2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East tournament champions
America East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–11 (13–3 AE)
Head coach
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Binghamton 12 4   .750 16 13   .552
Boston University 9 7   .563 12 16   .429
Hartford 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 12 17   .414
Vermont 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Maine 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
UMBC 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
Stony Brook 2 14   .125 4 24   .143
2006 America East tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C. region, Albany was beaten by No. 1 seed UConn in the first round, 72–59.