2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT 8 Seed (Cincinnati)
First Round vs. Florida St., L 67–63
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–13 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrandon Polk
CaptainBruce Horan
Brandon Crone
Brian Ligon
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Milwaukee124 .750229  .710
Butler115 .6882013  .606
Loyola (IL)88 .5001911  .633
UIC88 .5001615  .516
Detroit88 .5001616  .500
Green Bay88 .5001516  .484
Wright State88 .5001315  .464
Cleveland State511 .3131018  .357
Youngstown State412 .250721  .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 Butler University 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 State 67–63 in the first round.

Roster

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2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 1 Julian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Ružomberok, Slovakia
F 34 Pete Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Muncie, IN
F 33 Brandon Crone (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Frankfort, IN
G 4 A. J. Graves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Switz City, IN
G 10 Mike Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Bruce Horan (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
F 24 Brian Ligon (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL
G 23 Marcus Nellems 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN
F 20 Brandon Polk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wichita, KS
G 21 Avery Sheets 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lafayette, IN
G 5 Ben Slaton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Columbus, IN
G/F 32 Drew 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: 21 July 2021

Schedule

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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 (5,744)
Laramie, WY
Nov 14, 2005*
2:00
vs. Alabama State
BCA Invitational
W 70-61  1-1
Arena-Auditorium (4,540)
Laramie, WY
Nov 15, 2005*
4:00
vs. Lehigh
BCA Invitational
W 66-41  2-1
Arena-Auditorium (1,254)
Laramie, WY
Nov 22, 2005*
 ESPN3
at Ohio State L 69-79  2-2
Value City Arena (12,915)
Columbus, OH
Nov 26, 2005*
2:00
at Michigan L 74-78  2-3
Crisler Arena (9,513)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 30, 2005*
7:00
Tulane W 82-61  3-3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,451)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3, 2005*
7:00
at Ball State W 64-53  4-3
John E. Worthen Arena (6,509)
Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2005*
7:00
Bradley W 70-60  5-3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,694)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2005*
8:00
Indiana State L 58-59  5-4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,322)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2005*
7:30
Elon W 86-40  6-4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,251)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 23, 2005*
6:00
vs. No. 18 Indiana L 55-73  6-5
Conseco Fieldhouse (13,152)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2005*
8:00
at South Dakota State W 85-48  7-5
Frost Arena (1,968)
Brookings, SD
Horizon League Play
Jan 2, 2006
2:00
UIC W 75-56  8-5 (1-0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,833)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 7, 2006
8:00
at Milwaukee L 59-64  8-6 (1-1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,512)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2006
2:00
Detroit W 64-52  9-6 (2-1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,256)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 19, 2006
8:00
at Loyola L 64-74  9-7 (2-2)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,348)
Chicago, IL
Jan 21, 2006
7:05
at Youngstown State L 62-64  9-8 (2-3)
Beeghly Center (4,211)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 25, 2006
7:00
at Cleveland State W 55-51  10-8 (3-3)
Wolstein Center (1,515)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 28, 2006
2:00
Wright State W 70-62  11-8 (4-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,654)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30, 2006
8:00
at UIC W 67-39  12-8 (5-3)
UIC Pavilion (2,077)
Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2006
7:00
Green Bay W 72-66  13-8 (6-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,044)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2006
7:00
Milwaukee W 63-60  14-8 (7-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,101)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 8, 2006
7:05
Cleveland State W 78-49  15-8 (8-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,677)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 11, 2006
7:00
at Wright State L 83-86  15-9 (8-4)
Nutter Center (7,029)
Dayton, OH
Feb 13, 2006
8:05
at Green Bay W 63-57  16-9 (9-4)
Resch Center (3,892)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 16, 2006
7:00
Loyola W 62-50  17-9 (10-4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,187)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 2006*
12:30, ESPNU
at Kent State
BracketBuster
L 76-80  17-10
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,071)
Kent, OH
Feb 22, 2006
7:00
Youngstown State W 72-64  18-10 (11-4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,325)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2006
4:05
at Detroit L 71-73  18-11 (11-5)
Calihan Hall (5,142)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 4, 2006
4:30, ESNPU
(2) vs. (3) Green Bay
Semifinals
W 73-51  19-11
U.S. Cellular Arena (7,502)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 7, 2006
9:00, ESPN
(2) at (1) Milwaukee
Championship
L 71-87  19-12
U.S. Cellular Arena (10,021)
Milwaukee, WI
NIT
Mar 14, 2006*
7:00
(7 C) (8 C) Miami (OH)
Opening Round
W 53-52  20-12
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,088)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 17*
7:00
(7 C) at (2 C) Florida State
First Round
L 63-67  20-13
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,187)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Cincinnati Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. "2005-06 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. "2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.
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