2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Butler Bulldogs Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 20–13 11–5 Todd Lickliter 5th Matthew Graves LaVall Jordan Brad Stevens Brandon Polk Bruce Horan Brandon Crone Brian Ligon Hinkle Fieldhouse NIT 8 Seed (Cincinnati) First Round vs. Florida St. L 67–63 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 BUTLER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball https://butlersports.com/sports/2016/5/19/sports-m-baskbl-2005-06-files-butl-m-baskbl-roster-htm.aspx Butlersports.com Butler University 21 July 2021 2005 Butler Bulldogs y Julian Betko 1 G/F 6 5 200 SO Ružomberok, Slovakia Pete Campbell 34 F 6 7 200 SO Muncie, IN Brandon Crone C 33 F 6 6 225 JR Frankfort, IN A. J. Graves y 4 G 6 1 155 SO Switz City, IN Mike Green y basketball, born 1985 10 G 6 1 175 JR Philadelphia, PA Bruce Horan C 3 G 6 3 190 SR New Castle, IN Brian Ligon C 24 F 6 7 240 JR St. Petersburg, FL Marcus Nellems 23 G 6 4 200 JR Fort Wayne, IN Brandon Polk 20 F 6 6 210 SR Wichita, KS Avery Sheets 21 G 6 0 170 SR Lafayette, IN Ben Slaton W 5 G 6 1 160 FR Columbus, IN Drew Streicher 32 G/F 6 7 200 SO Washington, IN Todd Lickliter (Butler) Matthew Graves (Butler) LaVall Jordan (Butler) Brad Stevens (DePauw) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/butler/2006.html 21 July 2021 Schedule 2005-06 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/butler/2006-schedule.html Sports Reference 21 July 2021 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2005 2:00 yes y UNC-Wilmington Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY BCA Invitational 59-75 5,744 0-1 Nov 14, 2005 2:00 yes y Alabama State Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY BCA Invitational 70-61 4,540 1-1 Nov 15, 2005 4:00 yes y Lehigh Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY BCA Invitational 66-41 1,254 2-1 Nov 22, 2005 yes y Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN3 69-79 12,915 2-2 Nov 26, 2005 2:00 yes y Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 74-78 9,513 2-3 Nov 30, 2005 7:00 yes Tulane Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 82-61 2,451 3-3 Dec 3, 2005 7:00 yes y Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 64-53 6,509 4-3 Dec 6, 2005 7:00 yes Bradley Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 70-60 2,694 5-3 Dec 17, 2005 8:00 yes Indiana State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 58-59 4,322 5-4 Dec 19, 2005 7:30 yes Elon Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 86-40 2,251 6-4 Dec 23, 2005 6:00 yes y Indiana 18 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 55-73 13,152 6-5 Dec 28, 2005 8:00 yes y South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 85-48 1,968 7-5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League Play Jan 2, 2006 2:00 UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 75-56 2,833 8-5 (1-0) Jan 7, 2006 8:00 y Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI 59-64 5,512 8-6 (1-1) Jan 14, 2006 2:00 Detroit Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 64-52 3,256 9-6 (2-1) Jan 19, 2006 8:00 y Loyola Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL 64-74 2,348 9-7 (2-2) Jan 21, 2006 7:05 y Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 62-64 4,211 9-8 (2-3) Jan 25, 2006 7:00 y Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 55-51 1,515 10-8 (3-3) Jan 28, 2006 2:00 Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 70-62 6,654 11-8 (4-3) Jan 30, 2006 8:00 y UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 67-39 2,077 12-8 (5-3) Feb 2, 2006 7:00 Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 72-66 3,044 13-8 (6-3) Feb 4, 2006 7:00 Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 63-60 7,101 OT 14-8 (7-3) Feb 8, 2006 7:05 Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 78-49 2,677 15-8 (8-3) Feb 11, 2006 7:00 y Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH 83-86 7,029 15-9 (8-4) Feb 13, 2006 8:05 y Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 63-57 3,892 16-9 (9-4) Feb 16, 2006 7:00 Loyola Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 62-50 3,187 17-9 (10-4) Feb 18, 2006 12:30 yes y Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH BracketBuster ESPNU 76-80 5,071 17-10 Feb 22, 2006 7:00 Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 72-64 5,325 18-10 (11-4) Feb 25, 2006 4:05 y Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 71-73 5,142 18-11 (11-5) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament Mar 4, 2006 4:30 y 2 Green Bay 3 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Semifinals ESNPU 73-51 7,502 19-11 Mar 7, 2006 9:00 y 2 Milwaukee 1 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Championship ESPN 71-87 10,021 19-12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT Mar 14, 2006 7:00 yes 7 C Miami (OH) 8 C Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Opening Round 53-52 3,088 20-12 Mar 17 7:00 yes y 7 C Florida State 2 C Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL First Round 63-67 5,187 20-13 AP Poll Eastern Time C Cincinnati Region https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/butler.sidearmsports.com/documents/2022/6/30/2005-06_Butler_MBB_season_stats.pdf 2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats Butler Sports References Butler Bulldogs Butler Bulldogs Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Butl Butl