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
Conference Horizon League
2005–06 record 20–13 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach Todd Lickliter
Assistant coach Matthew Graves
Assistant coach Brad Miller
Assistant coach Brad Stevens
MVP Brandon Polk
Captain Bruce Horan
Brandon Crone
Brian Ligon
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2004–05 2006–07 »
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 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 the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team 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 St. 67–63 in the first round.

Roster

2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 1 Betko, JulianJulian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ruzomberok, Slovakia
F 33 Crone (C), BrandonBrandon Crone (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Frankfort, IN
G 4 Graves, A.J.A.J. Graves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Switz City, IN
G 3 Horan (C), BruceBruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
F 24 Ligon (C), BrianBrian Ligon (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL
G 23 Nellems, MarcusMarcus Nellems 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN
F 20 Polk, BrandonBrandon Polk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wichita, KS
G 21 Sheets, AveryAvery Sheets 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lafayette, IN
G 5 Slaton, BenBen Slaton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Columbus, IN
G/F 32 Streicher, DrewDrew 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
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 18 August 2010

Schedule

Legend: ██ Win. ██ Loss.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular Season
November 13 2:00 PM UNC-Wilmington Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY
(BCA Invitational)		 L 75–59 0–1
November 14 2:00 PM Alabama State Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, Wyoming
(BCA Invitational)		 W 70–61 1–1
November 15 4:00 PM Lehigh Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, Wyoming
(BCA Invitational)		 W 66–41 2–1
November 22 @ Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH ESPN3 L 69–79 2–2
November 26 2:00 PM @ Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI L 74–78 2–3
November 30 7:00 PM Tulane Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 82–61 3–3
December 3 7:00 PM @ Ball State John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, IN W 64–53 4–3
December 6 7:00 PM Bradley Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 70–60 5–3
December 17 8:00 PM Indiana State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN L 58–59 5–4
December 19 7:30 PM Elon Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 86–40 6–4
December 23 6:00 PM #18 Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN ESPNU L 73–55 6–5
December 28 8:00 PM @ South Dakota State Frost Arena • Brookings, SD W 85–48 7–5
January 2 2:00 PM UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 75–56 8–5 (1–0)
January 7 8:00 PM @ Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI L 64–59 8–6 (1–1)
January 14 2:00 PM Detroit Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 64–52 9–6 (2–1)
January 19 8:00 PM @ Loyola Joseph J. Gentile Center • Chicago, IL L 74–64 9–7 (2–2)
January 21 7:05 PM @ Youngstown St. Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH L 64–62 9–8 (2–3)
January 25 7:00 PM @ Cleveland St. Wolstein Center • Cleveland, OH W 55–51 10–8 (3–3)
January 28 2:00 PM Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 70–62 11–8 (4–3)
January 30 8:00 PM @ UIC UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL W 67–39 12–8 (5–3)
February 2 7:00 PM Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 72–66 13–8 (6–3)
February 4 7:00 PM Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 63–60 14–8 (7–3)
February 8 7:05 PM Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 78–49 15–8 (8–3)
February 11 7:00 PM @ Wright St. Nutter Center • Dayton, OH L 86–83 15–9 (8–4)
February 13 8:05 PM @ Green Bay Resch Center • Green Bay, WI W 63–57 16–9 (9–4)
February 16 7:00 PM Loyola Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 62–50 17–9 (10–4)
February 18 12:30 PM @ Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center • Kent, OH
(BracketBuster)		 ESPNU L 80–76 17–10
February 22 7:00 PM Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(BracketBuster)		 W 72–64 18–10 (11–4)
February 25 4:05 PM @ Detroit Calihan Hall • Detroit, MI L 73–71 18–11 (11–5)
2006 Horizon League Tournament
March 4 4:30 PM Green Bay U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI
(Semifinals)		 ESPNU W 73–51 19–11
March 7 9:00 PM @ Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI
(Championship)		 ESPN L 87–71 19–12
2006 NIT
March 14 7:00 PM (7 seed) Miami (OH) (8 seed) Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Opening Round)		 W 53–52 20–12
March 17 7:00 PM @ (2 seed) Florida State (8 seed) Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL
(First Round)		 L 67–63 20–13

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