2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Montgomery (5th season)
  • Dwayne Stephens (3rd season)
  • Jim Boylen (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State12–4 .75026–6  .813
No. 15 Iowa †11–5 .68825–9  .735
No. 13 Illinois11–5 .68826–7  .788
Wisconsin9–7 .56319–12  .613
Indiana9–7 .56319–12  .613
Michigan State8–8 .50022–12  .647
Michigan8–8 .50022–11  .667
Penn State6–10 .37515–15  .500
Northwestern6–10 .37514–15  .483
Minnesota5–11 .31316–15  .516
Purdue3–13 .1889–19  .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, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Purdue and Illinois before losing to Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Washington D.C. bracket, marking the school's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They lost in the First Round to eventual Final Four participant, George Mason.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2004–05 season with a record of 26–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament, their eighth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their fourth trip under Tom Izzo.

The Spartans lost Alan Anderson (13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game), Kelvin Torbert (9.5 points per game) and Chris Hill (8.8 points and 4.2 assists per game) to graduation following the season.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by seniors Paul Davis (17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game) and Maurice Ager (19.3 points per game), as well as junior Shannon Brown (17.2 points per game).

The Spartans began the season ranked No. 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 No. 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 No. 9 Arizona.[5] The Spartans won their remaining ten non-conference games, including a win over No. 6 Boston College in the Jimmy V Classic,[6] to finish the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked No. 7 in the country.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season with back-to-back losses to No. 6 Illinois[7] and Wisconsin.[8] They followed those up with wins over No. 9 Indiana,[9] No. 19 Ohio State in double overtime,[10] and No. 23 Iowa.[11] However, Michigan State finished the conference season losing five of their last seven 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 defeated Purdue[12] and No. 9 Illinois[13] before losing to No. 20 Iowa in the semifinals.[14]

The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament, their ninth consecutive trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they lost to eventual Final Four Cinderella, No. 11-seeded 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 10 Jason Aerts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrAquinas College Pentwater, Michigan
G 13 Maurice Ager 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrCrockett Vocational Tech Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Shannon Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrProviso East H.S. Maywood, Illinois
G 1 Brandon Darnton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoHarbor Springs H.S. Harbor Springs, Michigan
C 40 Paul Davis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrRochester H.S. Rochester Hills, Michigan
G 15 DeMarcus Ducre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrSaginaw H.S. Saginaw, Michigan
PF 41 Marquise Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS FrBeecher H.S. Flint, Michigan
G 22 Anthony Hamo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPowers Catholic Flint, Michigan
F 43 Jacob Hannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoCody H.S. Cody, Wyoming
C 00 Idong Ibok 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoMontverde Academy Montverde, Florida
SG 23 Maurice Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrChamplain School Saint-Lambert, Quebec
C 34 Drew Naymick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrNorth Muskegon H.S. North Muskegon, Michigan
PG 11 Drew Neitzel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWyoming Park H.S. Wyoming, Michigan
F 50 Delco Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrArlington H.S. Indianapolis, Indiana
C 14 Goran Suton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)238 lb (108 kg) RS FrEverett H.S. Lansing, Michigan
G 2 Bryan Tibaldi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoWest H.S. Traverse City, Michigan
F 20 Matt Trannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)227 lb (103 kg) SrNorthern H.S. Flint, Michigan
PG 5 Travis Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 FrLima H.S. Lima, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-07-11

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		 No. 4 at Hawaii L 62–84  0–1
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 21, 2005*
9:30 am, ESPN2		 No. 12 at Chaminade
EA Sports Maui Invitational		 W 89–67  1–1
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 2005*
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12 vs. No. 8 Gonzaga
EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinals		 L 106–109 3OT 1–2
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 2005*
11:30 am, ESPN		 No. 12 vs. No. 9 Arizona
EA Sports Maui Invitational third place game		 W 74–71 OT 2–2
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2005*
1:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 12 IPFW W 84–73  3–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2005*
 No. 13 Georgia Tech W 88–86  4–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2005*
 No. 13 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock W 72–67  5–2
 Van Andel Arena 
Grand Rapids, MI
Dec 6, 2005*
 No. 14 vs. No. 6 Boston College
Jimmy V Classic		 W 77–70  6–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 10, 2005*
 No. 14 vs. Wichita State
Spartan Clash		 W 83–64  7–2
 Palace of Auburn Hills 
Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2005*
 No. 12 Cleveland State W 83–75  8–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 2005*
 No. 12 Florida International W 85–58  9–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2005*
 No. 10 Green Bay W 98–69  10–2
 Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
Dec 28, 2005*
 No. 9 Tennessee Tech W 80–63  11–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 31, 2005*
 No. 9 Coppin State W 78–54  12–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 2006
 No. 7 Illinois L 50–60  12–3
(0–1)		 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 8, 2006
 No. 7 Wisconsin L 63–82  12–4
(0–2)		 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 11, 2006
 No. 14 No. 9 Indiana W 87–73  13–4
(1–;2)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 2006
 No. 14 No. 19 Ohio State W 62–59 2OT 14–4
(2–2)		 Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 21, 2006
 No. 11 No. 23 Iowa W 85–55  15–4
(3–2)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 25, 2006
 No. 11 Michigan
Rivalry		 L 67–72  15–5
(3–3)		 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2006
 No. 11 Penn State W 69–60  16–5
(4–3)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 2006
 No. 12 Northwestern W 77–66  17–5
(5–3)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 8, 2006
 No. 12 Purdue W 77–52  18–5
(6–3)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 2006
 No. 11 Minnesota L 55–69  18–6
(6–4)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2006
 No. 16 No. 18 Iowa L 54–66  18–7
(6–5)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 2006
 No. 16 Michigan
Rivalry		 W 90–71  19–7
(7–5)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 22, 2006
 No. 18 No. 13 Ohio State L 68–79  19–8
(7–6)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 2006
 No. 18 Indiana L 71–78  19–9
(7–7)		 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2006
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 25 Wisconsin W 74–65  20–9
(8–7)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 2006
12:00 pm, CBS		 No. 25 No. 10 Illinois L 68–75  20–10
(8–8)		 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 9, 2006
5:10 pm, ESPN2		 (6) vs. No. 11 Purdue
opening round		 W 70–58  21–10
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 10, 2006
9:10 pm, ESPN Plus		 (6) vs. (3) No. 9 Illinois
quarterfinals		 W 61–56  22–10
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2006
1:40 pm, CBS		 (6) vs. (2) No. 20 Iowa
semifinals		 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
First Round		 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, D.C. regional.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[18].

