2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
Sun Belt West division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record24–7 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMitchell Center
2005–06 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 23 8   .742
Middle Tennessee 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Arkansas State 7 7   .500 12 18   .400
Arkansas-Little Rock 5 9   .357 14 15   .483
Florida International 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
West
South Alabama 12 3   .800 24 7   .774
Louisiana–Lafayette 7 8   .467 13 16   .448
Denver 7 8   .467 15 16   .484
New Orleans 6 9   .400 10 19   .345
North Texas 6 9   .400 14 14   .500
Troy 6 9   .400 14 15   .483
2006 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Florida.