# 2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Les, the Braves finished the season with a 22-11 record (11-7 MVC). They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #13 seed in the Oakland Regional. The team defeated Kansas and Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to Memphis in the regional semifinal.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zach Andrews PF | Marysville, CA | Yuba HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 30, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Ray Brown SG | Richfield, MN | Richfield Senior HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 16, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Will Franklin PG | Houston, TX | Kilgore JC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 7, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Bradley 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011. "2005 Bradley Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home town |
| Danny Adams | 32 | Guard | 6–4 | 217 | Junior | Metamora, IL |
| Zach Andrews | 21 | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Sacramento, CA |
| Tony Bennett | 5 | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Chicago, IL |
| Ray Brown | 2 | Guard | 6-6 | 195 | Freshman | Richfield, MN |
| Jeremy Crouch | 14 | Guard | 6–5 | 211 | Sophomore | Pekin, IL |
| Will Franklin | 4 | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Houston, TX |
| Brandyn Heemskerk | 55 | Center | 7-1 | 260 | Senior | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Saihou Jassey | 1 | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Banjul, Gambia |
| Brian Lavin | 44 | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Freshman | Peoria, IL |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 13 | Center | 7-0 | 260 | Sophomore | Blaine, MN |
| Daniel Ruffin | 20 | Guard | 5-10 | 165 | Sophomore | Peoria, IL |
| Sam Singh | 54 | Forward | 6–9 | 260 | Freshman | Ozark, MO |
| Marcellus Sommerville | 15 | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior | Peoria, IL |
| J.J. Tauai | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Junior | Verona, MO |
| Lawrence Wright | 22 | Forward | 6–4 | 198 | Senior | Beale Air Force Base, CA |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 2005/11/19* 1:00 pm | | at DePaul | W 75–60 | 1–0 | Allstate Arena (8,797) Rosemont, IL |
| 2005/11/26* 2:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 68–58 | 2–0 | Carver Arena (8,007) Peoria, IL |
| 2005/11/30* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (IL) | L 72–86 | 2–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,915) Chicago, IL |
| 2005/12/03* 7:00 pm | | Bowling Green | W 93–64 | 3–1 | Carver Arena (9,121) Peoria, IL |
| 2005/12/06* 7:00 pm | | at Butler | L 60–70 | 3–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,694) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2005/12/14* 7:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | W 78–76 | 4–2 | Carver Arena (7,514) Peoria, IL |
| 2005/12/17* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 68–46 | 5–2 | Carver Arena (7,880) Peoria, IL |
| 2005/12/21* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 56–43 | 6–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,577) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 2005/12/28 7:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 68–60 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 (1–0) | Carver Arena (9,644) Peoria, IL |
| 2005/12/30 6:00 pm, MVC-TV | | at Wichita State | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 (1–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, KS |
| 2006/01/02 7:00 pm | | Creighton | W 86–69 | 8–3 (2–1) | Carver Arena (9,109) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/01/05 7:00 pm | | at Drake | L 73–75 | 8–4 (2–2) | Knapp Center (3,731) Des Moines, IA |
| 2008/01/08 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Southern Illinois | L 55–67 | 8–5 (2–3) | SIU Arena (7,594) Carbondale, IL |
| 2006/01/11 7:00 pm | | Wichita State | L 76–86 | 8–6 (2–4) | Carver Arena (8,714) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/01/14 2:00 pm | | Evansville | W 90–62 | 9–6 (3–4) | Carver Arena (9,890) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/01/18 7:00 pm, MVC-TV | | at Creighton | L 76–80 | 9–7 (3–5) | Qwest Center Omaha (13,579) Omaha, NE |
| 2006/01/21 7:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 85–63 | 10–7 (4–5) | Carver Arena (10,240) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/01/25 7:00 pm | | Missouri State | L 86–89 | 11–7 (5–5) | Carver Arena (9,053) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/01/28 7:00 pm | | at Evansville | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (6–5) | Roberts Stadium (5,262) Evansville, IN |
| 2006/02/01 7:30 pm | | Illinois State | W 73–44 | 13–7 (7–5) | Carver Arena (11,164) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/02/04 7:00 pm | | at Missouri State | L 62–70 | 13–8 (7–6) | Hammons Student Center (7,866) Springfield, MO |
| 2006/02/08 7:30 pm | | at Indiana State | L 63–75 | 13–9 (7–7) | Hulman Center (3,729) Terre Haute, IN |
| 2006/02/11 4:00 pm | | at Illinois State | W 71–59 | 14–9 (8–7) | Redbird Arena (8,388) Normal, IL |
| 2006/02/14 7:30 pm, MVC-TV | | Southern Illinois | W 72–60 | 15–9 (9–7) | Carver Arena (9,613) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/02/18* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–62 | 16–9 | Carver Arena (9,023) Peoria, IL |
| 2006/02/22 7:30 pm, MVC-TV | | at No. 25 Northern Iowa | W 64–49 | 17–9 (10–7) | UNI-Dome (8,074) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 2006/02/25 7:00 pm | | Drake | W 86–66 | 18–9 (11–7) | Carver Arena (10,114) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Tournament ||||||
| 2006/03/03 2:30 pm, MVC-TV | (5) | vs. (4) Creighton Quarterfinals | W 54–47 | 19–9 | Savvis Center (11,782) St. Louis, MO |
| 2006/03/04 1:30 pm, MVC-TV | (5) | vs. (1) Wichita State Semifinals | W 60–52 | 20–9 | Savvis Center (17,772) St. Louis, MO |
| 2006/03/05 1:00 pm, CBS | (5) | vs. (2) Southern Illinois Championship | L 46–59 | 20–10 | Scottrade Center (13,969) St. Louis, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 2006/03/17* 9:40 pm, CBS | (13 O) | vs. (4 O) No. 12 Kansas First Round | W 77–73 | 21–10 | Palace of Auburn Hills (19,400) Auburn Hills, MI |
| 2006/03/19* 12:10 pm, CBS | (13 O) | vs. (5 O) No. 16 Pittsburgh Second Round | W 72–66 | 22–10 | Palace of Auburn Hills (19,689) Auburn Hills, MI |
| 2006/03/23* 7:00 pm, CBS | (13 O) | vs. (1 O) No. 4 Memphis Sweet Sixteen | L 64–80 | 22–11 | Oracle Arena (19,596) Oakland, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oakland Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Team players in the 2006 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 1 | 9 | Patrick O'Bryant | Golden State Warriors |