2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Big Ten 13 6 26–6 12–4 Thad Matta 2nd Alan Major Dan Peters John Groce Value City Arena Big Ten regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the first round before being upset by Georgetown in the second round. Previous season The Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. Roster 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes m y y Brayden Bell 21 C 6 8 255 FR Salt Lake City, UT Brighton High School Jamar Butler y 14 G 6 2 195 SO Lima, OH Shawnee High School Terence Dials y 34 F 6 9 260 SR Youngstown, OH Boardman High School Je'Kel Foster y 23 G 6 2 210 SR Natchez, MS Natchez High School Ivan Harris y 3 F 6 7 220 JR Springfield, OH Oak Hill Academy Ron Lewis basketball y 12 F 6 4 200 JR Columbus, Ohio Bowling Green Sylvester Mayes basketball y 32 G 6 2 195 JR Fort Wayne, IN Redlands CC Samuel Payne 33 G 6 2 185 FR Columbus, OH Linden McKinley High School J.J. Sullinger y 0 G 6 5 215 SR Columbus, OH Thomas Worthington High School Matt Sylvester 40 F 6 7 230 SR Cincinnati, OH Moeller High School Matt Terwilliger 42 FC 6 9 245 SO Troy, OH Troy High School http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=87812&SPID=10421&DB_OEM_ID=17300&Q_SEASON=2005 2010-04-04 Thad Matta (Butler) Starting lineup Position Player ClassCTerence DialsGJe'Kel FosterFMatt SylvesterG/FJ.J. SullingerGJamar Butler Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Regular season November 20, 2005 2:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes Chicago State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 81–52 1–0 12,062 November 22, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPNU yes Butler Value City Arena Columbus, OH 79–69 OT 2–0 12,915 November 28, 2005 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 yes Virginia Tech Value City Arena Columbus, OH 69–56 3–0 13,218 December 10, 2005 2:00 p.m. ESPN yes yes Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 81–74 4–0 7,241 December 12, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes Norfolk State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 92–59 5–0 12,406 December 14, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes Belmont Value City Arena Columbus, OH 85–75 6–0 12,940 December 17, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 yes yes Iowa State Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA 70–67 7–0 12,500 December 23, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes 24 Tennessee State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 74–65 8–0 13,598 December 28, 2005 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 21 Gardner–Webb Value City Arena Columbus, OH 87–58 9–0 13,928 December 31, 2005 1:00 p.m. ESPNU yes 21 LSU Value City Arena Columbus, OH 78–76 10–0 16,136 January 5, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus/YES 18 Penn State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 104–69 11–0 1–0 14,709 January 7, 2006 4:00 p.m. CBS 18 yes 16 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 79–81 11–1 1–1 17,278 January 11, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes 19 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 80–64 12–1 2–1 10,521 January 15, 2006 4:30 p.m. CBS 19 14 Michigan State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 59–62 2OT 12–2 2–2 18,500 January 18, 2006 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 19 15 Wisconsin Value City Arena Columbus, OH 77–67 13–2 3–2 16,127 January 21, 2006 12:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 19 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 75–64 14–2 4–2 9,495 January 28, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 16 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 62–67 14–3 4–3 15,500 January 30, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus yes 16 Florida A&M Value City Arena Columbus, OH 95–53 15–3 13,347 February 4, 2006 3:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 20 Minnesota Value City Arena Columbus, OH 67–53 16–3 5–3 17,736 February 9, 2006 7:00 p.m. ESPN 19 yes 22 Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 94–85 17–3 6–3 12,788 February 12, 2006 1:00 p.m. CBS 19 10 Illinois Value City Arena Columbus, OH 69–53 18–3 7–3 18,500 February 15, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 12 yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 73–78 18–4 7–4 17,142 February 18, 2006 12:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 12 Northwestern Value City Arena Columbia, OH 61–52 19–4 8–4 18,500 February 22, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 13 yes 18 Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI 79–68 20–4 9–4 14,759 February 25, 2006 1:30 p.m. CBS 13 Michigan Value City Arena Columbus, OH 64–54 21–4 10–4 18,500 March 1, 2006 8:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 9 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 56–53 22–4 11–4 5,253 March 5, 2006 12:00 p.m. ESPN Plus 9 Purdue Value City Arena Columbus, OH 76–57 23–4 12–4 18,500 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Big Ten tournament March 10, 2006 12:00 p.m. ESPN 7 1 yes 8 Penn State Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals 63–56 24–4 18,730 March 11, 2006 4:00 p.m. CBS 7 1 yes 5 Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals 52–51 25–4 18,730 March 12, 2006 3:30 p.m. CBS 7 1 yes 20 2 Iowa Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Championship 60–67 17,591 25–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|NCAA tournament March 17, 2006 yes 12:15 p.m. 6 2 M yes 15 M Davidson University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH CBS First Round 70–62 12,945 26–5 March 19, 2006 yes 4:50 p.m. 6 2 M yes 23 7 M Georgetown University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH CBS Second Round 52–70 12,945 26–6 AP Poll Eastern Time References Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes