2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison . The head coach was Bo Ryan , coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference .
Season Notes
This Wisconsin team was off to a very promising and exciting start to the season, beginning 14–2, and 4–0 in Big-Ten play. The Badgers rose to #15 in the AP Poll and #13 in the Coaches Poll. Then they went 5–8 over their final 13 regular season games before bowing out in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament to finish with a record of 19–12.
The beginning of the end came in the 17th game of the season with a loss at Ohio State on January 18, 2006. This marked the first game Wisconsin played without freshman Marcus Landry and sophomore Greg Stiemsma, who were each ruled academically ineligible for the second semester. Then the next game, Wisconsin had their 27-game home non-conference winning streak snapped in a shocking upset, as North Dakota State won, 62–55, at the Kohl Center.
It was an unfortunate blow as both Landry and Stiemsma had become key contributors. Juniors Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor led the team in scoring, with 19.0 ppg and 14.2 ppg, respectively. Brian Butch stepped up as a sophomore to average 9.9 ppg.[ 2]
Awards
All-Big Ten by Media[ 3]
Alando Tucker - 1st team
Kammron Taylor - Honorable mention
All-Big Ten by Coaches
Alando Tucker - 1st team
Kammron Taylor - Honorable mention
Joe Krabbenhoft - All-Freshman team
Roster
2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Marcus Landry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Milwaukee, WI
G
2
Mickey Perry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Maywood, IL
G/F
4
Ray Nixon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Milwaukee, WI
F/C
5
Jason Chappell
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
New Berlin, WI
G
10
Devin Barry (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Janesville, WI
G
14
Tanner Bronson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Glendale, WI
G/F
21
Morris Cain (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Glendale, WI
G
22
Michael Flowers
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Madison, WI
G
23
Kammron Taylor
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Minneapolis, MN
F/C
32
Brian Butch
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS So
Appleton, WI
G/F
33
DeAaron Williams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Peoria, IL
F/C
34
Greg Stiemsma
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Randolph, WI
F
42
Alando Tucker
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Lockport, IL
F
43
Kevin Gullikson (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Stillwater, MN
G/F
45
Joe Krabbenhoft
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Sioux Falls, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-1-5
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2005 *7:30 pm
vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam tournament
W 81–51
1–0
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2005 *7:30 pm
vs. Eastern Kentucky Paradise Jam Tournament
W 95–89
2–0
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2005 *7:30 pm, FSN
vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament
W 84–81
3–0
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/26/2005 *7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina
W 92–54
4–0
Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/29/2005 *6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 88–91
4–1
LJVM Colisem Winston-Salem, NC
12/03/2005 *1:00 pm
Pepperdine
W 71–55
5–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/07/2005 *7:00 pm, ESPN
Green Bay
W 82–62
6–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/10/2005 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
Marquette
W 77–63
7–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/12/2005 *7:00 pm, WPT
UNC Wilmington
W 54–51
8–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/15/2005 *7:00 pm, ESPN
Milwaukee
W 74–68
9–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/28/2005 *7:00 pm, WPT
No. 24
Louisiana Tech
W 78–52
10–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/31/2005 *5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24
at Pittsburgh
L 64–73
10–2
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
1/05/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN
Iowa
W 66–52
11–2 (1–0)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/08/2006 12:30 pm, CBS
No. 7 Michigan State
W 82–63
12–2 (2–0)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/10/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21
at Minnesota
W 64–62
13–2 (3–0)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/14/2006 1:32 pm, ESPN+
No. 21
Northwestern
W 68–52
14–2 (4–0)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/18/2006 7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at No. 19 Ohio State
L 67–77
14–3 (4–1)
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
1/21/2006 *11:15 am
No. 15
North Dakota State
L 55–62
14–4
Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/25/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23
Penn State
W 72–43
15–4 (5–1)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/28/2006 1:32 pm, ESPN+
No. 23
at Michigan
L 76–85
15–5 (5–2)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/31/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Illinois
L 51–66
15–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/04/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN
at Purdue
L 62–70
15–7 (5–4)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/08/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 Indiana
W 72–54
16–7 (6–4)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/11/2006 3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Penn State
W 82–62
17–7 (7–4)
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
2/15/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 Ohio State
W 78–73
18–7 (8–4)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/23/2006 8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northwestern
L 51–62
18–8 (8–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/26/2006 1:00 pm, ESPN
Minnesota
W 80–74
19–8 (9–5)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
3/02/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 25 Michigan State
L 65–74
19–9 (9–6)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
3/04/2006 3:40 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa
L 44–59
19–10 (9–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/10/2006 1:30 pm, ESPN
vs. Indiana Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals
L 56–61
19–11
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
3/17/2006 *11:30 am, CBS
(9)
vs. (8) Arizona NCAA Tournament - First Round
L 75–94
19–12
Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics