# 2005–06 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Davis, in his sixth and final season in charge of the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Indiana finished the season with an overall record of 19–12 and a conference record of 9–7, good for 4th place in the Big Ten Conference. After beating Wisconsin in the quarterfinals, the Hoosiers fell to Ohio State in the semifinal of the Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers then defeated San Diego State Aztecs in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round. That game would end the season for the Hoosiers, and be the final game at IU for Mike Davis. Coach Davis resigned at the end of the season and in April he accepted the head coaching position at UAB. Davis was replaced by Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson.

## 2005–06 Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/Previous School |
| 3 | D.J. White | F | 6–9 | 251 | So. | Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Hillcrest High School |
| 5 | Marco Killingsworth | F | 6–8 | 268 | RS Sr. | Montgomery, Alabama / Auburn University |
| 10 | Roderick Wilmont | G | 6–4 | 203 | RS Jr. | Miramar, Florida / Miramar High School |
| 11 | Errek Suhr | G | 5–8 | 156 | Jr. | Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School North |
| 20 | A. J. Ratliff | G | 6–3 | 188 | So. | Indianapolis / North Central High School |
| 21 | Ben Allen | C | 6–11 | 256 | Fr. | Melbourne, Australia / Australian Institute of Sport |
| 22 | Marshall Strickland | G | 6–2 | 195 | Sr. | Mount Airy, Maryland / South Carroll High School |
| 23 | Sean Kline | F | 6–8 | 233 | RS Sr. | Huntington, Indiana / Huntington North High School |
| 24 | Robert Vaden | G/F | 6–5 | 224 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana / Bridgton Academy (Me.) |
| 31 | Cem Dinc | F | 6–10 | 240 | Fr. | Hamm NRW, Germany / Landschulheim Schloss Heessenn |
| 32 | Joey Shaw (Redshirt Year) | G | 6–6 | 193 | Fr. | Glendale, Arizona / Deer Valley High School |
| 33 | Lewis Monroe | G | 6–5 | 192 | RS Sr. | Madison, Wisconsin / Auburn University |
| 34 | Adam Ahlfeld | F | 6–0 | 193 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School |
| 44 | Kyle Taber | F | 6–8 | 220 | RS Fr. | Evansville, Indiana / Evansville Central High School |
| 51 | Earl Calloway | G | 6–3 | 173 | Jr. | Atlanta / Georgia Perimeter College |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/2005* 6:00pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | Nicholls State | W 99–65 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall (17,054) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11/21/2005* 6:00pm, ESPN+ | No. 22 | Florida A&M | W 67–44 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall (17,030) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11/26/2005* 9:00pm, ESPN+ | No. 22 | at Western Illinois | W 102–79 | 3–0 | Western Hall (5,021) Macomb, Illinois |
| 11/30/2005* 9:00pm, ESPN | No. 17 | No. 1 Duke ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 67–75 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall (17,343) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/3/2005* 8:00pm, ESPN+ | No. 17 | Eastern Michigan | W 79–63 | 4–1 | Assembly Hall (17,169) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/6/2005* 7:05pm | No. 17 | at Indiana State | L 67–72 | 4–2 | Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 12/10/2005* 3:45pm, CBS | No. 17 | vs. No. 15 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 79–53 | 5–2 | RCA Dome (28,031) Indianapolis |
| 12/19/2005* 9:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Charlotte | W 71–54 | 6–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,442) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 12/23/2005* 6:00pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | at Butler | W 73–55 | 7–2 | Conseco Fieldhouse (13,152) Indianapolis |
| 12/31/2005* 6:00pm | No. 18 | at Ball State | W 80–56 | 8–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (11,500) Muncie, Indiana |
| 1/3/2006 6:00pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | Michigan | W 70–63 | 9–2 (1–0) | Assembly Hall (13,619) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/7/2006 4:00pm, CBS | No. 16 | No. 19 Ohio State | W 81–79 | 10–2 (2–0) | Assembly Hall (17,278) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/11/2006 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 73–87 | 10–3 (2–1) | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/17/2006 6:30pm, ESPN | No. 13 | No. 7 Illinois Rivalry | W 62–60 | 11–3 (3–1) | Assembly Hall (17,328) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/21/2006 2:35pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 62–49 | 12–3 (4–1) | Assembly Hall (17,316) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/24/2006 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at Iowa | L 60–73 | 12–4 (4–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,825) Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1/29/2006 7:00 pm, CBS | No. 13 | at Minnesota | L 42–61 | 12–5 (4–3) | Williams Arena (13,136) Minneapolis |
| 2/1/2006 8:00pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | Northwestern | W 72–63 | 13–5 (5–3) | Assembly Hall (17,094) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/2006* 1:00pm, CBS | No. 22 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 80–88 | 13–6 (5–3) | Assembly Hall (17,324) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/8/2006 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at Wisconsin | L 54–72 | 13–7 (5–4) | Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/11/2006 12:00pm, ESPN | No. 24 | No. 18 Iowa | L 67–70 | 13–8 (5–5) | Assembly Hall (17,278) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/15/2006 8:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn State | L 68–71 | 13–9 (5–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,759) University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 2/19/2006 3:30pm, CBS | | at No. 14 Illinois Rivalry | L 58–70 | 13–10 (5–7) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/22/2006 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Penn State | W 69–65 | 14–10 (6–7) | Assembly Hall (17,234) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/26/2006 12:00pm, CBS | | No. 18 Michigan State | W 78–71 | 15–10 (7–7) | Assembly Hall (17,276) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/1/2006 8:00pm, ESPN | | at Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 70–59 | 16–10 (8–7) | Mackey Arena (14,038) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 3/4/2006 2:30pm, ESPN+ | | at Michigan | W 69–67 | 17–10 (9–7) | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2006 2:30pm, ESPN | | vs. Wisconsin Quarterfinals | W 61–56 | 18–10 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,730) Indianapolis |
| 3/11/2006 4:05pm, CBS | | vs. No. 6 Ohio State Semifinals | L 51–52 | 18–11 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,730) Indianapolis |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2006* 9:40pm, CBS | No. (6) | vs. No. (11) San Diego State First Round | W 87–83 | 19–11 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City |
| 3/18/2006* 8:10pm, CBS | No. (6) | vs. No. 5 (3) Gonzaga Second Round | L 80–90 | 19–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||