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
Coaches	#17
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
MVP	Dee Brown
Captain	Dee Brown James Augustine Brian Randle
Home arena	Assembly Hall

	Conf				Overall
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Ohio State	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
#15 Iowa †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
#13 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
Penn State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Purdue	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2006 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 14, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's third season at t\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.

Roster

2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Hicks, ChrisChris Hicks (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	3	Frazier, ChesterChester Frazier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	11	Brown, DeeDee Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Maywood, IL
1.5 !G	25	Brock, CalvinCalvin Brock	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	31	Smith, JamarJamar Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	33	McBride, RichRich McBride	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Springfield, IL
3.5 !F	40	Augustine, JamesJames Augustine	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mokena, IL
3.5 !F	41	Carter, WarrenWarren Carter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	42	Randle, BrianBrian Randle	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	East Peoria, IL
3.5 !F	44	Arnold, MarcusMarcus Arnold	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Chicago, IL
5.0 !C	55	Pruitt, ShaunShaun Pruitt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Aurora, IL

Head coach

Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Wayne McClain (Illinois State)
Jay Price (Kansas)
Tracy Webster (Wisconsin)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Dee Brown, James Augustine, and Brian Randle were team captains.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Thu, Nov 3*	#17	Illinois Wesleyan	W 82–60		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Wed, Nov 9*	#17	Quincy	W 78–52		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 18*	#17	South Dakota State	W 90–65	1–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sun, Nov 20*	#17	Texas-Pan American	W 71–59	2–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Tue, Nov 22*	#15	Texas Southern	W 93–59	3–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Fri, Nov 25*	#15	vs. Wichita State	W 55–54	4–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,500)
Sat, Nov 26*	#15	vs. Rutgers	W 77–57	5–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,700)
Tue, Nov 29*	#12	at North Carolina	W 68–64	6–0	Dean Smith Center (21,273)
Sat, Dec 3*	#12	vs. Xavier	W 65–62	7–0	United Center (19,833)
Mon, Dec 5*	#11	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 75–49	8–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Thu, Dec 8*	#11	Georgetown	W 58–48	9–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sat, Dec 10*	#11	at Oregon	W 89–59	10–0	Rose Garden (15,109)
Sun, Dec 18*	#9	Coppin State	W 61–42	11–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Wed, Dec 21*	#6	vs. Missouri	W 82–50	12–0	Savvis Center (22,153)
Wed, Dec 28*	#6	Southeast Missouri State	W 89–64	13–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Fri, Dec 30*	#6	Tennessee-Martin	W 84–46	14–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Thu, Jan 5	#6	#7 Michigan State	W 60–50	15–0 (1–0)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sat, Jan 7	#6	at Iowa	L 48–63	15–1 (1–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Sat, Jan 14	#7	Michigan	W 79–74	16–1 (2–1)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Tue, Jan 17	#7	at #13 Indiana	L 60–62	16–2 (2–2)	Assembly Hall (17,328)
Sat, Jan 21	#7	at Northwestern	W 58–47	17–2 (3–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Wed, Jan 25	#8	Minnesota	W 77–53	18–2 (4–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sat, Jan 28	#8	Purdue	W 76–58	19–2 (5–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Tue, Jan 31	#6	at Wisconsin	W 66–51	20–2 (6–2)	Kohl Center (17,142)
Sat, Feb 4	#6	Penn State	L 65–66	20–3 (6–3)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sun, Feb 12	#10	at #19 Ohio State	L 53–69	20–4 (6–4)	Value City Arena (18,500)
Wed, Feb 15	#14	Northwestern	W 63–47	21–4 (7–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Sun, Feb 19	#14	Indiana	W 70–58	22–4 (8–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Tue, Feb 21	#8	at Michigan	L 64–72	22–5 (8–5)	Crisler Arena (13,164)
Sat, Feb 25	#8	#20 Iowa	W 71–59	23–5 (9–5)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
Tue, Feb 28	#10	at Minnesota	W 71–65	24–5 (10–5)	Williams Arena (13,022)
Sat, Mar 4	#10	at #25 Michigan State	W 75–68	25–5 (11–5)	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
Big Ten Tournament
Fri, Mar 10	#9	vs. Michigan State	L 56–61	25–6	Conseco Fieldhouse (18,730)
NCAA Tournament
Thu, Mar 16	#13 (4)	vs. (13) Air Force	W 78–69	26–6	Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl (9,891)
Sat, Mar 18	#13 (4)	vs. #17 (5) Washington	L 64–67	26–7	Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl (10,687)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Individual Player Statistics^[2]
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	TO	Blk	Stl
Brown, Dee	33	33	1183	35.8	470	14.2	157	437	.359	78	243	.321	78	103	.757	15	87	102	3.1	191	94	1	53
Augustine, James	33	33	1079	32.7	448	13.6	174	279	.624	1	2	.500	99	152	.651	100	200	300	9.1	59	67	24	47
McBride, Rich	33	33	989	30.0	329	10.0	112	277	.404	83	206	.403	22	25	.880	5	55	60	1.8	70	47	0	24
Randle, Brian	32	32	855	26.7	272	8.5	109	210	.519	6	34	.176	48	81	.593	77	96	173	5.4	47	43	17	26
Smith, Jamar	32	0	613	19.2	255	8.0	85	181	.470	66	137	.482	19	27	.704	17	36	53	1.7	43	34	1	16
Pruitt, Shaun	33	33	641	19.4	203	6.2	86	164	.524	0	0	.000	31	64	.484	70	99	169	5.1	15	39	15	13
Carter, Warren	32	1	395	12.3	154	4.8	58	126	.460	1	6	.167	37	55	.673	35	53	88	2.8	15	16	9	6
Arnold, Marcus	32	0	354	11.1	113	3.5	47	102	.461	0	0	.000	19	34	.559	32	44	76	2.4	2	21	9	7
Brock, Calvin	17	0	109	6.4	23	1.4	8	24	.333	1	6	.167	6	15	.400	5	22	27	1.6	7	8	1	4
Frazier, Chester	27	0	363	13.4	34	1.3	10	48	.208	5	32	.156	9	18	.500	8	37	45	1.7	50	21	2	7
Hicks, Crhis	11	0	19	1.7	10	0.9	2	5	.400	0	2	.000	6	8	.750	0	1	1	0.1	1	0	0	0
Team																159	388	547			0
Total	33		6600		2311	70.0	848	1853	.458	241	668	.361	374	582	.643	403	776	1179	35.7	500	406	79	203
Opponents	33		6600		1937	58.7	670	1656	.405	170	536	.317	427	615	.694	306	678	984	29.8	338	464	78	179

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2006	2	41	James Augustine	Orlando Magic
2006	2	46	Dee Brown	Utah Jazz

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Awards and honors

Dee Brown was named to the Consensus All-American 2nd Team, the Associated Press 2nd team, the United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd team for the 2005-06 season.

References

↑ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
↑ 2005-06 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2006&lg=N

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present)

Rivalries	Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics