2005 – 06 Connecticut Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005 – 06 collegiate men 's basketball season . The Huskies completed the season with a 30 – 4 overall record . The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 14 – 2 record and were the regular season champions . They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2006 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs , Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford , Connecticut , and they were led by twentieth-year head coach Jim Calhoun
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team