2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 11th 5th 3rd 1st Basketball 2005–06 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Maurice Ager Shannon Brown Paul Davis Delco Rowley Big Ten 22–12 8–8 Tom Izzo Mark Montgomery Dwayne Stephens Jim Boylen Breslin Center NCAA tournament first round The 2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Purdue and Illinois before losing to Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Washington D.C. bracket, marking the school's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They lost in the First Round to eventual Final Four participant, George Mason. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2004–05 season with a record of 26–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament, their eighth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their fourth trip under Tom Izzo. The Spartans lost Alan Anderson (13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game), Kelvin Torbert (9.5 points per game) and Chris Hill (8.8 points and 4.2 assists per game) to graduation following the season. Season summary The Spartans were led by seniors Paul Davis (17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game) and Maurice Ager (19.3 points per game), as well as junior Shannon Brown (17.2 points per game). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 4 in the country. They started by making a trip to Hawaii to participate in the Maui Classic. Before playing in the Classic, however, they played Hawaii and were shocked, losing 84–62. Michigan State Falls To Hawaii, 84-62 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111905aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224061139/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111905aaa.html dead After beating host Chaminade in the Maui Classic, No. 12 Michigan State Upends Chaminade, 89-67 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112105aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224063500/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112105aaa.html dead they played No. 8 Gonzaga led by Adam Morrison in the tournament semifinals. The game was an instant classic lasting into triple overtime where the Spartans fell 109–106. Gonzaga outlasts Michigan State in 3 OT in Maui https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=253260127 https://web.archive.org/web/20160805122540/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=253260127 dead August 5, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 In the third place game, the Spartans defeated No. 9 Arizona. No. 12 Spartans Wrap up Maui Invitational with Overtime Win. – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112305aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224090711/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112305aab.html dead The Spartans won their remaining ten non-conference games, including a win over No. 6 Boston College in the Jimmy V Classic, No. 14 Michigan State Hands No. 6 Boston College First Loss – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120705aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224081633/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120705aaa.html dead to finish the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked No. 7 in the country. The Spartans began the Big Ten season with back-to-back losses to No. 6 Illinois No. 7 Spartans Unable To Stop Streaking Illini – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010606aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224070354/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010606aaa.html dead and Wisconsin. No. 7 Michigan State Upset by Wisconsin 82-63 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010806aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224080009/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010806aaa.html dead They followed those up with wins over No. 9 Indiana, No. 14 Spartans Roll In Big Ten Home-Opener – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011106aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224064315/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011106aac.html dead No. 19 Ohio State in double overtime, No. 14 Michigan State Tops No. 19 Ohio State in Double Overtime Thriller – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011506aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224090453/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011506aac.html dead and No. 23 Iowa. Ager, Davis Duo Propel Spartans Past Hawkeyes – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224065118/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aab.html dead However, Michigan State finished the conference season losing five of their last seven games. MSU finished the Big Ten regular season with a conference record of 8–8, 20–10 overall, and slipping out of the polls. In the Big Ten tournament, MSU defeated Purdue Michigan State Advances In Big Ten tournament – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030906aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224084454/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030906aaa.html dead and No. 9 Illinois Michigan State Knocks Off No. 9 Illinois, 61-56 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031006aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224081122/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031006aaa.html dead before losing to No. 20 Iowa in the semifinals. Spartans Fall To No. 20 Hawkeyes, 53-48 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031106aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224081938/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031106aaa.html dead The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament, their ninth consecutive trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they lost to eventual Final Four Cinderella, No. 11-seeded George Mason, in the First Round. Michigan State Falls To George Mason, 75-65 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031706aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 2016-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216122754/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031706aab.html dead Following the season, Shannon Brown declared for the NBA draft, leaving the Spartans one year prior to graduation, just the fourth player under Izzo to declare early. Shannon Brown To Test NBA Draft Waters :: Spartan junior will enter his name in draft, but will not hire an agent. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/042406aah.