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
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 (IL) 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 Hometown
G/F 1 Betko, JulianJulian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ruzomberok, Slovakia
F 33 Crone, 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, BruceBruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
F 24 Ligon, 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 (W) 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
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 18 August 2010

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2005*
2:00
vs. UNC-Wilmington
BCA Invitational
L 59-75  0-1
Arena-Auditorium
Laramie, WY
Nov 14, 2005*
2:00
vs. Alabama State
BCA Invitational
W 70-61  1-1
Arena-Auditorium
Laramie, WY
Nov 15, 2005*
4:00
vs. Lehigh
BCA Invitational
W 66-41  2-1
Arena-Auditorium
Laramie, WY
Nov 22, 2005*
, ESPN3
at Ohio State L 69-79  2-2
Value City Arena
Columbus, OH
Nov 26, 2005*
2:00
at Michigan L 74-78  2-3
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 30, 2005*
7:00
Tulane W 82-61  3-3
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00
at Ball State W 64-53  4-3
John E. Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2005*
7:00
Bradley W 70-60  5-3
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2005*
8:00
Indiana State L 58-59  5-4
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2005*
7:30
Elon W 86-40  6-4
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 23, 2005*
6:00
vs. Indiana L 55-73  6-5
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2005*
8:00
at South Dakota State W 85-48  7-5
Frost Arena
Brookings, SD
Horizon League Play
Jan 2, 2006
2:00
UIC W 75-56  8-5 (1-0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 7, 2006
8:00
at Milwaukee L 59-64  8-6 (1-1)
U.S. Cellular Arena
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2006
2:00
Detroit W 64-52  9-6 (2-1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 19, 2006
8:00
at Loyola L 64-74  9-7 (2-2)
Joseph J. Gentile Center
Chicago, IL
Jan 21, 2006
7:05
at Youngstown State L 62-64  9-8 (2-3)
Beeghly Center
Youngstown, OH
Jan 25, 2006
7:00
at Cleveland State W 55-51  10-8 (3-3)
Wolstein Center
Cleveland, OH
Jan 28, 2006
2:00
Wright State W 70-62  11-8 (4-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30, 2006
8:00
at UIC W 67-39  12-8 (5-3)
UIC Pavilion
Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2006
7:00
Green Bay W 72-66  13-8 (6-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2006
7:00
Milwaukee W 63-60  14-8 (7-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 8, 2006
7:05
Cleveland State W 78-49  15-8 (8-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 11, 2006
7:00
at Wright State L 83-86  15-9 (8-4)
Nutter Center
Dayton, OH
Feb 13, 2006
8:05
at Green Bay W 63-57  16-9 (9-4)
Resch Center
Green Bay, WI
Feb 16, 2006
7:00
Loyola W 62-50  17-9 (10-4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 2006*
12:30, ESPNU
at Kent State
BracketBuster
L 76-80  17-10
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Kent, OH
Feb 22, 2006
7:00
Youngstown State W 72-64  18-10 (11-4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2006
4:05
at Detroit L 71-73  18-11 (11-5)
Calihan Hall
Detroit, MI
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 4, 2006
4:30, ESNPU
vs. Green Bay
Semifinals
W 73-51  19-11
U.S. Cellular Arena
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 7, 2006
9:00, ESPN
at Milwaukee
Championship
L 71-87  19-12
U.S. Cellular Arena
Milwaukee, WI
NIT
Mar 14, 2006*
7:00
#7 seed (8 seed) Miami (OH)
Opening Round
W 53-52  20-12
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 17*
7:00
#7 seed at (2 seed) Florida State
First Round
L 63-67  20-13
Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ER=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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