAB 60-63 FedExForum PTS: 15. Marvett McDonald
REB: 6. Paul Delaney
AST: 6. Squeaky Johnson 		PTS: 20. Jason Williams
REB: 8. Jason Williams
AST: 6. Edgar Moreno
Mar 10, 2006
 Houston Memphis 54-68 FedExForum PTS: 23. Shawne Williams
REB: 9. Joey Dorsey
AST: 8. Andre Allen 		PTS: 20. Oliver Lafayette
REB: 9. Ramon Dyer
AST: 2. Brian Latham
Mar 11, 2006
 UAB Memphis 46-57 FedExForum PTS: 18. Shawne Williams
REB: 12. Joey Dorsey
AST: 4. Darius Washington 		PTS: 14. Paul Delaney
REB: 7. Brandon Tobias
AST: 3. Squeaky Johnson