2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT 8 Seed (Cincinnati)
First Round vs. Florida St., L 67–63
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–13 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrandon Polk
CaptainBruce Horan
Brandon Crone
Brian Ligon
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710
Butler 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Loyola (IL) 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
UIC 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Detroit 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Green Bay 8 – 8   .500 15 – 16   .484
Wright State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
† 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 1, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 5th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The Bulldogs earned an at-large bid to the 2006 National Invitation Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Cincinnati bracket. They beat 7 seed Miami (OH) 53–42 in the opening round before falling to 2 seed Florida State 67–63 in the first round.

Roster

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2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 1 Julian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ružomberok, Slovakia
F 34 Pete Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Muncie, IN
F 33 Brandon Crone (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Frankfort, IN
G 4 A. J. Graves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Switz City, IN
G 10 Mike Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Bruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
F 24 Brian Ligon (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL
G 23 Marcus Nellems 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN
F 20 Brandon Polk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wichita, KS
G 21 Avery Sheets 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lafayette, IN
G 5 Ben Slaton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Columbus, IN
G/F 32 Drew Streicher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Washington, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 21 July 2021

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2005*
2:00 		vs. UNC-Wilmington
BCA Invitational 		L 59-75  0-1
 Arena-Auditorium (5,744)
Laramie, WY
Nov 14, 2005*
2:00 		vs. Alabama State
BCA Invitational 		W 70-61  1-1
 Arena-Auditorium (4,540)
Laramie, WY
Nov 15, 2005*
4:00 		vs. Lehigh
BCA Invitational 		W 66-41  2-1
 Arena-Auditorium (1,254)
Laramie, WY
Nov 22, 2005*
 ESPN3 		at Ohio State L 69-79  2-2
 Value City Arena (12,915)
Columbus, OH
Nov 26, 2005*
2:00 		at Michigan L 74-78  2-3
 Crisler Arena (9,513)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 30, 2005*
7:00 		Tulane W 82-61  3-3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,451)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00 		at Ball State W 64-53  4-3
 John E. Worthen Arena (6,509)
Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2005*
7:00 		Bradley W 70-60  5-3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,694)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2005*
8:00 		Indiana State L 58-59  5-4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,322)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2005*
7:30 		Elon W 86-40  6-4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,251)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 23, 2005*
6:00 		vs. No. 18 Indiana L 55-73  6-5
 Conseco Fieldhouse (13,152)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2005*
8:00 		at South Dakota State W 85-48  7-5
 Frost Arena (1,968)
Brookings, SD
Horizon League Play
Jan 2, 2006
2:00 		UIC W 75-56  8-5 (1-0)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,833)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 7, 2006
8:00 		at Milwaukee L 59-64  8-6 (1-1)
 U.S. Cellular Arena (5,512)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2006
2:00 		Detroit W 64-52  9-6 (2-1)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,256)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 19, 2006
8:00 		at Loyola L 64-74  9-7 (2-2)
 Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,348)
Chicago, IL
Jan 21, 2006
7:05 		at Youngstown State L 62-64  9-8 (2-3)
 Beeghly Center (4,211)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 25, 2006
7:00 		at Cleveland State W 55-51  10-8 (3-3)
 Wolstein Center (1,515)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 28, 2006
2:00 		Wright State W 70-62  11-8 (4-3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,654)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30, 2006
8:00 		at UIC W 67-39  12-8 (5-3)
 UIC Pavilion (2,077)
Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2006
7:00 		Green Bay W 72-66  13-8 (6-3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,044)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2006
7:00 		Milwaukee W 63-60 OT 14-8 (7-3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,101)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 8, 2006
7:05 		Cleveland State W 78-49  15-8 (8-3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,677)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 11, 2006
7:00 		at Wright State L 83-86  15-9 (8-4)
 Nutter Center (7,029)
Dayton, OH
Feb 13, 2006
8:05 		at Green Bay W 63-57  16-9 (9-4)
 Resch Center (3,892)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 16, 2006
7:00 		Loyola W 62-50  17-9 (10-4)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,187)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 2006*
12:30, ESPNU 		at Kent State
BracketBuster 		L 76-80  17-10
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,071)
Kent, OH
Feb 22, 2006
7:00 		Youngstown State W 72-64  18-10 (11-4)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,325)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2006
4:05 		at Detroit L 71-73  18-11 (11-5)
 Calihan Hall (5,142)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 4, 2006
4:30, ESNPU 		(2) vs. (3) Green Bay
Semifinals 		W 73-51  19-11
 U.S. Cellular Arena (7,502)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 7, 2006
9:00, ESPN 		(2) at (1) Milwaukee
Championship 		L 71-87  19-12
 U.S. Cellular Arena (10,021)
Milwaukee, WI
NIT
Mar 14, 2006*
7:00 		(7 C) (8 C) Miami (OH)
Opening Round 		W 53-52  20-12
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,088)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 17*
7:00 		(7 C) at (2 C) Florida State
First Round 		L 63-67  20-13
 Donald L. Tucker Center (5,187)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Cincinnati Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2005-06 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.