2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion
NIT Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–8 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachPaul Sanderford
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
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 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Anthony Winchester. The team won the East Division Championship and finished 2nd in the Sun Belt Basketball tournament. They participated in the National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by eventual champion, South Carolina. Winchester and future NBA player Courtney Lee were named to the All SBC team. Elgrace Wilborn and Winchester made the SBC All-Tournament team.