2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
Record27–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason153 .833278  .771
UNC Wilmington153 .833258  .758
Hofstra144 .778267  .788
Old Dominion135 .7222410  .706
Northeastern126 .6671911  .633
VCU117 .6111910  .655
Drexel810 .4441516  .484
Towson810 .4441216  .429
Delaware414 .222921  .300
Georgia State315 .167722  .241
William & Mary315 .167820  .286
James Madison216 .111523  .179
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University in the 2005–2006 NCAA Basketball season. The team achieved several milestones, including a team-record 23 regular season wins, and earned an at-large bid to that year's NCAA tournament.

In the NCAA Tournament, the Patriots reached the Final Four, becoming the first team from the Colonial Athletic Association to accomplish that feat. The number 11 seed in the East region, they advanced to the Final Four by knocking off UConn, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, 86–84 in overtime in the Elite Eight. George Mason, which had never won an NCAA tournament game up until this tournament, thus tied the 1986 LSU Tigers as the lowest seed to ever reach the Final Four. The Patriots then lost to eventual national champions, Florida.