2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Porter Moser 3rd Brian Barone Daniyal Robinson Chris Jans Missouri Valley Conference MVC 9–19 4–14 The 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Evansville in their opening round game. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 2005 Neil Plank 6 5 Sr yes G 25 Mount Zion, IL Dana Ford 6 4 Sr G 43 Tamms, IL y Nedu Onyeuku 6 3 Sr G 3 Omaha, NE Travis Wallace 6 0 Sr G 14 St. Louis, MO Greg Dilligard 6 8 Jr F 50 La Belle, MO Roberto Fortes 6 4 Jr G 1 Fort Wayne, IN Mark Kruse 6 7 Jr G 23 St. Cloud, MN Ronnie Carlwell 6 11 So yes C 51 Maywood, IL Levi Dyer 6 10 So C 32 Eaton, CO Khalif Ford 6 1 So G 5 Diamond Bar, CA Brandon Holtz 6 4 Fr G 45 Bloomington, IL Dinma Odiakosa 6 8 Fr F 42 Akwukwu-Igbo, Nigeria Mike Vandello 6 7 Fr F 31 Bettendorf, IA Eric Vianney 6 2 Fr G 24 Yaounde, Cameroon Porter Moser (Creighton) Brian Barone (Marquette) Daniyal Robinson (Arkansas–Little Rock) Chris Jans (Loras)March 18, 2021 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2006.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 9, 2005 7:05 pm yes Augustana (South Dakota) Redbird Arena Normal, IL 60–49   Plank 9 Plank 15 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 19, 2005 2:05 pm yes Indianapolis Redbird Arena Normal, IL 3,747 54–50 K.Ford 5 D.Ford,K.Ford 5 Plank 12 1–0 November 22, 2005 7:00 pm yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 8,802 59–76 Plank 6 D.Ford 6 Dilligard 16 1–1 November 26, 2005 2:05 pm yes Western Michigan Redbird Arena Normal, IL 3,980 64–47 D.Ford,Onyeuku,K.Ford 3 Vandello 7 Plank 16 2–1 November 29, 2005 7:05 pm yes Grambling State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,149 62–50 K.Ford 5 Dilligard 9 Dilligard 18 3–1 December 3, 2005 4:05 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,871 59–51 Vandello 5 Dilligard 7 Plank,Dilligard 13 4–1 December 6, 2005 7:05 pm yes Indiana/Purdue–Fort Wayne Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,181 65–36 Plank 7 Dilligard 7 Plank 10 5–1 December 10, 2005 7:05 pm yes Georgia Southern Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,762 61–65 Plank 4 Plank 7 Onyeuku 14 5–2 December 17, 2005 9:05 pm yes yes California State–Northridge Matador Gymnasium Northridge, CA 1,013 69–73 Plank 7 Plank 7 D.Ford 15 5–3 December 22, 2005 6:05 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 5,072 59–69 OT K.Ford 4 Dilligard 12 Dilligard 22 5–4 0–1 December 31, 2005 2:05 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,970 53–50 Plank,Dilligard,Vandello 3 Plank 6 Plank 17 6–4 1–1 January 2, 2006 7:05 pm yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 4,014 47–60 Dilligard 3 Plank 5 Dilligard 12 6–5 1–2 January 5, 2006 7:05 pm yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE 12,882 52–71 Plank 6 Dilligard 5 Onyeuku 17 6–6 1–3 January 8, 2006 2:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,289 47–56 Onyeuku,Plank,Holtz 3 D.Ford 7 D.Ford 16 6–7 1–4 January 11, 2006 7:05 pm yes Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,140 54–70 Plank 3 Plank,Dilligard,Vandello 7 Plank,Vandello 9 6–8 1–5 January 14, 2006 4:05 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,336 52–67 D.Ford 4 Dilligard 10 Onyeuku 14 6–9 1–6 January 16, 2006 7:05 pm Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,143 65–57 Dilligard,Fortes,Dyer,K.Ford 2 Dilligard 10 Onyeuku 14 7–9 2–6 January 22, 2006 2:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 7,529 44–56 D.Ford 3 Odiakosa 4 D.Ford 10 7–10 2–7 January 25, 2006 7:05 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,288 75–48 D.Ford,Onyeuku 3 Odiakosa 10 Plank 15 8–10 3–7 January 28, 2006 4:05 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,051 52–65 D.Ford,Kruse 2 D.Ford,Dilligard 6 Holtz 12 8–11 3–8 February 1, 2006 7:35 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 11,164 44–73 K.Ford 5 Dilligard 6 Onyeuku 12 8–12 3–9 WEEK February 4, 2006 7:05 pm yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 5,302 47–54 D.Ford,Fortes,Vandello 2 Dilligard 4 Onyeuku,K.Ford 10 8–13 3–10 February 7, 2006 7:05 pm yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Monies, IA 3,014 41–45 Plank 3 Dilligard 8 Dilligard 12 8–14 3–11 February 11, 2006 4:05 pm Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,388 59–71 Plank 4 Dilligard,Dyer 4 Dyer 16 8–15 3–12 WMBD February 14, 2006 7:05 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,326 58–56 OT D.Ford 5 Plank 10 Fortes 22 9–15 4–12 February 18, 2006 3:30 pm BracketBusters presented by eBay yes yes Miami (Ohio) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 3,421 49–51 Plank 6 Plank 9 Fortes 23 9–16 February 22, 2006 7:05 pm Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,655 62–61 K.Ford 5 Dilligard 9 Fortes 14 9–17 4–13 February 25, 2006 5:07 pm yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,478 57–64 K.Ford 8 Onyeuku,Dilligard,K.Ford 4 Dyer 17 9–18 4–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament March 2, 2006 8:35 pm Opening Round yes yes 10 Evansville 7 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 5,683 45–52 Plank 4 Dilligard 10 Fortes 14 9–19 AP Poll Central Standard Time March 20, 2021 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2006-schedule.html Sports Reference March 19, 2021 2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History https://goredbirds.com/documents/2019/10/31//Section_5_History_Web.pdf Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds Men's Illinois State Redbirds Men's