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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBen Jacobson
Home arenaUNI-Dome
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]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  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.