2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22–11 12–6 Chris Lowery 2nd SIU Arena MVC Regular season champion NCAA tournament first round The 2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by second-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish tied for second in the regular season standings. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the South region, the Salukis were defeated by No. 6 seed West Virginia in the opening round.McFarlin Helps Cowboys Up https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2005/03/21/mcfarlin-helps-cowboys-up/a9a75c4a-19c7-4329-bade-aab0ea3c1a32/ The Washington Post March 21, 2005 April 2, 2023 Roster 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis y y Jamaal Tatum y 3 G 6 2 175 Jr Jefferson City, Missouri Helias Catholic Randal Falker y 14 F 6 7 235 So St. Louis, Missouri Gateway Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster April 2, 2023 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Athletics Schedule and results yes no |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Exhibition Nov 6, 2005 5:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Missouri–St. Louis Tritons Missouri–St. Louis SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 89–64 Nov 12, 2005 1:05 p.m. yes 2005 men SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 50–31 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Non-conference regular season Nov 18, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 65–47 6,226 1–0 Nov 24, 2005 11:00 p.m. yes yes Monmouth Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 68–80 6,882 1–1 Nov 25, 2005 5:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 64–72 5,761 1–2 Nov 26, 2005 1:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 80–72 6,342 2–2 Nov 30, 2005 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 42–56 8,875 2–3 Dec 3, 2005 3:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 57–53 5,599 3–3 Dec 10, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes Kent State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 58–51 6,548 4–3 Dec 18, 2005 1:00 p.m. yes yes 2005 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan 64–54 1,519 5–3 Dec 22, 2005 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Little Rock Trojans Little Rock SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–42 6,476 6–3 Dec 28, 2005 9:00 p.m. yes yes Murray State Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky 57–53 4,297 7–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| MVC Regular season Dec 31, 2005 2:05 p.m. 2005 men Drake Bulldogs Drake SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 64–50 6,839 8–3 1–0 Jan 2, 2006 8:05 p.m. Wichita State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 58–49 6,059 9–3 2–0 Jan 5, 2006 6:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 55–49 3,940 10–3 3–0 Jan 8, 2006 2:05 p.m. Bradley SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–55 ESPNU 7,594 11–3 4–0 Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m. 2005 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 66–38 5,982 12–3 5–0 Jan 14, 2006 7:05 p.m. Drake SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 47–46 5,829 13–3 6–0 Jan 16, 2006 7:05 p.m. yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 65–71 2OT 5,304 13–4 6–1 Jan 19, 2006 7:05 p.m. yes 2005 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 63–71 7,252 13–5 6–2 Jan 22, 2006 2:05 p.m. Illinois State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 56–44 7,529 14–5 7–2 Jan 24, 2006 7:05 p.m. Creighton SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 62–48 9,004 15–5 8–2 Jan 28, 2006 4:05 p.m. yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 65–52 7,051 16–5 9–2 Feb 1, 2006 7:05 p.m. Indiana State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 54–63 7,289 16–6 9–3 Feb 4, 2006 11:00 a.m. yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 63–71 2OT 10,478 16–7 9–4 Feb 7, 2006 8:05 p.m. Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 66–64 6,848 17–7 10–4 Feb 11, 2006 1:00 p.m. yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 74–67 15,552 18–7 11–4 Feb 14, 2006 7:35 p.m. yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 60–72 MVC-TV 9,613 18–8 11–5 Feb 18, 2006 5:00 p.m. yes 2005 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois ESPN BracketBusters 51–54 9,168 18–9 Feb 21, 2006 8:05 p.m. yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 59–64 5,118 18–10 11–6 Feb 25, 2006 1:05 p.m. Northern Iowa 25 SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 46–45 9,222 19–10 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 3, 2006 6:05 p.m. yes yes 2 Evansville 7 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 71–55 14,533 20–10 Mar 4, 2006 4:05 p.m. yes yes 2 Northern Iowa 6 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 55–46 OT 17,772 21–10 Mar 5, 2006 2:05 p.m. yes yes 2 Bradley 5 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship game 59–46 CBS 13,969 22–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2006 1:55 p.m. yes yes 11 S West Virginia 22 6 S Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round 46–64 18,456 22–11 AP poll Central Time S South https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule Southern Illinois Salukis October 23, 2023 https://siusalukis.com/documents/2019/11/3//2019_20_Media_Guide_Web.pdf?id=9509 2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide April 2, 2023 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 0-345-51392-4 References 2005-06 Category:2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants Category:2005 in sports in Illinois Category:2006 in sports in Illinois