2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record25–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRob Senderoff (4th season)
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Akron 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Miami (OH) 14 4   .778 18 12   .600
Ohio 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Buffalo 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
West
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Toledo 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Ball State 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
Central Michigan 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian, the Flashes reached the NCAA tournament under the third different head coach in a six-year span. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Oakland region, Kent State lost to No. 5 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round. The team finished the season with a record of 25–9 (15–3 MAC).