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041600/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/042406aah.html dead September 26, 2017 www.cstv.com 2016-02-03 Gary Harris becomes just the fifth player in Tom Izzo era to declare early for NBA draft http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2014/04/gary_harris_becomes_just_the_f.html MLive.com 15 April 2014 2016-02-03 Roster 2005 Michigan State Spartans y yes Jason Aerts 10 F 6 6 205 SR Pentwater, Michigan Aquinas College Maurice Ager y 13 G 6 5 202 SR Detroit, Michigan Crockett Vocational Tech Shannon Brown y 3 G 6 3 205 JR Maywood, Illinois Proviso East H.S. Brandon Darnton 1 G 6 4 170 SO y Harbor Springs, Michigan Harbor Springs H.S. Paul Davis y basketball 40 C 6 11 240 SR Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester H.S. DeMarcus Ducre 15 G 5 10 160 JR Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw H.S. Marquise Gray 41 PF 6 8 228 FR y Flint, Michigan Beecher H.S. Anthony Hamo 22 G 6 2 210 SR Flint, Michigan Powers Catholic Jacob Hannon 43 F 6 5 235 SO y Cody, Wyoming Cody H.S. Idong Ibok y 00 C 6 11 255 SO Montverde, Florida Montverde Academy Maurice Joseph y 23 SG 6 4 180 FR Saint-Lambert, Quebec Champlain School Drew Naymick y 34 C 6 10 235 JR North Muskegon, Michigan North Muskegon H.S. Drew Neitzel y 11 PG 6 0 185 SO Wyoming, Michigan Wyoming Park H.S. Delco Rowley 50 F 6 8 240 JR y Indianapolis, Indiana Arlington H.S. Goran Suton y 14 C 6 10 238 FR y Lansing, Michigan Everett H.S. Bryan Tibaldi 2 G 6 2 170 SO y Traverse City, Michigan West H.S. Matt Trannon 20 F 6 6 227 SR Flint, Michigan Northern H.S. Travis Walton y basketball 5 PG 6 2 FR Lima, Ohio Lima H.S. Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Jim Boylen (Maine) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/071206aaa.html 2016-07-11 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Games Nov 7, 2005 7:00 pm Lake Superior State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 107–73 Nov 12, 2005 8:00 pm Northern Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–58 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 19, 2005 1:05 pm yes yes 4 Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 62–84 0–1 Nov 21, 2005 9:30 am yes yes 12 Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational ESPN2 89–67 1–1 Nov 22, 2005 2:00 pm yes yes 12 Gonzaga 8 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinals ESPN2 106–109 3OT 1–2 Nov 23, 2005 11:30 am yes yes 12 Arizona 9 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational third place game ESPN 74–71 OT 2–2 Nov 27, 2005 1:00 pm yes 12 IPFW Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 84–73 3–2 Nov 30, 2005 yes 13 Georgia Tech Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 88–86 4–2 Dec 3, 2005 yes yes 13 Arkansas-Little Rock Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI 72–67 5–2 Dec 6, 2005 9:00 pm yes yes 14 Boston College 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic 77–70 6–2 Dec 10, 2005 yes yes 14 Wichita State Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI Spartan Clash 83–64 7–2 Dec 16, 2005 yes 12 Cleveland State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 83–75 8–2 Dec 18, 2005 yes 12 Florida International Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 85–58 9–2 Dec 21, 2005 yes 10 Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 98–69 10–2 Dec 28, 2005 yes 9 Tennessee Tech Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 80–63 11–2 Dec 31, 2005 yes 9 Coppin State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 78–54 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 5, 2006 7 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 50–60 12–3 0–1 Jan 8, 2006 7 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 63–82 12–4 0–2 Jan 11, 2006 14 Indiana 9 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 87–73 13–4 1–;2 Jan 15, 2006 14 Ohio State 19 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 62–59 2OT 14–4 2–2 Jan 21, 2006 11 Iowa 23 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 85–55 15–4 3–2 Jan 25, 2006 11 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 67–72 15–5 3–3 Jan 28, 2006 11 Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 69–60 16–5 4–3 Feb 4, 2006 12 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 77–66 17–5 5–3 Feb 8, 2006 12 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–52 18–5 6–3 Feb 11, 2006 11 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 55–69 18–6 6–4 Feb 14, 2006 16 Iowa 18 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 54–66 18–7 6–5 Feb 18, 2006 16 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry 90–71 19–7 7–5 Feb 22, 2006 18 Ohio State 13 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 68–79 19–8 7–6 Feb 26, 2006 18 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 71–78 19–9 7–7 Mar 2, 2006 7:00 pm 25 Wisconsin Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 74–65 20–9 8–7 Mar 4, 2006 12:00 pm 25 Illinois 10 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 68–75 20–10 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 9, 2006 5:10 pm yes 6 Purdue 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN opening round ESPN2 70–58 21–10 Mar 10, 2006 9:10 pm yes 6 Illinois 9 3 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN quarterfinals ESPN Plus 61–56 22–10 Mar 11, 2006 1:40 pm yes 6 Iowa 20 2 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN semifinals CBS 48–53 22–11 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 7:10 pm yes yes 6 DC George Mason 11 DC University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH First Round CBS 65–75 22–12 8–8 DC Washington, D.C. regional AP Poll Eastern Time Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2006-schedule.html 2005-06 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) ScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAStlBlkAerts, Jason1120.2111.000000010.1000Ager, Maurice3465619.3226495.45783221.376121159.7611394.1842311Brown, Shannon3458517.2202433.46764164.390117141.8301504.493505Darnton, Brandon400.000000020.5100Davis, Paul3357817.5206364.566619.316160184.8703019.1543429Ducre, DeMarcus650.8111.00111.000221.00061.0100Gray, Marquise29883.03771.521001438.3681043.612715Hamo, Anthony1220.215.200030060.5100Hannon, Jake420.5111.0000002.00020.5000Ibok, Idong2070.425.4000036.500180.9016Joseph, Maurice21160.8624.250313.23115.200110.5110Naymick, Drew781.148.5000000111.6342Neitzel, Drew342838.398240.40846114.4044144.932692.0189203Rowley, Delco30311.01222.54500712.583331.1242Suton, Goran31943.04085.47101.0001419.737882.8151315Tibaldi, Bryan400.002.00001.0000000.0000Trannon, Matt221024.63869.551002644.591944.3302110Walton, Travis34611.82153.39613.3331825.720622.481363 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  A Assists Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2006.html 2005-06 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 4 4 12 13 14 12 10 9 7 141111121216 18 25 NR NR N/A Coaches 5 12 14 14 12 11 9 7 15 12 12 12 11 16 16 23 NR NR Source 2006 Michigan State Spartans https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2006-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-10 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2006/week/3/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 Awards and honors Maurice Ager – All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches) Ager, Brown and Davis Named Second-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030706aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 2013-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20131118220322/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030706aaa.html dead Paul Davis – All Big Ten Second Team Shannon Brown – All Big Ten Second Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans men's basketball Michigan State Spartans men's basketball Michigan State