2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record19–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam T. Boylan Gymnasium
2005–06 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Central Connecticut 13 5   .722 18 11   .621
Monmouth 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Robert Morris 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Long Island 9 9   .500 12 16   .429
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Quinnipiac 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
St. Francis (NY) 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Wagner 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Saint Francis (PA) 2 16   .111 4 24   .143
2006 NEC tournament winner

The 2005–06 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 9th-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Hawks defeated fellow No. 16 seed Hampton in the Play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed Villanova in the opening round.