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2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team


The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 25–9 overall and 11–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as #3 seed in the Atlanta Regional. The season ended in disappointment with an opening round loss at the buzzer to #14 seed Northwestern State, 64–63.

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
Hawkeye Challenge Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 15
Record25–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPGreg Brunner
Erek Hansen
Jeff Horner
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Ohio State 12 – 4   .750 26 – 6   .813
No. 15 Iowa † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
No. 13 Illinois 11 – 5   .688 26 – 7   .788
Wisconsin 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Indiana 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Michigan State 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647
Michigan 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667
Penn State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Northwestern 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
Minnesota 5 – 11   .313 16 – 15   .516
Purdue 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Adam Haluska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Carroll, Iowa
G 2 Jeff Horner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Sr Mason City, Iowa
F 5 Alex Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So Ames, Iowa
G 11 Tony Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Fr Maywood, Illinois
F 13 Justin Wieck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr North Liberty, Iowa
G 14 Brett Wessels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Bettendorf, Iowa
F 20 Ryan Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Des Moines, Iowa
F 23 Doug Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Inglewood, California
G 25 Carlton Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So Waterloo, Iowa
C 34 Erek Hansen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Sr Bedford, Texas
G 35 Mike Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Waterloo, Iowa
F 44 Greg Brunner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Charles City, Iowa
C 53 Seth Gorney 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 So Vandalia, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2005*
7:35 pm 		No. 20 Maryland-Eastern Shore
Guardians Classic 		W 86–41  1–0
  16 – 2 tied   10 – Thomas   7 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,553)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/15/2005*
7:35 pm 		No. 20 Colgate
Guardians Classic 		W 73–51  2–0
  16 – Brunner   8 – 2 tied   8 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,526)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/21/2005*
8:05 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Guardians Classic 		W 67–63  3–0
  17 – Brunner   12 – Brunner   8 – Horner  Municipal Auditorium (6,091)
Kansas City, Missouri
11/22/2005*
9:05 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 vs. No. 2 Texas
Guardians Classic 		L 59–68  3–1
  23 – Haluska   8 – 2 tied   7 – Horner  Municipal Auditorium (6,357)
Kansas City, Missouri
11/26/2005*
12:05 pm 		No. 18 Texas-San Antonio W 79–46  4–1
  15 – Haluska   8 – Thomas   4 – 2 tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,683)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/30/2005*
8:35 pm 		No. 14 No. 24 NC State
ACC – Big Ten Challenge 		W 45–42  5–1
  18 – Haluska   8 – Hansen   6 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,043)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/2/2005*
8:10 pm 		No. 14 Fairfield
Hawkeye Challenge 		W 75–59  6–1
  23 – Brunner   11 – Brunner   10 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,002)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/3/2005*
8:10 pm 		No. 14 Valparaiso
Hawkeye Challenge 		W 72–59  7–1
  19 – Horner   13 – Brunner   6 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,804)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/6/2005*
7:05 pm 		No. 12 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four 		L 63–67 OT 7–2
  26 – Brunner   10 – Brunner   3 – Haluska  UNI-Dome (13,288)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
12/9/2005*
7:05 pm 		No. 12 at Iowa State
Rivalry 		L 60–72  7–3
  16 – Haluska   12 – Brunner   5 – 2 tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,092)
Ames, Iowa
12/17/2005*
7:05 pm 		No. 22 Arizona State W 62–43  8–3
  17 – Haluska   15 – Brunner   7 – Freeman  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,902)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/20/2005*
7:05 pm 		No. 25 Drake
Iowa Big Four 		W 65–60  9–3
  17 – Brunner   12 – Brunner   6 – Haluska  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,732)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/22/2005*
7:05 pm 		No. 25 Robert Morris W 73–51  10–3
  18 – Haluska   10 – Brunner   6 – Henderson  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,985)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/30/2005*
7:05 pm 		Saint Louis W 60–50  11–3
  17 – 2 tied   8 – Brunner   6 – Horner  Scottrade Center (10,489)
St. Louis, Missouri
1/5/2006
7:05 pm 		at Wisconsin L 52–66  11–4
(0–1) 		 11 – 2 tied   10 – Brunner   3 – 2 tied  Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, Wisconsin
1/7/2006
1:05 pm 		No. 6 Illinois W 63–48[2][3]  12–4
(1–1) 		 16 – Horner   12 – Brunner   6 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
1/14/2006
11:15 am 		at Penn State W 80–76  13–4
(2–1) 		 29 – Haluska   7 – Thomas   9 – Horner  Bryce Jordan Center (8,293)
University Park, PA
1/18/2006
7:05 pm 		No. 23 Minnesota W 76–72 3OT 14–4
(3–1) 		 20 – Hansen   23 – Brunner   10 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,535)
Iowa City, Iowa
1/21/2006
11:05 am 		No. 23 at No. 11 Michigan State L 55–85  14–5
(3–2) 		 19 – Haluska   11 – Brunner   5 – Horner  Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
1/24/2006
8:05 pm 		No. 13 Indiana W 73–60[4]  15–5
(4–2) 		 20 – Haluska   10 – Haluska   8 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,825)
Iowa City, Iowa
1/28/2006
7:05 pm 		No. 16 Ohio State W 67–62[5]  16–5
(5–2) 		 18 – Haluska   9 – Brunner   5 – 2 tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
2/1/2006
7:05 pm 		No. 23 at Purdue W 77–68[6]  17–5
(6–2) 		 32 – Horner   7 – Brunner   4 – 2 tied  Mackey Arena (10,514)
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/4/2006
4:10 pm 		No. 23 No. 21 Michigan W 94–66[7]  18–5
(7–2) 		 18 – Haluska   9 – Brunner   6 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
2/8/2006
7:05 pm 		No. 18 at Northwestern L 48–51  18–6
(7–3) 		 13 – Brunner   11 – Brunner   5 – Horner  Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,764)
Evanston, Illinois
2/11/2006
11:05 am 		No. 18 at No. 24 Indiana W 70–67[8]  19–6
(8–3) 		 19 – Brunner   8 – Brunner   3 – 2 tied  Assembly Hall (17,278)
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/2006
 No. 18 No. 16 Michigan State W 66–54[9]  20–6
(9–3) 		 15 – 2 tied   10 – Brunner   6 – Horner  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
2/18/2006
 No. 18 at Minnesota L 61–74  20–7
(9–4) 		 17 – Brunner   7 – Brunner   5 – Horner  Williams Arena (14,308)
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/2006
 No. 20 at No. 8 Illinois L 59–71  20–8
(9–5) 		 27 – Brunner   8 – Horner   4 – Horner  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
3/1/2006
 No. 23 Penn State W 65–38  21–8
(10–5) 		 6 – Henderson   10 – Brunner   5 – Henderson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,012)
Iowa City, Iowa
3/4/2006
 No. 23 Wisconsin W 59–44  22–8
(11–5) 		 22 – Horner   9 – Thomas   6 – Henderson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
3/10/2006*
 (2) No. 20 vs. (10) Minnesota
Quarterfinals 		W 67–57[10]  23–8
  26 – Horner   8 – Hansen   6 – Horner  Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
3/11/2006*
 (2) No. 20 vs. (6) Michigan State
Semifinals 		W 53–48[11]  24–8
  14 – Horner   8 – 2 Tied   2 – 3 Tied  Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
3/12/2006*
 CBS 		(2) No. 20 vs. (1) No. 7 Ohio State
Championship Game 		W 67–60[12]  25–8
  18 – Horner   8 – 2 Tied   10 – Horner  Conseco Fieldhouse (17,591)
Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/17/2006*
11:25 am, CBS 		(3 A) No. 11 vs. (14 A) Northwestern State
First Round 		L 63–64[13]  25–9
  20 – Haluska   10 – Brunner   4 – Horner  The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,456)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Atlanta Regional.

Rankings

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Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP20201814122225RV——23—23181820232015Not released
Coaches2017151323RVRV——25——19202224201523

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
  2. ^ "Horner, Hawkeyes Snap Illinois' 15-Game Win Streak". keloland.com. January 7, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "COL BKB: Iowa 63, Illinois 48". UPI. January 7, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Iowa holds Indiana to 37 percent shooting in rout". ESPN. January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Iowa handles No. 16 Ohio State, forcing jogjam atop Big Ten". CBS Sports. January 28, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "No. 23 Iowa Surges Past Purdue, 77-68". CBS Sports. February 1, 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Iowa thrashes No. 20 Michigan, remains atop Big Ten". ESPN. February 4, 2006. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Iowa ends Hoosiers' Big Ten home streak". ESPN. February 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hawkeyes increase Big Ten lead; Spartans take a hit". CBS Sports. February 14, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Horner's 26 powers Iowa to 67-57 win over Minnesota". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Horner helps Hawkeyes into Big Ten final". ESPN. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Iowa tops Buckeyes for Big Ten title". ESPN. March 12, 2006. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Wallace, NW St. stun Iowa on last-second 3". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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