2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the first round before being upset by Georgetown in the second round.
2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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Big Ten regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big Ten |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 26–6 (12–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Value City Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Iowa † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Illinois | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Previous season
editThe Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.
Roster
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Roster |
Starting lineup
editPosition | Player | Class |
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C | Terence Dials | |
G | Je'Kel Foster | |
F | Matt Sylvester | |
G/F | J.J. Sullinger | |
G | Jamar Butler |
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/20/2005* |
Chicago State | W 81–52 | 1–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
11/22/2005* |
Butler | W 79–69 OT | 2–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
11/28/2005* |
Virginia Tech | W 69–56 OT | 3–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
12/10/2005* |
at Saint Joseph's | W 81–74 | 4–0 |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/12/2005* |
Norfolk State | W 92–59 | 5–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
12/14/2005* |
Belmont | W 85–75 | 6–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
12/17/2005* |
vs. Iowa State | W 70–67 | 7–0 |
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||
12/23/2005* |
No. 24 | Tennessee State | W 74–65 | 8–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
12/28/2005 |
No. 21 | Gardner-Webb | W 87–58 | 9–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
12/31/2005* |
No. 21 | LSU | W 78–76 | 10–0 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/05/2006 |
No. 18 | Penn State | W 104–69 | 11–0 (1–0) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/07/2006 , CBS |
No. 18 | at No. 16 Indiana | L 79–81 | 11–1 (1–1) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||||
01/11/2006* |
No. 19 | at Purdue | W 80–64 | 12–1 (2–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
01/15/2006 , CBS |
No. 19 | No. 14 Michigan State | L 59–62 2OT | 12–2 (2–2) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/18/2006 |
No. 6 | No. 15 Wisconsin | W 77–67 | 13–2 (3–2) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/21/2006 |
No. 19 | at Penn State | W 75–64 | 14–2 (4–2) |
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | ||||||
01/28/2006 |
No. 16 | at Iowa | L 62–67 | 14–3 (4–3) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
01/30/2006* |
No. 16 | Florida A&M | W 95–53 | 15–3 |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
02/04/2006 |
No. 20 | Minnesota | W 67–53 | 16–3 (5–3) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
02/09/2006 |
No. 19 | at No. 22 Michigan | W 94–85 | 17–3 (6–3) |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
02/12/2006 , CBS |
No. 19 | No. 10 Illinois | W 69–53 | 18–3 (7–3) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
02/15/2006 |
No. 12 | at Wisconsin | L 73–78 | 18–4 (7–4) |
Kohl Center Madison, WI | ||||||
02/18/2006 |
No. 12 | Northwestern | W 61–52 | 19–4 (8–4) |
Value City Arena Columbia, OH | ||||||
02/22/2006 |
No. 13 | at No. 18 Michigan State | W 79–68 | 20–4 (9–4) |
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||
02/25/2006 , CBS |
No. 13 | Michigan | W 64–54 | 21–4 (10–4) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
03/01/2006 |
No. 9 | at Northwestern | W 56–53 | 22–4 (11–4) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | ||||||
03/05/2006 |
No. 9 | Purdue | W 76–57 | 23–4 (12–4) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2006 |
No. 7 | vs. Penn State Quarterfinals |
W 63–56 | 24–4 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/11/2006 CBS |
No. 7 | vs. Indiana Semifinals |
W 52–51 | 25–4 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/12/2006 2:30 pm, CBS |
No. 7 | vs. No. 20 Iowa Championship |
L 60–67 | 25–5 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2006* CBS |
(2 Minn) No. 6 | vs. (15 Minn) Davidson First Round |
W 70–62 | 26–5 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
03/19/2006* CBS |
(2 Minn) No. 6 | vs. (7 Minn) No. 23 Georgetown Second Round |
L 52–70 | 26–6 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
edit- ^ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.