2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Garland. In 2004–05, the Vikings finished 9–17 (6–10 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State played for the first time since late in the 1990–91 season in Woodling Gym, which served as the home of Viking men's basketball from the 1972–73 season until the Wolstein Center opened prior to the 1991–92 season. The win against Rochester College raised CSU's all-time record in the building to 123–21. It was the 75th season of Cleveland State basketball.

2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	10–18 (5–11 Horizon League)
Head coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Wolstein Center
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Notable players

• Carlos English

Preseason

The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish eighth. Raheem Moss was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 2nd team.^[1]

Schedule

Horizon League Standing: 8th^[2]
Date	Opponent*	Rank*	Location	Time^#	Result	Overall	Conference
Regular Season Games
November 19, 2005	Florida A&M		Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 68–66	0–1	0–0
November 22, 2005	North Carolina		Chapel Hill, NC	9:00 p.m.	L 112–55	0–2	0–0
November 26, 2005	Rochester College		Cleveland, OH	3:00 p.m.	W 76–43	1–2	0–0
November 30, 2005	Central Michigan		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	W 56–43	2–2	0–0
December 3, 2005	Kent State		Kent, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 83–68	2–3	0–0
December 10, 2005	Albany		Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 78–65	2–4	0–0
December 16, 2005	Michigan State		East Lansing, MI	7:00 p.m.	L 83–75	2–5	0–0
December 20, 2005	Utah Valley State College		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	W 70–69	3–5	0–0
December 22, 2005	John Carroll		Cleveland, OH	7:30 p.m.	W 84–53	4–5	0–0
December 29, 2005	Loyola Chicago		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 77–60	4–6	0–1
January 2, 2006	UW–Milwaukee		Milwaukee, WI	8:00 p.m.	L 75–68	4–7	0–2
January 5, 2006	Wright State		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 58–55	4–8	0–3
January 12, 2006	Detroit Mercy		Cleveland, OH	7:30 p.m.	W 59–53	5–8	1–3
January 14, 2006	Youngstown State		Youngstown, OH	7:35 p.m.	W 63–50	6–8	2–3
January 16, 2006	Akron		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 62–50	6–9	2–3
January 19, 2006	Illinois Chicago		Chicago, IL	8:00 p.m.	W 87–83	7–9	3–3
January 21, 2006	UW–Green Bay		Green Bay, WI	8:05 p.m.	W 66–63	8–9	4–3
January 25, 2006	Butler		Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 55–51	8–10	4–4
January 28, 2006	Youngstown State		Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 68–63	8–11	4–5
February 2, 2006	Detroit Mercy		Detroit, MI	7:05 p.m.	L 84–73	8–12	4–6
February 4, 2006	Loyola Chicago		Chicago, IL	5:00 p.m.	L 81–75	8–13	4–7
February 8, 2006	Butler		Indianapolis, IN	7:00 p.m.	L 78–49	8–14	4–8
February 11, 2006	UW–Milwaukee		Chicago, IL	5:30 p.m.	L 86–57	8–15	4–9
February 15, 2006	Wright State		Fairborn, OH	8:05 p.m.	W 63–56	9–15	5–9
February 18, 2006	Delaware		Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	W 52–40	10–15	5–9
February 22, 2006	Illinois Chicago		Cleveland, OH	8:05 p.m.	L 72–67	10–16	5–10
February 25, 2006	UW–Green Bay		Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 76–72	10–17	5–11
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2006	Detroit Mercy		Detroit, MI	7:00 p.m.	L 92–58	10–18	5–11
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. ^#All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD.

References

1. "UW–Milwaukee picked to win men's basketball title in League poll" (Press release). Horizon League. October 11, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. . Archived from the original on May 11, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2007.