2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2005–06 record 7–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach Charles E. Ramsey (1 season)
Assistant coach Derrick McDowell
Assistant coach Dusty May
Assistant coach Carl Thomas
Home arena Convocation Center
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 15 3   .833     24 8   .750
Akron 14 4   .778     23 9   .719
Miami 14 4   .778     18 12   .600
Ohio 10 8   .556     19 11   .633
Buffalo 8 10   .444     19 13   .594
Bowling Green 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
West
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667     17 11   .607
Toledo 10 8   .556     20 10   .667
Western Michigan 10 8   .556     14 17   .452
Ball State 6 12   .333     10 18   .357
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167     7 21   .250
Central Michigan 1 17   .056     4 24   .143
2006 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st year head coach Charles E. Ramsey, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–15 in MAC play. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan.

Roster

Source:[1]

The team captains were John Bowler, Danny McElhinny.

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown HS/Previous
2 B.J. Ford Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Caledonia, Michigan East Kentwood
3 Carlos Medlock Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Detroit, Michigan Murray Wright
4 James Matthews Center 6–8 240 Junior Detroit, Michigan Marquette
5 Nick Freer Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Stevensville, Michigan Lakeshore
12 Desmond Young Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc
13 Danny McElhinny Guard 6–0 175 Senior Hermitage, Pennsylvania Kennedy Catholic
21 Craig Cashen Center/Forward 6–8 210 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier
23 Gino Smith Forward 6–7 217 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School
31 Zane Gay Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Olivet, Michigan Olivet
33 Derek VanSolkema Guard 6–1 175 Redshirt Sophomore Grand Rapids, Michigan South Christian
34 Kyle Dodd Center 6–11 210 Freshman Rockwood, Ontario John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute
42 John Bowler Forward 6–9 260 Senior Chicago, Illinois Notre Dame
44 Chris Knaub Center 6–10 225 Junior South Bend, Indiana Jacksonville (TX) J.C

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state

November 18, 2005*
8:30 pm
California W 67–65  1–0
 19  Bowler  12  Bowler  3  McElhinny, Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (3165)
Ypsilanti,Michigan

November 26, 2005*
1:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 65–87  1–1
 23  Bowler  8  Bowler, Freer  2  Freer, Medlock, VanSolkema  Bison Sports Arena (2255)
Fargo, North Dakota

November 29, 2005*
7:00 pm
Detroit L 60–64  1–2
 19  Bowler  9  Bowler  4  Medlock  Convocation Center (1663)
Ypsilanti,Michigan

December 03, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 17 Indiana L 63–79  1–3
 28  Bowler  9  Bowler  4  Bowler, Medlock  Assembly Hall (17169)
Bloomington, Indiana

December 07, 2005*
8:30 pm
Youngstown State W 77–71  2–3
 21  Bowler, Medlock  9  Bowler  3  Bowler, Cashen, Freer  Convocation Center (1300)
Ypsilanti,Michigan

December 14, 2005*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 69–73  2–4
 19  Bowler  13  Bowler  7  Bowler  Resch Center (2037)
Green Bay, Wisconsin

December 22, 2005*
6:00 pm
Tulsa W 67–62  3–4
 15  Cashen, Medlock  9  Smith  4  Medlock  Convocation Center (1383)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

December 30, 2005*
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 70–76  3–5
 21  Bowler  10  Bowler  3  McElhinny  Bank of Colorado Arena (412)
Greeley, Colorado

January 04, 2006
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 53–66  3–6
(0–1)
 17  McElhinny  6  Bowler  5  Medlock  Alumni Arena (3679)
Amherst, New York

January 07, 2006
4:00 pm
at Miami L 59–64 OT 3–7
(0–2)
 31  Bowler  10  Bowler  4  Bowler  Millett Hall (3473)
Oxford, Ohio

January 11, 2006
7:00 pm
Ohio L 63–75  3–8
(0–3)
 18  Smith  11  Bowler  6  Medlock  Convocation Center (1330)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

January 14, 2006
7:30 pm
Kent State L 64–74  3–9
(0–4)
 23  Bowler  14  Bowler  3  Bowler, Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (1627)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

January 18, 2006
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 72–79  3–10
(0–5)
 18  Bowler  7  Bowler  5  Medlock  Convocation Center (1275)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

January 21, 2006*
7:00 pm, Ohio News Network
at Akron L 61–79  3–11
(0–6)
 16  Bowler  9  Bowler  5  Bowler  James A. Rhodes Arena (4461)
Akron, Ohio[3]

January 24, 2006
7:00 pm, Comcast Local
Western Michigan L 62–68  3–12
(0–7)
 15  Bowler  12  Bowler  3  Bowler, Cashen  Convocation Center (1169)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[4]

January 26, 2006
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 58–88  3–13
(0–8)
 14  Medlock  11  Bowler  3  Bowler, McElhinny  Savage Arena (1121)
Toledo, Ohio

January 29, 2006
2:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 55–67  3–14
(0–9)
 17  Bowler  7  Bowler  3  Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (1219)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

February 01, 2006
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 81–75  4–14
(1–9)
 24  Bowler  11  Bowler  3  Cashen, Freer  Convocation Center (1253)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

February 04, 2006
4:00 pm, Comcast Local
at Ball State W 56–43  5–14
(2–9)
 18  McElhinny  12  Bowler  3  Medlock  John E. Worthen Arena (4424)
Muncie, Indiana[5]

February 07, 2006
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 71–73  5–15
(2–10)
 22  Medlock  17  Bowler  5  Bowler  Stroh Center (2154)
Bowling Green, Ohio

February 11, 2006
7:30 pm
Akron
Cram the Convo Night
L 72–77  5–16
(2–11)
 24  Medlock  10  Bowler  8  Medlock  Convocation Center (1805)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[6]

February 15, 2006
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 64–67  5–17
(2–12)
 20  Medlock  9  Matthews  7  McElhinny  University Arena (1682)
Kalamazoo, Michigan

February 18, 2006*
3:05 PM
at Eastern Illinois
ESPN Bracket Buster
W 65–50  6–17
(2–12)
 24  Bowler  15  Bowler  4  Bowler  Lantz Arena (1071)
Charleston, Illinois

February 22, 2006
7:00 pm
Toledo L 59–70  6–18
(2–13)
 29  Bowler  15  Bowler  2  Medlock  Convocation Center (1358)
Ypsilanti, Michigan

February 26, 2006
3:05 pm
at Northern Illinois L 61–94  6–19
(2–14)
 32  Bowler  7  Bowler  3  Medlock  Convocation Center (3389)
DeKalb, Illinois

March 01, 2006
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan W 52–55  7–19
(3–14)
 21  Bowler, McElhinny  14  Bowler  3  Ford, Medlock  McGuirk Arena (1679)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

March 04, 2006
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network
Ball State L 77–89 OT 7–20
(3–15)
 31  Bowler  15  Bowler  7  Medlock  Convocation Center (1367)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[7]

March 06, 2006
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan
MAC Tournament Game
L 55–60  7–21
(3–15)
 18  Bowler  15  Bowler  2  Cashen, McElhinny  University Arena (1682)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards

1st Team All-MAC

MAC All-Freshman team

MAC Freshman Of The Year

E-Club Hall of Fame

MAC Individual Records

Season Highlights

11/01 vs Cal[8]

01/14 vs Kent State[9]

References

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