2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Porter Moser , played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 9–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Evansville in their opening round game.
Roster
2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
25
Neil Plank
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
RS Sr
Mount Zion, IL
G
43
Dana Ford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Tamms, IL
G
3
Nedu Onyeuku
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
Omaha, NE
G
14
Travis Wallace
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
St. Louis, MO
F
50
Greg Dilligard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
La Belle, MO
G
1
Roberto Fortes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
Fort Wayne, IN
G
23
Mark Kruse
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
St. Cloud, MN
C
51
Ronnie Carlwell
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
RS So
Maywood, IL
C
32
Levi Dyer
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
So
Eaton, CO
G
5
Khalif Ford
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
So
Diamond Bar, CA
G
45
Brandon Holtz
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Fr
Bloomington, IL
F
42
Dinma Odiakosa
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
Akwukwu-Igbo , Nigeria
F
31
Mike Vandello
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Fr
Bettendorf, IA
G
24
Eric Vianney
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Fr
Yaounde , Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 9, 2005 *7:05 pm
Augustana (South Dakota)
W 60–49
15 – Plank
9 – Plank
–
Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 19, 2005 *2:05 pm
Indianapolis
W 54–50
1–0
12 – Plank
5 – D.Ford, K.Ford
5 – K.Ford
Redbird Arena (3,747)Normal, IL
November 22, 2005 *7:00 pm
at Cincinnati
L 59–76
1–1
16 – Dilligard
6 – D.Ford
6 – Plank
Fifth Third Arena (8,802)Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2005 *2:05 pm
Western Michigan
W 64–47
2–1
16 – Plank
7 – Vandello
3 – D.Ford, Onyeuku, K.Ford
Redbird Arena (3,980)Normal, IL
November 29, 2005 *7:05 pm
Grambling State
W 62–50
3–1
18 – Dilligard
9 – Dilligard
5 – K.Ford
Redbird Arena (5,149)Normal, IL
December 3, 2005 *4:05 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay
W 59–51
4–1
13 – Plank, Dilligard
7 – Dilligard
5 – Vandello
Redbird Arena (5,871)Normal, IL
December 6, 2005 *7:05 pm
Indiana/Purdue–Fort Wayne
W 65–36
5–1
10 – Plank
7 – Dilligard
7 – Plank
Redbird Arena (5,181)Normal, IL
December 10, 2005 *7:05 pm
Georgia Southern
L 61–65
5–2
14 – Onyeuku
7 – Plank
4 – Plank
Redbird Arena (6,762)Normal, IL
December 17, 2005 *9:05 pm
at California State–Northridge
L 69–73
5–3
15 – D.Ford
7 – Plank
7 – Plank
Matador Gymnasium (1,013)Northridge, CA
December 22, 2005 6:05 pm
at Indiana State
L 59–69 OT
5–4 (0–1)
22 – Dilligard
12 – Dilligard
4 – K.Ford
Hulman Center (5,072)Terre Haute, IN
December 31, 2005 2:05 pm
Creighton
W 53–50
6–4 (1–1)
17 – Plank
6 – Plank
3 – Plank, Dilligard, Vandello
Redbird Arena (5,970)Normal, IL
January 2, 2006 7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa
L 47–60
6–5 (1–2)
12 – Dilligard
5 – Plank
3 – Dilligard
UNI Dome (4,014)Cedar Falls, IA
January 5, 2006 7:05 pm
at Creighton
L 52–71
6–6 (1–3)
17 – Onyeuku
5 – Dilligard
6 – Plank
Qwest Center Omaha (12,882)Omaha, NE
January 8, 2006 2:05 pm
Wichita State
L 47–56
6–7 (1–4)
16 – D.Ford
7 – D.Ford
3 – Onyeuku, Plank, Holtz
Redbird Arena (5,289)Normal, IL
January 11, 2006 7:05 pm
at Missouri State
L 54–70
6–8 (1–5)
9 – Plank, Vandello
7 – Plank, Dilligard, Vandello
3 – Plank
John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,140)Springfield, MO
January 14, 2006 4:05 pm
Northern Iowa
L 52–67
6–9 (1–6)
14 – Onyeuku
10 – Dilligard
4 – D.Ford
Redbird Arena (5,336)Normal, IL
January 16, 2006 7:05 pm
Evansville
W 65–57
7–9 (2–6)
14 – Onyeuku
10 – Dilligard
2 – Dilligard, Fortes, Dyer, K.Ford
Redbird Arena (4,143)Normal, IL
January 22, 2006 2:05 pm
at Southern Illinois
L 44–56
7–10 (2–7)
10 – D.Ford
4 – Odiakosa
3 – D.Ford
SIU Arena (7,529)Carbondale, IL
January 25, 2006 7:05 pm
Indiana State
W 75–48
8–10 (3–7)
15 – Plank
10 – Odiakosa
3 – D.Ford, Onyeuku
Redbird Arena (5,288)Normal, IL
January 28, 2006 4:05 pm
Southern Illinois
L 52–65
8–11 (3–8)
12 – Holtz
6 – D.Ford, Dilligard
2 – D.Ford, Kruse
Redbird Arena (7,051)Normal, IL
February 1, 2006 7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley
L 44–73
8–12 (3–9)
12 – Onyeuku
6 – Dilligard
5 – K.Ford
Carver Arena (11,164)Peoria, IL
February 4, 2006 7:05 pm
at Evansville
L 47–54
8–13 (3–10)
10 – Onyeuku, K.Ford
4 – Dilligard
2 – D.Ford, Fortes, Vandello
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,302)Evansville, IN
February 7, 2006 7:05 pm
at Drake
L 41–45
8–14 (3–11)
12 – Dilligard
8 – Dilligard
3 – Plank
The Knapp Center (3,014)Des Monies, IA
February 11, 2006 4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley
L 59–71
8–15 (3–12)
16 – Dyer
4 – Dilligard, Dyer
4 – Plank
Redbird Arena (8,388)Normal, IL
February 14, 2006 7:05 pm
Drake
W 58–56 OT
9–15 (4–12)
22 – Fortes
10 – Plank
5 – D.Ford
Redbird Arena (4,326)Normal, IL
February 18, 2006 *3:30 pm
at Miami (Ohio) BracketBusters presented by eBay
L 49–51
9–16
23 – Fortes
9 – Plank
6 – Plank
Millett Hall (3,421)Oxford, OH
February 22, 2006 7:05 pm
Missouri State
W 62–61
9–17 (4–13)
14 – Fortes
9 – Dilligard
5 – K.Ford
Redbird Arena (4,655)Normal, IL
February 25, 2006 5:07 pm
at Wichita State
L 57–64
9–18 (4–14)
17 – Dyer
4 – Onyeuku, Dilligard, K.Ford
8 – K.Ford
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament
March 2, 2006 *8:35 pm
(10)
vs. (7) Evansville Opening Round
L 45–52
9–19
14 – Fortes
10 – Dilligard
4 – Plank
Savvis Center (5,683)St. Louis, MO
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