2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the First Round before being upset by Georgetown in the Second Round.

2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 6
2005–06 record26–6 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJerome Schottenstein Center
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State124 .750  266  .813
No. 15 Iowa115 .688  259  .735
No. 13 Illinois115 .688  267  .788
Wisconsin97 .563  1912  .613
Indiana97 .563  1912  .613
Michigan State88 .500  2212  .647
Michigan88 .500  2211  .667
Penn State610 .375  1515  .500
Northwestern610 .375  1415  .483
Minnesota511 .313  1615  .516
Purdue313 .188  919  .321
2006 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 21 Brayden Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrBrighton High School Salt Lake City, UT
G 14 Jamar Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoShawnee High School Lima, OH
F 34 Terence Dials 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrBoardman High School Youngstown, OH
G 23 Je'Kel Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNatchez High School Natchez, MS
F 3 Ivan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrOak Hill Academy Springfield, OH
F 12 Ron Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBowling Green Columbus, Ohio
G 32 Sylvester Mayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrRedlands CC Fort Wayne, IN
G 33 Samuel Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLinden McKinley High School Columbus, OH
G 0 J.J. Sullinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrThomas Worthington High School Columbus, OH
F 40 Matt Sylvester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMoeller High School Cincinnati, OH
F/C 42 Matt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoTroy High School Troy, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-04-04

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
C Terence Dials
G Je'Kel Foster
F Matt Sylvester
G/F J.J. Sullinger
G Jamar Butler

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/20/2005*
Chicago State W 81–52  1–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/22/2005*
Butler W 79–69 OT 2–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/28/2005*
Virginia Tech W 69–56 OT 3–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/10/2005*
at Saint Joseph's W 81–74  4–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2005*
Norfolk State W 92–59  5–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/14/2005*
Belmont W 85–75  6–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/17/2005*
vs. Iowa State W 70–67  7–0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/23/2005*
No. 24 Tennessee State W 74–65  8–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/28/2005
No. 21 Gardner-Webb W 87–58  9–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/31/2005*
No. 21 LSU W 78–76  10–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/05/2006
No. 18 Penn State W 104–69  11–0
(1–0)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/07/2006
No. 18 at No. 16 Indiana L 79–81  11–1
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2006*
No. 19 at Purdue W 80–64  12–1
(2–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
01/15/2006
No. 19 No. 14 Michigan State L 59–62 2OT 12–2
(2–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/18/2006
No. 6 No. 15 Wisconsin W 77–67  13–2
(3–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/21/2006
No. 19 at Penn State W 75–64  14–2
(4–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
01/28/2006
No. 16 at Iowa L 62–67  14–3
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
01/30/2006*
No. 16 Florida A&M W 95–53  15–3
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/04/2006
No. 20 Minnesota W 67–53  16–3
(5–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/09/2006
No. 19 at No. 22 Michigan W 94–85  17–3
(6–3)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
02/12/2006
No. 19 No. 10 Illinois W 69–53  18–3
(7–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/15/2006
No. 12 at Wisconsin L 73–78  18–4
(7–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
02/18/2006
No. 12 Northwestern W 61–52  19–4
(8–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbia, OH
02/22/2006
No. 13 at No. 18 Michigan State W 79–68  20–4
(9–4)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
02/25/2006
No. 13 Michigan W 64–54  21–4
(10–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
03/01/2006
No. 9 at Northwestern W 56–53  22–4
(11–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
03/05/2006
No. 9 Purdue W 76–57  23–4
(12–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
03/10/2006
No. 7 vs. Penn State
Quarterfinals
W 63–56  24–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/11/2006
No. 7 vs. Indiana
Semifinals
W 52–51  25–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/12/2006
2:30 pm
No. 7 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Championship
L 60–67  25–5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2006*
(2 Minn) No. 6 vs. (15 Minn) Davidson
First Round
W 70–62  26–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
03/19/2006*
(2 Minn) No. 6 vs. (7 Minn) No. 23 Georgetown
Second Round
L 52–70  26–6
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
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