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Tot Avg A Stl Blk
Aerts, Jason 11 2 0.2 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0
Ager, Maurice 34 656 19.3 226 495 .457 83 221 .376 121 159 .761 139 4.1 84 23 11
Brown, Shannon 34 585 17.2 202 433 .467 64 164 .390 117 141 .830 150 4.4 93 50 5
Darnton, Brandon 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 1 0 0
Davis, Paul 33 578 17.5 206 364 .566 6 19 .316 160 184 .870 301 9.1 54 34 29
Ducre, DeMarcus 6 5 0.8 1 1 1.00 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 6 1.0 1 0 0
Gray, Marquise 29 88 3.0 37 71 .521 0 0 14 38 .368 104 3.6 12 7 15
Hamo, Anthony 12 2 0.2 1 5 .200 0 3 0 0 6 0.5 1 0 0
Hannon, Jake 4 2 0.5 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 2 .000 2 0.5 0 0 0
Ibok, Idong 20 7 0.4 2 5 .400 0 0 3 6 .500 18 0.9 0 1 6
Joseph, Maurice 21 16 0.8 6 24 .250 3 13 .231 1 5 .200 11 0.5 1 1 0
Naymick, Drew 7 8 1.1 4 8 .500 0 0 0 0 11 1.6 3 4 2
Neitzel, Drew 34 283 8.3 98 240 .408 46 114 .404 41 44 .932 69 2.0 189 20 3
Rowley, Delco 30 31 1.0 12 22 .545 0 0 7 12 .583 33 1.1 2 4 2
Suton, Goran 31 94 3.0 40 85 .471 0 1 .000 14 19 .737 88 2.8 15 13 15
Tibaldi, Bryan 4 0 0.0 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Trannon, Matt 22 102 4.6 38 69 .551 0 0 26 44 .591 94 4.3 30 21 10
Walton, Travis 34 61 1.8 21 53 .396 1 3 .333 18 25 .720 62 2.4 81 36 3
Legend
  GP  Games played  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals   A  Assists

Source[19]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
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[20][21]

Awards and honors

  • Maurice Ager – All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)[22]
  • Paul Davis – All Big Ten Second Team[22]
  • Shannon Brown – All Big Ten Second Team[22]

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Michigan State Falls To Hawaii, 84-62 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "No. 12 Michigan State Upends Chaminade, 89-67 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gonzaga outlasts Michigan State in 3 OT in Maui". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "No. 12 Spartans Wrap up Maui Invitational with Overtime Win. – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "No. 14 Michigan State Hands No. 6 Boston College First Loss – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "No. 7 Spartans Unable To Stop Streaking Illini – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "No. 7 Michigan State Upset by Wisconsin 82-63 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "No. 14 Spartans Roll In Big Ten Home-Opener – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "No. 14 Michigan State Tops No. 19 Ohio State in Double Overtime Thriller – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ager, Davis Duo Propel Spartans Past Hawkeyes – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Michigan State Advances In Big Ten tournament – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Michigan State Knocks Off No. 9 Illinois, 61-56 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Spartans Fall To No. 20 Hawkeyes, 53-48 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Michigan State Falls To George Mason, 75-65 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Shannon Brown To Test NBA Draft Waters :: Spartan junior will enter his name in draft, but will not hire an agent". www.cstv.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Gary Harris becomes just the fifth player in Tom Izzo era to declare early for NBA draft". MLive.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  18. ↑ "2005-06 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  19. ↑ "2005-06 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
  20. ↑ "2006 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 "Ager, Brown and Davis Named Second-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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