2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

2006 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005–06 record	22–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (11th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery (5th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Jim Boylen (1st year)
Home arena	Breslin Center

2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–12, 8–8 to finish in a tied for sixth place in Big Ten play. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year and lost in the First Round.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2004–05 season with a ecord of 26–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 8th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their fourth trip under Tom Izzo.

The Spartans lost Alan Anderson (13.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.7 APG), Kelvin Torbert (9.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.5 APG) and Chris Hill (8.8 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 4.2 APG) to graduation following the season.

Season Summary

The Spartans were led by seniors, Paul Davis (17.5 Pts, 9.1 Reb, 1.6 Ast) and Maurice Ager (19.3 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 2.5 Ast), and junior Shannon Brown (17.2 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 2.7 Ast). The Spartans began the season ranked #4 in the country. They started by making a trip to Hawaii to participate in the Maui Classic. Before playing in the Classic, however, they played Hawaii and were shocked, losing 84–62.^[2] After beating host Chaminade in the Maui Classic,^[3] they played #8 Gonzaga led by Adam Morrison in the tournament semifinals. The game was an instant classic lasting into triple overtime where the Spartans fell 109–106.^[4] In the third place game, the Spartans defeated #9 Arizona.^[5] The Spartans won their remaining 10 non-conference games, including a win over #6 Boston College in the Jimmy V Classic,^[6] to finish the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked #7 in the country.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season with back to losses to #6 Illinois^[7] and Wisconsin.^[8] They followed those up with wins over #9 Indiana,^[9] #19 Ohio State in double overtime,^[10] and #23 Iowa.^[11] However, Michigan State finished the conference season losing 5 of their last 7 games. MSU finished the Big Ten regular season with a conference record of 8–8, 20–10 overall, and slipping out of the polls. In the Big Ten Tournament, MSU defeatedPurdue^[12] and #9 Illinois^[13] before being defeated by #20 Iowa.^[14]

The Spartans received a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 9th consecutive trip to the Tournament. In the tournament, they lost to eventual Final Four Cinderella, George Mason, in the First Round.^[15]

Following the season, Shannon Brown declared for the NBA Draft, leaving the Spartans one year prior to graduation just the fourth player under Izzo to declare early.^[16]^[17]

Roster

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.0 !PG	13	Ager, MauriceMaurice Ager	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Crockett Vocational Tech	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	3	Brown, ShannonShannon Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Proviso East H.S.	Maywood, Illinois
5.0 !C	40	Davis, PaulPaul Davis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	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	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North Muskegon H.S.	North Muskegon, Michigan
1.0 !PG	11	Neitzel, DrewDrew Neitzel	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Wyoming Park H.S.	Wyoming, Michigan
3.5 !F	50	Rowley, DelcoDelco Rowley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	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

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition Games

Nov 7, 2005 7:00 pm		Lake Superior State	W 107–73	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 12, 2005 8:00 pm		Northern Michigan	W 77–58	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

Nov 19, 2005* 1:05 pm	#4	at Hawaii	L 62–84	0–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Nov 21, 2005* 9:30 am, ESPN2	#12	at Chaminade EA Sports Maui Invitational	W 89–67	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 2005* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	#12	vs. #8 Gonzaga EA Sports Maui Invitational	L 106–109 ^3OT	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 2005* 11:30 am, ESPN	#12	vs. #9 Arizona EA Sports Maui Invitational	W 74–71 ^OT	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2005* 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#12	IPFW	W 84–73	3–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2005*	#13	Georgia Tech	W 88–86	4–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2005*	#13	vs. Arkansas-Little Rock	W 72–67	5–2	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Dec 6, 2005*	#14	vs. #6 Boston College Jimmy V Classic	W 77-70	6–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 10, 2005*	#14	vs. Wichita State	W 83-64	7-2	Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2005*	#12	Cleveland State	W 83–75	8–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 2005*	#12	Florida International	W 85–58	9–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2005*	#10	Green Bay	W 98–69	10–2	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
Dec 28, 2005*	#9	Tennessee Tech	W 80–63	11–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 31, 2005*	#9	Coppin State	W 78–54	12–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season

Jan 5, 2006	#7	Illinois	L 50–60	12–3 (0–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Jan 8, 2006	#7	Wisconsin	L 63–82	12–4 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 11, 2006	#14	#9 Indiana	W 87–73	13–4 (1–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 2006	#14	#19 Ohio State	W 62–59 ^2OT	14–4 (2–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 21, 2006	#11	#23 Iowa	W 85–55	15–4 (3–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 25, 2006	#11	Michigan	L 67–72	15–5 (3–3)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2006	#11	Penn State	W 69–60	16–5 (4–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 2006	#12	Northwestern	W 77–66	17–5 (5–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 8, 2006	#12	Purdue	W 77–52	18–5 (6–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 2006	#11	Minnesota	L 55–69	18–6 (6–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2006	#16	#18 Iowa	L 54–66	18–7 (6–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 2006	#16	Michigan	W 90–71	19–7 (7–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 22, 2006	#18	#13 Ohio State	L 68–79	19–8 (7–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 2006	#18	Indiana	L 71–78	19–9 (7–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN	#25	Wisconsin	W 74–65	20–9 (8–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 2006 12:00 pm, CBS	#25	#10 Illinois	L 68–75	20–10 (8–8)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 9, 2006 5:10 pm, ESPN2		vs. Purdue	W 70–58	21–10 (8–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 10, 2006 9:10 pm, ESPN Plus		vs. #9 Illinois	W 61–56	22–10 (8–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2006 1:40 pm		vs. #20 Iowa	L 48–53	22–11 (8–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

Mar 17, 2006 7:10 pm, CBS	(6 DC)	vs. (11 DC) George Mason	L 65–75	22–12 (8–8)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, DC regional. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[18].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	4	4	12	13	14	12	10	9	7	14	11	11	12	12	16	18	25	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	5		12	14	14	12	11	9	7	15	12	12	12	11	16	16	23	NR	NR

Source^[19]^[20]

Awards and Honors

Maurice Ager - All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)^[21]
Paul Davis - All Big Ten Second Team^[21]
Shannon Brown - All Big Ten Second Team^[21]

References

↑ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
↑ "Michigan State Falls To Hawaii, 84-62 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 12 Michigan State Upends Chaminade, 89-67 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Gonzaga outlasts Michigan State in 3 OT in Maui". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 12 Spartans Wrap up Maui Invitational with Overtime Win. - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 14 Michigan State Hands No. 6 Boston College First Loss - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 7 Spartans Unable To Stop Streaking Illini - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 7 Michigan State Upset by Wisconsin 82-63 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 14 Spartans Roll In Big Ten Home-Opener - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "No. 14 Michigan State Tops No. 19 Ohio State in Double Overtime Thriller - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Ager, Davis Duo Propel Spartans Past Hawkeyes - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Michigan State Advances In Big Ten Tournament - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Michigan State Knocks Off No. 9 Illinois, 61-56 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Spartans Fall To No. 20 Hawkeyes, 53-48 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
↑ "Michigan State Falls To George Mason, 75-65 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Shannon Brown To Test NBA Draft Waters :: Spartan junior will enter his name in draft, but will not hire an agent.". www.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
↑ "Gary Harris becomes just the fifth player in Tom Izzo era to declare early for NBA draft". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2006-schedule.html
↑ "2006 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
1 2 3 "Ager, Brown and Davis Named Second-Team All-Big Ten - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.

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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 Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

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