2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–19 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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]

They finished the season 9–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Evansville in their opening round game.

Roster

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2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Neil Plank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Sr Mount Zion, IL
G 43 Dana Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Tamms, IL
G 3 Nedu Onyeuku 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Omaha, NE
G 14 Travis Wallace 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr St. Louis, MO
F 50 Greg Dilligard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr La Belle, MO
G 1 Roberto Fortes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Fort Wayne, IN
G 23 Mark Kruse 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr St. Cloud, MN
C 51 Ronnie Carlwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS So Maywood, IL
C 32 Levi Dyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Eaton, CO
G 5 Khalif Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Diamond Bar, CA
G 45 Brandon Holtz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Bloomington, IL
F 42 Dinma Odiakosa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Akwukwu-Igbo, Nigeria
F 31 Mike Vandello 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Bettendorf, IA
G 24 Eric Vianney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Yaounde, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 9, 2005*
7:05 pm
Augustana (South Dakota) W 60–49 
 15  Plank   9  Plank        Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 19, 2005*
2:05 pm
Indianapolis W 54–50  1–0
 12  Plank   5  D.Ford,
K.Ford
 
 5  K.Ford  Redbird Arena (3,747)
Normal, IL
November 22, 2005*
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 59–76  1–1
 16  Dilligard   6  D.Ford   6  Plank  Fifth Third Arena (8,802)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2005*
2:05 pm
Western Michigan W 64–47  2–1
 16  Plank   7  Vandello   3  D.Ford,
Onyeuku,
K.Ford
 
Redbird Arena (3,980)
Normal, IL
November 29, 2005*
7:05 pm
Grambling State W 62–50  3–1
 18  Dilligard   9  Dilligard   5  K.Ford  Redbird Arena (5,149)
Normal, IL
December 3, 2005*
4:05 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 59–51  4–1
 13  Plank,
Dilligard
 
 7  Dilligard   5  Vandello  Redbird Arena (5,871)
Normal, IL
December 6, 2005*
7:05 pm
Indiana/Purdue–Fort Wayne W 65–36  5–1
 10  Plank   7  Dilligard   7  Plank  Redbird Arena (5,181)
Normal, IL
December 10, 2005*
7:05 pm
Georgia Southern L 61–65  5–2
 14  Onyeuku   7  Plank   4  Plank  Redbird Arena (6,762)
Normal, IL
December 17, 2005*
9:05 pm
at California State–Northridge L 69–73  5–3
 15  D.Ford   7  Plank   7  Plank  Matador Gymnasium (1,013)
Northridge, CA
December 22, 2005
6:05 pm
at Indiana State L 59–69 OT 5–4
(0–1)
 22  Dilligard   12  Dilligard   4  K.Ford  Hulman Center (5,072)
Terre Haute, IN
December 31, 2005
2:05 pm
Creighton W 53–50  6–4
(1–1)
 17  Plank   6  Plank   3  Plank,
Dilligard,
Vandello
 
Redbird Arena (5,970)
Normal, IL
January 2, 2006
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa L 47–60  6–5
(1–2)
 12  Dilligard   5  Plank   3  Dilligard  UNI Dome (4,014)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 5, 2006
7:05 pm
at Creighton L 52–71  6–6
(1–3)
 17  Onyeuku   5  Dilligard   6  Plank  Qwest Center Omaha (12,882)
Omaha, NE
January 8, 2006
2:05 pm
Wichita State L 47–56  6–7
(1–4)
 16  D.Ford   7  D.Ford   3  Onyeuku,
Plank,
Holtz
 
Redbird Arena (5,289)
Normal, IL
January 11, 2006
7:05 pm
at Missouri State L 54–70  6–8
(1–5)
 9  Plank,
Vandello
 
 7  Plank,
Dilligard,
Vandello
 
 3  Plank  John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,140)
Springfield, MO
January 14, 2006
4:05 pm
Northern Iowa L 52–67  6–9
(1–6)
 14  Onyeuku   10  Dilligard   4  D.Ford  Redbird Arena (5,336)
Normal, IL
January 16, 2006
7:05 pm
Evansville W 65–57  7–9
(2–6)
 14  Onyeuku   10  Dilligard   2  Dilligard,
Fortes,
Dyer,
K.Ford
 
Redbird Arena (4,143)
Normal, IL
January 22, 2006
2:05 pm
at Southern Illinois L 44–56  7–10
(2–7)
 10  D.Ford   4  Odiakosa   3  D.Ford  SIU Arena (7,529)
Carbondale, IL
January 25, 2006
7:05 pm
Indiana State W 75–48  8–10
(3–7)
 15  Plank   10  Odiakosa   3  D.Ford,
Onyeuku
 
Redbird Arena (5,288)
Normal, IL
January 28, 2006
4:05 pm
Southern Illinois L 52–65  8–11
(3–8)
 12  Holtz   6  D.Ford,
Dilligard
 
 2  D.Ford,
Kruse
 
Redbird Arena (7,051)
Normal, IL
February 1, 2006
7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley L 44–73  8–12
(3–9)
 12  Onyeuku   6  Dilligard   5  K.Ford  Carver Arena (11,164)
Peoria, IL
February 4, 2006
7:05 pm
at Evansville L 47–54  8–13
(3–10)
 10  Onyeuku,
K.Ford
 
 4  Dilligard   2  D.Ford,
Fortes,
Vandello
 
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,302)
Evansville, IN
February 7, 2006
7:05 pm
at Drake L 41–45  8–14
(3–11)
 12  Dilligard   8  Dilligard   3  Plank  The Knapp Center (3,014)
Des Monies, IA
February 11, 2006
4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley L 59–71  8–15
(3–12)
 16  Dyer   4  Dilligard,
Dyer
 
 4  Plank  Redbird Arena (8,388)
Normal, IL
February 14, 2006
7:05 pm
Drake W 58–56 OT 9–15
(4–12)
 22  Fortes   10  Plank   5  D.Ford  Redbird Arena (4,326)
Normal, IL
February 18, 2006*
3:30 pm
at Miami (Ohio)
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L 49–51  9–16
 23  Fortes   9  Plank   6  Plank  Millett Hall (3,421)
Oxford, OH
February 22, 2006
7:05 pm
Missouri State W 62–61  9–17
(4–13)
 14  Fortes   9  Dilligard   5  K.Ford  Redbird Arena (4,655)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2006
5:07 pm
at Wichita State L 57–64  9–18
(4–14)
 17  Dyer   4  Onyeuku,
Dilligard,
K.Ford
 
 8  K.Ford  Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament
March 2, 2006*
8:35 pm
(10) vs. (7) Evansville
Opening Round
L 45–52  9–19
 14  Fortes   10  Dilligard   4  Plank  Savvis Center (5,683)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 19, 2021.