2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament 1st round vs. George Mason, L, 75-65
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005–06 record	22-12 (8-8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center

	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 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition Games
11/7/05		Lake Superior State	W 107–73	–	Breslin Center
11/12/05		Northern Michigan	W 77–58	–	Breslin Center
Regular Season
11/19/05*	#4	at Hawaii	L 84–62	0–1	Stan Sheriff Center
11/21/05*	#12	at Chaminade (EA Sports Maui Invitational)	W 89–67	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center
11/22/05*	#12	vs. #8 Gonzaga (EA Sports Maui Invitational)	L 109–106 ^3OT	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center
11/23/05*	#12	vs. #9 Arizona (EA Sports Maui Invitational)	W 74–71 ^OT	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center
11/27/05*	#12	IPFW	W 84–73	3–2	Breslin Center
3/2/06	#25	Wisconsin	W 74–65	20–9 (8-7)	Breslin Center
3/4/06	#25	#10 Illinois	L 75–68	20–10 (8-8)	Breslin Center
Big Ten Tournament
3/9/06		vs. Purdue	W 70–58	21-10 (8-8)	Conseco Fieldhouse
3/10/06		vs. #9 Illinois	W 61–56	22-10 (8-8)	Conseco Fieldhouse
3/11/06		vs. #20 Iowa	L 53–48	22-11 (8-8)	Conseco Fieldhouse
NCAA Tournament
3/17/06		vs. George Mason	L 75-65	22-12 (8-8)	University of Dayton Arena
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

Roster

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.0 !PG	13	Ager, MauriceMaurice Ager	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Crockett Vocational Tech	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	3	Brown, ShannonShannon Brown	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Proviso East H.S.	Maywood, Illinois
5.0 !C	40	Davis, PaulPaul Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rochester H.S.	Rochester Hills, Michigan
4.0 !PF	41	Gray, MarquiseMarquise Gray	—	1.5 !RS Fr	Beecher H.S.	Flint, Michigan
5.0 !C	00	Ibok, IdongIdong Ibok	—	2.0 !So	Montverde Academy	Montverde, Florida
2.0 !SG	23	Joseph, MauriceMaurice Joseph	—	1.0 !Fr	Champlain School	Saint-Lambert, Quebec
5.0 !C	34	Naymick, DrewDrew Naymick	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)	3.0 !Jr	North Muskegon H.S.	North Muskegon, Michigan
1.0 !PG	11	Neitzel, DrewDrew Neitzel	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)	2.0 !So	Wyoming Park H.S.	Wyoming, Michigan
3.5 !F	50	Rowley, DelcoDelco Rowley	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%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Arlington H.S.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5.0 !C	14	Suton, GoranGoran Suton	—	1.5 !RS Fr	Everett H.S.	Lansing, Michigan
1.0 !PG	5	Walton, TravisTravis Walton	—	1.0 !Fr	Lima H.S.	Lima, Ohio

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)
Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)
Mike Garland (Northern Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-07

References

↑ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
↑ "msuspartans.com Retrieved on October 16, 2010

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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