2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #13
2005–06 record 26–7 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Tracy Webster
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2004–05 2006–07 »

The 2005–06 season was head coach Bruce Weber's third at the University of Illinois. The team finished with 11–5 conference and 26–7 overall records. The Illini lost in its first game of the Big Ten Tournament and were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Contents

2005–06 Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Chris Hicks G 6–2 195 So Chicago, IL
3 Chester Frazier G 6–2 195 Fr Baltimore, MD
11 Dee Brown G 6–0 185 Sr Maywood, IL
25 Calvin Brock G 6–5 200 Fr Chicago, IL
31 Jamar Smith G 6–3 185 Fr Peoria, IL
33 Rich McBride G 6–3 205 Jr Springfield, IL
41 Warren Carter F 6–8 220 Jr Dallas, TX
42 Brian Randle F 6–8 220 So East Peoria, IL
44 Marcus Arnold F 6–8 245 Jr Chicago, IL
50 Richard Semrau C 6–10 240 Fr Grafton, OH
55 Shaun Pruitt C 6–10 245 Fr Aurora, IL 
Indicates Red Shirt Year

2005–06 Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
11/18/05* 7:00 PM South Dakota State #17 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 90–65  16,618 1–0
11/20/05* 4:00 PM Texas-Pan American #17 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 71–59  16,618 2–0
11/22/05* 7:00 PM Texas Southern #15 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 93–59  16,618 3–0
11/25/05* 7:30 PM vs. Wichita State #15 South Padre Island Convention Centre • South Padre Island, TX CSTV W 55–54  1,500 4–0
11/26/05* 7:30 PM vs. Rutgers #15 South Padre Island Convention Centre • South Padre Island, TX CSTV W 77–57  1,700 5–0
11/29/05* 8:00 PM at North Carolina #12 Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN W 68–64  21,273 6–0
12/03/05* 1:00 PM vs. Xavier #12 United Center • Chicago, IL ESPN Plus W 65–62  19,833 7–0
12/05/05* 7:00 PM Arkansas-Little Rock #11 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 75–49  16,618 8–0
12/08/05* 8:00 PM Georgetown #11 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN W 58–48  16,618 9–0
12/10/05* 7:00 PM at Oregon #11 Rose Garden • Portland, OR FSN W 89–59  15,109 10–0
12/18/05* 4:00 PM Coppin State #9 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 61–42  16,618 11–0
12/21/05* 6:00 PM vs. Missouri #6 Savvis Center • St. Louis, MO ESPN2 W 82–50  22,153 12–0
12/28/05* 7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 89–64  16,618 13–0
12/30/05* 7:00 PM Tennessee-Martin #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 84–46  16,618 14–0
01/05/06 8:00 PM #7 Michigan State #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 W 60–50  16,618 15–0 (1–0)
01/07/06 1:00 PM at Iowa #6 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa State, IA ESPN L 63–48  15,500 15–0 (1–0)
01/14/06 3:30 PM Michigan #7 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 79–74  16,618 16–1 (2–1)
01/17/06 6:00 PM at #13 Indiana #7 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 62–60  17,328 16–1 (2–1)
01/21/06 3:30 PM at Northwestern #7 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN Plus W 58–47  8,117 17–2 (3–2)
01/25/06 8:00 PM Minnesota #8 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 77–53  16,618 18–2 (4–2)
01/28/06 3:30 PM Purdue #8 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 76–58  16,618 19–2 (5–2)
01/31/06 6:00 PM at Wisconsin #6 Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN W 66–51  17,142 20–2 (6–2)
02/04/06 8:00 PM Penn State #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus L 66–65  16,618 20–3 (6–3)
02/12/06 12:00 PM at #19 Ohio State #10 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH CBS L 69–53  18,500 20–4 (6–4)
02/15/06 7:00 PM Northwestern #14 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 63–47  16,618 21–4 (7–4)
02/19/06 2:30 PM Indiana #14 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL CBS W 70–58  16,618 22–4 (8–4)
02/21/06 6:00 PM at Michigan #8 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 72–64  13,164 22–5 (8–5)
02/25/06 5:00 PM #20 Iowa #8 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN W 71–59  16,618 23–5 (9–5)
02/28/06 8:00 PM at Minnesota #10 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 71–65  13,022 24–5 (10–5)
03/04/06 11:00 AM at #25 Michigan State #10 Breslin Student Events Center • East Lansing, MI CBS W 75–68  14,759 25–5 (11–5)
Big Ten Tournament
03/10/06 8:10 PM vs. Michigan State #9 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN ESPN Plus L 61–56  18,730 25–6
NCAA Tournament
03/16/06 7:35 PM vs. Air Force Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA CBS W 78–69  9,891 26–6
03/18/06 4:30 PM vs. Washington Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA CBS L 67–64  10,687 26–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

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Head coaches
Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber
National players of the year
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