| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2005–06 |
| Team: | Washington Huskies |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 17 |
| Record: | 26–7 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5[1] |
| Asst Coach2: | Jim Shaw |
| Asst Coach3: | Paul Fortier |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington, the Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26 - 7, 13 - 5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA. They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98–92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the Sweet 16.[2] This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.[3]
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| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 4th | Washington (1980) |
| Cameron Dollar | Assistant coach | 4th | UCLA (1997) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 2nd | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Paul Fortier | Assistant coach | 1st | Washington (2003) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 4th | Northern Arizona (1992) |
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