2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 20–10 12–6 Dana Altman 12th Darian DeVries 6th Brian Fish 2nd in current stint, 4th overall Kevin McKenna 1st Qwest Center Omaha NIT Second Round The 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 12th season, the Bluejays would end the regular season tied for second in the MVC standings, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament by Bradley. They were invited to the NIT where they defeated Akron before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round to finish the season with a record of 20–10 (12–6 MVC).https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/creighton/2006.html 2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 2005 Creighton Bluejays y Jeffrey Day 1 C 6 9 235 Sr Seattle, Washington Nick Porter 3 G 6 3 210 Jr Compton, California Dominic Bishop 4 G 6 0 170 Jr Buffalo, New York Dustin Sitzmann 5 G 6 0 180 Fr LeMars, Iowa Nate Funk 10 G 6 3 195 Sr Sioux City, Iowa y Johnny Mathies 11 G 6 0 170 Sr Louisville, Kentucky Josh Dotzler 12 G 6 1 175 Fr Omaha, Nebraska Pierce Hibma 20 G 6 5 205 So Pella, Iowa Manny Gakou 22 C 6 8 255 Jr Brice Nengsu 24 G 6 5 200 So Jimmy Motz 30 F 6 7 225 Sr Lincoln, Nebraska Anthony Tolliver 44 C 6 8 240 Jr Springfield, Missouri y Dane Watts 50 F 6 8 225 So Warrensburg, Missouri Steve Smith 52 C 6 11 254 Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota Dana Altman https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/creighton/2006.html 2005–06 Creighton Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 26, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Exhibition Nov 6, 2005 yes EA Sports Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 74–67 Nov 13, 2005 yes 2005 men Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Nebraska–Kearney Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 116–82 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Regular season Nov 19, 2005 1:00 p.m. yes 2005 men Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 87–55 12,535 1–0 Nov 22, 2005 6:00 pm yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia 72–52 3,119 2–0 Nov 26, 2005 6:00 p.m. yes Dayton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 91–90 2OT 14,880 3–0 Nov 30, 2005 7:30 p.m. yes yes 2005 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 57–72 7,902 3–1 Dec 6, 2005 6:00 p.m. KM3 yes 2005 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 64–69 3,518 3–2 Dec 11, 2005 1:00 p.m. NET1 yes Nebraska Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Rivalry 70–44 15,621 4–2 Dec 18, 2005 7:00 p.m. KM3 yes Xavier Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 61–59 13,503 5–2 Dec 21, 2005 7:00 p.m. KM3 yes 2005 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 63–47 14,776 6–2 Dec 28, 2005 7:00 p.m. KM3 2005 none Missouri State Bears Missouri State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 78–56 13,898 7–2 1–0 Dec 31, 2005 2:00 p.m. yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 50–53 5,970 7–3 1–1 Jan 2, 2006 7:00 p.m. KM3 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 69–86 9,109 7–4 1–2 Jan 5, 2006 7:00 p.m. KM3 Illinois State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 71–52 12,882 8–4 2–2 Jan 8, 2006 2:00 p.m. 2005 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 82–69 14,796 9–4 3–2 Jan 11, 2006 7:00 p.m. KM3 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 55–52 8,612 10–4 4–2 Jan 15, 2006 1:00 p.m. yes 2005 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 69–53 3,259 11–4 5–2 Jan 18, 2006 7:00 p.m. Bradley Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 80–76 MVC-TV 13,579 12–4 6–2 Jan 22, 2006 2:00 p.m. NET1 2005 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 77–56 13,830 13–4 7–2 Jan 24, 2006 7:00 p.m. MVC-TV yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 48–62 9,004 13–5 7–3 Jan 28, 2006 6:00 p.m. MVC-TV Wichita State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 57–55 15,678 14–5 8–3 Jan 31, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPNU Northern Iowa 25 Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 63–55 14,878 15–5 9–3 Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 72–67 OT 6,412 16–5 10–3 Feb 7, 2006 2:00 p.m. yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 60–56 5,027 17–5 11–3 Feb 11, 2006 1:00 p.m. KM3 Southern Illinois Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 67–74 15,552 17–6 11–4 Feb 14, 2006 6:00 p.m. ESPNU yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 61–62 OT 10,478 17–7 11–5 Feb 18, 2006 11:00 p.m. ESPN yes 2005 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska ESPN BracketBusters 67–62 15,700 18–7 Feb 22, 2006 7:00 p.m. Indiana State Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 67–62 13,990 19–7 12–5 Feb 25, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 54–60 9,119 19–8 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Missouri Valley Tournament Mar 3, 2006 2:30 pm yes 4 Bradley 5 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals MVC-TV 47–54 11,782 19–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| NIT Mar 16, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 2 2005 men Akron Zips Akron 8 Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska First Round 71–60 10,197 20–9 Mar 20, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 2 Miami (FL) 3 Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Second Round 52–53 10,018 20–10 AP Poll Central Time https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule Creighton Bluejays October 23, 2023https://gocreighton.com/custompages/m-basketball/0506/teamstat.htm 2005-06 Creighton Basketball static.gocreighton.com October 23, 2023 Postseason https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/creighton/2006-schedule.html 2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 3/3/06 Vs. Bradley @ Savvis Center L, 47–54 2006 National Invitation Tournament 3/16/06 Vs. Akron @ Qwest Center Omaha W, 71–60 3/20/06 Vs. Miami (FL) @ Qwest Center Omaha L, 52-53 References Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Creighton Creighton Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball