2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 7 seed Georgetown in the opening round.

2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (5th season)
Assistant coach	Ben Jacobson
Home arena	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wichita State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Southern Illinois †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Missouri State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
Creighton	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Bradley	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Northern Iowa	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Evansville	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Drake	5	–	13		.278			12	–	19		.387
Indiana State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	16		.448
Illinois State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	19		.321
† 2006 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 2 Eric Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Maplewood, MN G 3 Michael Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Topeka, KS F 4 Evan Pedescleaux 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Plymouth, MN G 10 Brian Haak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spencer, IA G 11 John Little 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Peoria, IL G 12 Ben Jacobson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Sioux City, IA G 13 Adam Viet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ackley, IA G 14 Jared Josten 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Webster City, IA G 15 Mason Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Aurora, IL G 21 Travis Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Richfield, MN G 23 Brooks McKowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairbank, IA F 32 Grant Stout 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr New Sharon, IA F 33 Tyler Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Greene, IA F 41 Austin Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Davenport, IA C 51 Atila Santos 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Salvador, Brazil	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2005* 5:05 p.m.		Lewis	W 77–50		UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 13, 2005* 5:05 p.m.		Wayne State	W 74–57		UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 20, 2005* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Western Carolina	W 68–46	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena  Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 23, 2005* 6:05 p.m.		at Western Michigan	W 69–63	2–0	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 27, 2005* 5:05 p.m.		Upper Iowa	W 72–47	3–0	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 29, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		at Iowa State	L 61–68	3–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Dec 3, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		Loyola–Chicago	W 72–56	4–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 6, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		No. 12 Iowa	W 67–63 ^OT	5–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 10, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		UMKC	W 87–64	6–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 17, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 76–53	7–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 19, 2005* 7:05 p.m.		at LSU	W 54–50	8–1	Maravich Assembly Center (7,340) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 22, 2005* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Hawaii Pacific	W 81–47	9–1	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Dayton	W 74–67	10–1	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Dec 28, 2005 7:05 p.m.		at Bradley	L 60–68 ^OT	10–2 (0–1)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Dec 31, 2005 4:05 p.m.		Evansville	W 71–60	11–2 (1–1)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 2, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Illinois State	W 60–47	12–2 (2–1)	UNI-Dome (4,014) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 5, 2006 8:05 p.m.		at Wichita State	W 75–61	13–2 (3–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas
Jan 7, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Missouri State	W 72–62	14–2 (4–1)	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Creighton	L 52–55	14–3 (4–2)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 14, 2006 4:05 p.m.		at Illinois State	W 67–52	15–3 (5–2)	Redbird Arena (5,336) Normal, Illinois
Jan 16, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Southern Illinois	W 71–65 ^2OT	16–3 (6–2)	UNI-Dome (5,304) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 21, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Drake	W 91–72	17–3 (7–2)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 25, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Evansville	W 74–61	18–3 (8–2)	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Jan 28, 2006 3:05 p.m.		at Drake	W 51–49	19–3 (9–2)	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 31, 2006 8:05 p.m.		at Creighton	L 55–63	19–4 (9–3)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 2006 3:05 p.m.		Indiana State	W 83–56	20–4 (10–3)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 7, 2006 7:05 p.m.	No. 25	Wichita State	W 68–56	21–4 (11–3)	UNI-Dome (8,459) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 11, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Missouri State	L 63–66	21–5 (11–4)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 14, 2006 6:05 p.m.		at Indiana State	L 60–61	21–6 (11–5)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 18, 2006* 11:05 a.m., ESPN2		No. 24 Bucknell ESPN BracketBusters	W 65–61 ^2OT	22–6	UNI-Dome (8,442) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 22, 2006 7:35 p.m.		Bradley	L 49–71	22–7 (11–6)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 25, 2006 1:05 p.m.	No. 25	at Southern Illinois	L 45–46	22–8 (11–7)	SIU Arena (9,222) Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 3, 2006* 8:35 p.m.	(6)	vs. (3) Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 57–42	23–8	Savvis Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2006* 4:05 p.m.	(6)	vs. (2) Southern Illinois Semifinals	L 46–55 ^OT	23–9	Savvis Center (17,772) St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006* 2:45 p.m., CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Georgetown First round	L 49–54	23–10	University of Dayton Arena (12,945) Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
3. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.