2005–06 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 22–9, 12–4 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #11 seed and defeated #6 seed Oklahoma before losing to the eventual National Champion #3 seed Florida in the second round.

2005–06 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–9 (12–4 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaU.S. Cellular Arena
Klotsche Center
Seasons
2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Butler 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Loyola (IL) 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
UIC 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Detroit 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Green Bay 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Wright State 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Cleveland State 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Youngstown State 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
2006 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 1, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2005–06 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Chris Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Mark Pancratz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Schaumburg Schaumburg, Illinois
G 12 Allan Hanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So East Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F 13 Joah Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bradley Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 14 Derrick Wimmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 20 Myles McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F 21 Jason McCoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Rutgers Houston, Texas
G 24 Boo Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Olney CC Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Nick Hansen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Appleton, Wisconsin
F 40 Michael Bendall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Oconomowoc Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
F 44 Adrian Tigert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr West Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C 50 Derrick Ford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Olney CC Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition games
Nov 2, 2005*
8:00 pm
Parkside W 69–46[2] 
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 8, 2005*
7:00 pm
Platteville W 63–47[3] 
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Regular season[4]
Nov 15, 2005*
7:00 pm
at No. 12 Memphis
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 52–79  0–1
FedExForum (10,165)
Memphis, TN
Nov 21, 2005*
7:00 pm
Upper Iowa W 93–64  1–1
U.S. Cellular Arena (2,736)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 28, 2005*
8:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 67–72  1–2
Eblen Center (2,612)
Cookeville, TN
Dec 3, 2005*
8:00 pm
Saint Louis W 82–71  2–2
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,235)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 6, 2005*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State W 76–51  3–2
Frost Arena (2,121)
Brookings, SD
Dec 10, 2005*
7:00 pm
Hawaii W 58–52  4–2
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,325)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 15, 2005*
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Wisconsin L 68–74  4–3
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Dec 17, 2005
7:00 pm
Green Bay W 80–60  5–3
(1–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,354)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2005*
7:00 pm
Oakland W 83–60  6–3
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,210)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 27, 2005*
8:00 pm
at Wyoming W 84–69  7–3
Arena-Auditorium (5,298)
Laramie, WY
Dec 30, 2005*
8:00 pm
at Montana W 78–74  8–3
Dahlberg Arena (7,213)
Missoula, MT
Jan 2, 2006
7:00 pm
Cleveland State W 75–68  9–3
(2–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,153)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 5, 2006
7:30 pm
at UIC W 68–45  10–3
(3–0)
UIC Pavilion (4,008)
Chicago, IL
Jan 7, 2006
7:00 pm
Butler W 64–59  11–3
(4–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,512)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 2006
7:00 pm
Loyola (IL) W 78–75  12–3
(5–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,133)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2006
3:00 pm
at Green Bay L 77–84  12–4
(5–1)
Resch Center (6,495)
Green Bay, WI
Jan 18, 2006
6:00 pm
at Detroit W 72–71  13–4
(6–1)
Calihan Hall (2,386)
Detroit, MI
Jan 21, 2006
7:00 pm
Wright State W 61–54  14–4
(7–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena (6,637)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 26, 2006
6:30 pm
at Youngstown State W 78–70  15–4
(8–1)
Beeghly Center (2,082)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 30, 2006
7:00 pm
at Loyola (IL) W 68–57  16–4
(9–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,569)
Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2006
6:00 pm
at Wright State L 54–59  16–5
(9–2)
Nutter Center (6,595)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 2006
1:00 pm
at Butler L 60–63 OT 16–6
(9–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,101)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 9, 2006
7:30 pm
Youngstown State W 98–57  17–6
(10–3)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,324)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 11, 2006
4:30 pm
at Cleveland State W 86–57  18–6
(11–3)
Wolstein Center (2,074)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 15, 2006
7:00 pm
UIC L 86–94 OT 18–7
(11–4)
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,564)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 18, 2006*
1:00 pm
Missouri State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 63–72  18–8
U.S. Cellular Arena (6,660)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 21, 2006
7:00 pm
Detroit W 76–57  19–8
(12–4)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,206)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 4, 2006
6:00 pm
(1) (4) Loyola (IL)
Semifinals
W 80–66  20–8
U.S. Cellular Arena (7,502)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 7, 2006
8:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (2) Butler
Championship
W 87–71  21–8
U.S. Cellular Arena (10,021)
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*
11:25 am
(11 MSP) vs. (6 MSP) No. 24 Oklahoma
First Round
W 82–74[5]  22–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 18, 2006*
2:20 pm, CBS
(11 MSP) vs. (3 MSP) No. 11 Florida
Second Round
L 60–82  22–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,777)
Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MSP=Minneapolis.
All times are in Central Time.

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2006 Horizon League Tournament

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First Round
Tuesday, February 28
Second Round
Friday, March 3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
1 Milwaukee 80
4 Loyola 76 4 Loyola 66
9 Youngstown State 61 4 Loyola 64
5 Detroit 92 5 Detroit 55
8 Cleveland State 58 1 Milwaukee 87
2 Butler 71
2 Butler 73
3 Green Bay 51
3 Green Bay 76
6 UIC 77 6 UIC 66
7 Wright State 67

First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by the top seed. Championship hosted by best remaining seed

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ MKE Panthers Website November 2, 2005– Retrieved 2024-07-28
  3. ^ MKE Panthers Website November 8, 2005– Retrieved 2024-07-28
  4. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin-Milwaukee Does It Again". The New York Times. March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "2005-06 Milwaukee Panthers Schedule and Results".
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