# 2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 5th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs earned an at-large bid to the 2006 National Invitation Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Cincinnati bracket. They beat 7 seed Miami (OH) 53–42 in the opening round before falling to 2 seed Florida State 67–63 in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2005* 2:00 | | vs. UNC-Wilmington BCA Invitational | L 59-75 | 0-1 | Arena-Auditorium (5,744) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 14, 2005* 2:00 | | vs. Alabama State BCA Invitational | W 70-61 | 1-1 | Arena-Auditorium (4,540) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 15, 2005* 4:00 | | vs. Lehigh BCA Invitational | W 66-41 | 2-1 | Arena-Auditorium (1,254) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 22, 2005* ESPN3 | | at Ohio State | L 69-79 | 2-2 | Value City Arena (12,915) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 26, 2005* 2:00 | | at Michigan | L 74-78 | 2-3 | Crisler Arena (9,513) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 30, 2005* 7:00 | | Tulane | W 82-61 | 3-3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,451) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 3, 2005* 7:00 | | at Ball State | W 64-53 | 4-3 | John E. Worthen Arena (6,509) Muncie, IN |
| Dec 6, 2005* 7:00 | | Bradley | W 70-60 | 5-3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,694) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 17, 2005* 8:00 | | Indiana State | L 58-59 | 5-4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,322) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 19, 2005* 7:30 | | Elon | W 86-40 | 6-4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,251) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 23, 2005* 6:00 | | vs. No. 18 Indiana | L 55-73 | 6-5 | Conseco Fieldhouse (13,152) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 28, 2005* 8:00 | | at South Dakota State | W 85-48 | 7-5 | Frost Arena (1,968) Brookings, SD |
| Horizon League Play ||||||
| Jan 2, 2006 2:00 | | UIC | W 75-56 | 8-5 (1-0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,833) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 7, 2006 8:00 | | at Milwaukee | L 59-64 | 8-6 (1-1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,512) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 14, 2006 2:00 | | Detroit | W 64-52 | 9-6 (2-1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,256) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 19, 2006 8:00 | | at Loyola | L 64-74 | 9-7 (2-2) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,348) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 21, 2006 7:05 | | at Youngstown State | L 62-64 | 9-8 (2-3) | Beeghly Center (4,211) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 25, 2006 7:00 | | at Cleveland State | W 55-51 | 10-8 (3-3) | Wolstein Center (1,515) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 28, 2006 2:00 | | Wright State | W 70-62 | 11-8 (4-3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,654) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 30, 2006 8:00 | | at UIC | W 67-39 | 12-8 (5-3) | UIC Pavilion (2,077) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 2, 2006 7:00 | | Green Bay | W 72-66 | 13-8 (6-3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,044) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 4, 2006 7:00 | | Milwaukee | W 63-60 $^{OT}$ | 14-8 (7-3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,101) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 8, 2006 7:05 | | Cleveland State | W 78-49 | 15-8 (8-3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,677) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 11, 2006 7:00 | | at Wright State | L 83-86 | 15-9 (8-4) | Nutter Center (7,029) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 13, 2006 8:05 | | at Green Bay | W 63-57 | 16-9 (9-4) | Resch Center (3,892) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 16, 2006 7:00 | | Loyola | W 62-50 | 17-9 (10-4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,187) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 18, 2006* 12:30, ESPNU | | at Kent State BracketBuster | L 76-80 | 17-10 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,071) Kent, OH |
| Feb 22, 2006 7:00 | | Youngstown State | W 72-64 | 18-10 (11-4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,325) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 25, 2006 4:05 | | at Detroit | L 71-73 | 18-11 (11-5) | Calihan Hall (5,142) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2006 4:30, ESNPU | (2) | vs. (3) Green Bay Semifinals | W 73-51 | 19-11 | U.S. Cellular Arena (7,502) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 7, 2006 9:00, ESPN | (2) | at (1) Milwaukee Championship | L 71-87 | 19-12 | U.S. Cellular Arena (10,021) Milwaukee, WI |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2006* 7:00 | (7 C) | (8 C) Miami (OH) Opening Round | W 53-52 | 20-12 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,088) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 17* 7:00 | (7 C) | at (2 C) Florida State First Round | L 63-67 | 20-13 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,187) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Cincinnati Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||