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 games 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
Record26–6 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State124 .750266 .813
No. 15 Iowa115 .688259 .735
No. 13 Illinois115 .688267 .788
Wisconsin97 .5631912 .613
Indiana97 .5631912 .613
Michigan State88 .5002212 .647
Michigan88 .5002211 .667
Penn State610 .3751515 .500
Northwestern610 .3751415 .483
Minnesota511 .3131615 .516
Purdue313 .188919 .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
C21Brayden Bell6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg)FrBrighton High SchoolSalt Lake City, UT
G14Jamar Butler6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoShawnee High SchoolLima, OH
F34Terence Dials6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg)SrBoardman High SchoolYoungstown, OH
G23Je'Kel Foster6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrNatchez High SchoolNatchez, MS
F3Ivan Harris6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrOak Hill AcademySpringfield, OH
F12Ron Lewis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrBowling GreenColumbus, Ohio
G32Sylvester Mayes6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrRedlands CCFort Wayne, IN
G33Samuel Payne6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrLinden McKinley High SchoolColumbus, OH
G0J.J. Sullinger6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrThomas Worthington High SchoolColumbus, OH
F40Matt Sylvester6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrMoeller High SchoolCincinnati, OH
F/C42Matt Terwilliger6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)SoTroy High SchoolTroy, 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

PositionPlayerClass
CTerence Dials
GJe'Kel Foster
FMatt Sylvester
G/FJ.J. Sullinger
GJamar Butler

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
11/20/2005*
Chicago StateW 81–52 1–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/22/2005*
ButlerW 79–69 OT2–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/28/2005*
Virginia TechW 69–56 OT3–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/10/2005*
at Saint Joseph'sW 81–74 4–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2005*
Norfolk StateW 92–59 5–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/14/2005*
BelmontW 85–75 6–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/17/2005*
vs. Iowa StateW 70–67 7–0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/23/2005*
No. 24 Tennessee StateW 74–65 8–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/28/2005
No. 21 Gardner-WebbW 87–58 9–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/31/2005*
No. 21 LSUW 78–76 10–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/05/2006
No. 18 Penn StateW 104–69 11–0
(1–0)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/07/2006
, CBS
No. 18 at No. 16 IndianaL 79–81 11–1
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2006*
No. 19 at PurdueW 80–64 12–1
(2–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
01/15/2006
, CBS
No. 19 No. 14 Michigan StateL 59–62 2OT12–2
(2–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/18/2006
No. 6 No. 15 WisconsinW 77–67 13–2
(3–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/21/2006
No. 19 at Penn StateW 75–64 14–2
(4–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
01/28/2006
No. 16 at IowaL 62–67 14–3
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
01/30/2006*
No. 16 Florida A&MW 95–53 15–3
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/04/2006
No. 20 MinnesotaW 67–53 16–3
(5–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/09/2006
No. 19 at No. 22 MichiganW 94–85 17–3
(6–3)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
02/12/2006
, CBS
No. 19 No. 10 IllinoisW 69–53 18–3
(7–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/15/2006
No. 12 at WisconsinL 73–78 18–4
(7–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
02/18/2006
No. 12 NorthwesternW 61–52 19–4
(8–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbia, OH
02/22/2006
No. 13 at No. 18 Michigan StateW 79–68 20–4
(9–4)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
02/25/2006
, CBS
No. 13 MichiganW 64–54 21–4
(10–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
03/01/2006
No. 9 at NorthwesternW 56–53 22–4
(11–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
03/05/2006
No. 9 PurdueW 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
 CBS
No. 7 vs. Indiana
Semifinals
W 52–51 25–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/12/2006
2:30 pm, CBS
No. 7 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Championship
L 60–67 25–5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
03/17/2006*
 CBS
(2 Minn) No. 6 vs. (15 Minn) Davidson
First Round
W 70–62 26–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
03/19/2006*
 CBS
(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