2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers Basketball Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–10 11–7 Greg McDermott 5th Ben Jacobson UNI-Dome NCAA tournament first round The 2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 7 seed Georgetown in the opening round. Roster 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers y Eric Coleman 2 C 6 6 230 So Maplewood, MN Michael Williams 3 G 5 9 175 Jr Topeka, KS Evan Pedescleaux 4 F 6 6 275 Fr Plymouth, MN Brian Haak 10 G 6 0 160 Fr Spencer, IA John Little 11 G 6 0 195 Sr Peoria, IL Ben Jacobson 12 G 6 3 205 Sr yes Sioux City, IA Adam Viet 13 G 6 3 195 So Ackley, IA Jared Josten 14 G 5 11 170 So Webster City, IA Mason Stewart 15 G 6 1 175 Fr Aurora, IL Travis Brown 21 G 6 3 175 Fr Richfield, MN Brooks McKowen y 23 G 6 2 195 Jr Fairbank, IA Grant Stout 32 F 6 8 230 Jr New Sharon, IA Tyler Griffin 33 F 6 6 210 Jr Greene, IA Austin Howard 41 F 6 6 240 Fr Davenport, IA Atila Santos 51 C 6 10 230 So Salvador, Brazil Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota) https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster University of Northern Iowa Athletics April 1, 2023 Schedule and results 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2004 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Exhibition Nov 6, 2005 5:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Lewis Flyers Lewis UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 77–50 Nov 13, 2005 5:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Wayne State Warriors Wayne State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 74–57 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Non-conference regular season Nov 20, 2005 6:30 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa 68–46 8,640 1–0 Nov 23, 2005 6:05 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 69–63 2,892 2–0 Nov 27, 2005 5:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Upper Iowa Peacocks Upper Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 72–47 3,862 3–0 Nov 29, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 61–68 12,528 3–1 Dec 3, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 72–56 3,584 4–1 Dec 6, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes Iowa 12 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 67–63 OT 13,288 5–1 Dec 10, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes UMKC UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 87–64 5,219 6–1 Dec 17, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 76–53 4,857 7–1 Dec 19, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 54–50 7,340 8–1 Dec 22, 2005 4:30 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Hawaii Pacific Sharks Hawaii Pacific Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada 81–47 247 9–1 Dec 23, 2005 7:00 p.m. yes yes Dayton Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada 74–67 1,000 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season Dec 28, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 60–68 OT 9,644 10–2 0–1 Dec 31, 2005 4:05 p.m. 2005 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 71–60 4,219 11–2 1–1 Jan 2, 2006 7:05 p.m. Illinois State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 60–47 4,014 12–2 2–1 Jan 5, 2006 8:05 p.m. yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 75–61 10,478 13–2 3–1 Jan 7, 2006 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 none Missouri State Bears Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 72–62 8,129 14–2 4–1 Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m. Creighton UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 52–55 8,612 14–3 4–2 Jan 14, 2006 4:05 p.m. yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 67–52 5,336 15–3 5–2 Jan 16, 2006 7:05 p.m. Southern Illinois UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 71–65 2OT 5,304 16–3 6–2 Jan 21, 2006 7:05 p.m. 2005 men Drake Bulldogs Drake UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 91–72 9,323 17–3 7–2 Jan 25, 2006 7:05 p.m. yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 74–61 4,568 18–3 8–2 Jan 28, 2006 3:05 p.m. yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 51–49 6,567 19–3 9–2 Jan 31, 2006 8:05 p.m. yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 55–63 14,878 19–4 9–3 Feb 4, 2006 3:05 p.m. 2005 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 83–56 6,172 20–4 10–3 Feb 7, 2006 7:05 p.m. 25 Wichita State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 68–56 8,459 21–4 11–3 Feb 11, 2006 7:05 p.m. Missouri State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 63–66 10,053 21–5 11–4 Feb 14, 2006 6:05 p.m. yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 60–61 3,063 21–6 11–5 Feb 18, 2006 11:05 a.m. yes Bucknell 24 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa ESPN BracketBusters 65–61 2OT ESPN2 8,442 22–6 Feb 22, 2006 7:35 p.m. Bradley UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 49–71 8,074 22–7 11–6 Feb 25, 2006 1:05 p.m. yes 25 Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 45–46 9,222 22–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 3, 2006 8:35 p.m. yes yes 6 Missouri State 3 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 57–42 14,533 23–8 Mar 4, 2006 4:05 p.m. yes yes 6 Southern Illinois 2 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 46–55 OT 17,772 23–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 2:45 p.m. yes yes 10 MW Georgetown 23 7 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 49–54 CBS 12,945 23–10 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule University of Northern Iowa Athletics April 1, 2023 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1152–1153 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball seasons Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panth Panth